{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-20-10","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-20-10","heading":"Vehicles emerging from alleys, driveways, and buildings.","body":"The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence district emerging from an alley, driveway, or building shall stop the vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or private driveway, and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian as may be necessary to avoid collision. Upon entering the roadway the driver shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 20 Special Stops Required"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-20/31-20-10.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:22Z","sha256":"163f5c53e57eadd4e9fd3e6b79e483edea6eee51575063f5f3e48773b0cd964a","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-20-9","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-20-10.1-31-20-10.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}