{"data":{"id":"us-ca/shc-219","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"SHC § 219","heading":"","body":"In planning such system of safety roadside rests, the department is directed to generally follow these criteria:\n(a) Safety roadside rests should be provided so that, in combination with other stopping facilities, there shall be facilities available at intervals of approximately one-half hours normal driving time.\n(b) On highway entrances to large metropolitan areas, safety roadside rests may be provided.\n(c) On high-volume highways consisting of four or more lanes, safety roadside rests should be provided on both sides of the highways; on all other highways only single safety roadside rests should be provided.\n(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a), on high-volume highways more safety roadside rests may be planned at strategic locations where they appear to be necessary or desirable.","path":["Streets and Highways Code - SHC","DIVISION 1. STATE HIGHWAYS [50. - 897.]","CHAPTER 1. Administration [50. - 227.1.]","ARTICLE 7. Safety Roadside Rests [218. - 226.5.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c6b7febab941721ca85e8d49ded9d18572e26aa62a446af6a946019db55ee621","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/shc-218","next":"us-ca/shc-220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}