residence district - Penalties. A. 1. Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district no person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main-traveled part of the highway when it is practicable to stop, park or so leave such
vehicle off such part of said highway, but in every event an unobstructed width of the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of such stopped vehicles shall be available from a distance of four hundred (400) feet in each direction upon such highway. 2. As used in this section and Section 11-1002 of this title, “highway” means any public road, street, or turnpike used for vehicular travel. B. 1. The owner or operator of a vehicle or its cargo which obstructs the regular flow of traffic shall make every reasonable effort to remove the obstructing vehicle or cargo from the roadway so the regular flow of traffic is not blocked. This subsection shall not apply to collisions resulting in the injury or death of any person. 2. This subsection shall not apply to vehicles transporting “hazardous materials” as defined in paragraph 5 of Section 230.3 of this title. 3. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve any person from complying with Section 10-103 of this title. 4. a. Until January 1, 2006, any person violating this subsection may be issued a written warning of the violation. b. Any person violating this subsection shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided for in Section 17-101 of this title. Added by Laws 1961, p. 387, § 11-1001, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 100, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 222, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
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cases, 1967–2009 · leading case:
Dirickson v. Mings, 910 P.2d 1015 (Okla. 1996).
Dirickson v. Mings, 910 P.2d 1015 (Okla. 1996).
· cites it 2× “Dirickson argued to the trial court that Mings failed to warn oncoming vehicles pursuant to 47 O.S.1991, § 11-1001, 3 and additionally failed to employ any warning device pursuant to 47 O.”
Whittenburg v. Werner Enter. Inc., 561 F.3d 1122 (10th Cir. 2009).
“Similarly, Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-1001 (A)(1) is aimed at preventing people from “stop[ping], parking], or leavflng] standing” their vehicles in unsafe positions.”
Thur v. Dunkley, 474 P.2d 403 (Okla. 1970).
“47 O.S.1961, § 11-1001. It is the position of the defendant that he parked his vehicle to change a sudden blow out flat tire on a part of the highway during the daylight hours with ample unobstructed vision for vehicles coming from either direction.”
England v. Kilcrease, 456 P.2d 521 (Okla. 1969).
“Plaintiff alleged that defendant was negligent in stopping her vehicle on the paved portion of the highway when she could have pulled off on the shoulder in violation of 47 O.S.1961, Section 11-1001 (a), abandoning the vehicle, and failing to warn approaching ve- *522 hides.”
Evans v. Caldwell, 429 P.2d 962 (Okla. 1967).
“For reversal, plaintiff sets out the statutes involved, 47 O.S.1961, §§ 11-1001 (a) and 11-1003(a) 13, which provide: “Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district, no person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the…”
Levi v. Ashland Oil & Refining Co., 496 P.2d 370 (Okla. 1972).
“47 O.S.1971, § 11-1001, provides in pertinent part in sub-section (a) that no person shall “stop, park or leave standing any vehicle” upon the main-traveled part of the highway when it is practicable to leave such vehicle off the main-traveled part of the highway.”
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