Vermont § 1043 - Operation of neighborhood electric vehicles

§ 1043. Operation of neighborhood electric vehicles

• (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the operator of a neighborhood
  electric vehicle may not operate the vehicle on a highway with a speed limit in excess
  of 35 miles per hour. (b) The Traffic Committee for State highways or the legislative body of a municipality
  for town highways may prohibit the use of neighborhood electric vehicles on highways
  under their jurisdiction when deemed to be in the interest of public safety. (c)(1) The operator of a neighborhood electric vehicle may cross a highway that has a speed
  limit of 50 miles per hour or less if the crossing begins and ends on a highway authorized
  for use by these vehicles and there is an intersection that is controlled by traffic
  control signals. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the Traffic Committee or the legislative
  body of a municipality may prohibit the operator of a neighborhood electric vehicle
  from traversing an intersection under their respective jurisdictions when the prohibition
  is deemed to be in the best interests of public safety. A prohibition shall become
  effective when appropriate signs giving notice are erected at the crossing. (d) [Repealed.] (Added 2003, No. 8, § 3; amended 2013, No. 89, § 23; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 176.)