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75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3702 (2026)

  Limitations on backing.

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§ 3702.  Limitations on backing.

(a)  General rule.--No driver shall back a vehicle unless the movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic and then only after yielding the right-of-way to moving traffic and pedestrians.

(b)  Limited access highways.--No driver shall back a vehicle upon any shoulder or roadway of any limited access highway.

 

Cross References.  Section 3702 is referred to in sections 1535, 3326 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2005–2019 · leading case: Keystone Freight Corp. v. Stricker, 31 A.3d 967 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2011).
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Keystone Freight Corp. v. Stricker, 31 A.3d 967 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2011). “75 Pa.C.S. § 3702(a) provides: “No driver shall back a vehicle unless the movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic and then only after yielding the right-of-way to moving traffic and pedestrians.”
Com. v. Jackson, S. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “However, the court convicted him of, among other things, two counts (Count 1 and Count 2) of the same offense, DUI-general impairment (3rd offense), 75 Pa.C.S. § 3702(a)(1).11 The court merged Count 2 with Count 1 for sentencing purposes.”
Commonwealth v. Erdley, 75 Pa. D. & C.4th 564 (2005). · cites it 2× “Blose turned his car around to initiate a traffic stop of the truck for violating 75 Pa.C.S. §3702 — Limitations on backing.”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3702(a) — 2 cases
Keystone Freight Corp. v. Stricker, 31 A.3d 967 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2011). “75 Pa.C.S. § 3702(a) provides: “No driver shall back a vehicle unless the movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic and then only after yielding the right-of-way to moving traffic and pedestrians.”
Commonwealth v. Erdley, 75 Pa. D. & C.4th 564 (2005). “Blose turned his car around to initiate a traffic stop of the truck for violating 75 Pa.C.S. §3702 — Limitations on backing.”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3702(a)(1) — 1 case
Com. v. Jackson, S. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019). “However, the court convicted him of, among other things, two counts (Count 1 and Count 2) of the same offense, DUI-general impairment (3rd offense), 75 Pa.C.S. § 3702(a)(1).11 The court merged Count 2 with Count 1 for sentencing purposes.”
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