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Rules of the Road
There are specific laws that regulate the way vehicles may use the public
roadways, and a number of associated regulations, policies, and standards
that provide guidance about correct placement of traffic control devices
and other procedures.
RCW
Chapter 46.61 provides the basic state laws that regulate the operation
of vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians on public roadways.
Department Regulations
The State Traffic Engineer's Office is responsible for maintaining specific
chapters of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) that pertain to the
following areas:
This Office is also responsible for approving traffic regulations on
state highways, including the following: speed limits, bicycle prohibitions,
truck restrictions, HOV lane designations, angle parking on state and
Federal-Aid highways, and parking restrictions for park & ride lots
and other parking facilities.
The Regional Administrators are responsible for approving other traffic
regulations, including the following: permits for traffic signal installation,
reduced regulatory speed limits in work zones, regulatory speed limits
in rest areas, stop control on state highways, turn prohibitions, pedestrian
prohibitions on partial access controlled highways, roadside parking restrictions,
and prohibitions on fishing from bridges.
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