The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from a private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on such highway. Failure to grant the right-of-way as provided by this section shall be an infraction.
(1955, S. 1399d; P.A. 75-577, S. 91, 126.)
History: P.A. 75-577 made failure to grant right-of-way an infraction.
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
See Sec. 14-295 re assessment of double or treble damages.
Annotations to former section:
Rule denying right-of-way to user of private way is not merely an exception to rule that car on right has right-of-way at intersection; duty of operator coming out of private way is to give vehicle on highway fair and reasonable opportunity to pass. 110 C. 358. Cited. 117 C. 699. User of private way has no right to drive out when this involves danger of collision. 127 C. 374.
Cited. 9 CS 142. Entry onto public highway from a private driveway discussed. 10 CS 183.
Annotations to present section:
Cited. 206 C. 608.
Cited. 4 CA 451.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
4
cases, 1988–2018 · leading case:
Bishop v. Kelly, 539 A.2d 108 (Conn. 1988).
Bishop v. Kelly, 539 A.2d 108 (Conn. 1988).
“…While the operation of § 14-295 is triggered only by a violation of §§ 14-230 to 14-242, inclusive, § 14-245 or § 14-247, such a violation does not automatically require the imposition of multiple damages; rather, the determination of whether double or treble damages are…”
Fiano v. Old Saybrook Fire Co. No. 1, 184 A.3d 1218 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018).
· cites it 4× “General Statutes § 14-247 2 ... he negligently made a decision to start his vehicle when it could not be done so with reasonable safety without interfering with traffic, in violation of .”
State v. Hackett, 804 A.2d 225 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002).
· cites it 2× “…highway); General Statutes § 14-238 (controlled access highway); General Statutes § 14-238a (limited access highway); General Statutes § 14-242 (highway); General Statutes § 14-245 (highway); General Statutes § 14-246a (highway); General Statutes § 14-247 (private road or…”
Faulkner v. Daddona, 63 A.3d 993 (Conn. App. Ct. 2013).
“he failed to enforce [General Statutes] § 14-247 by allowing .. . Moscaritolo to operate his vehicle from an off road area without yielding the right of way to all vehicles approaching on such highway .”
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