§ 1064. Signals required; general obligation to turn and move safely
(a) Before changing direction or materially slackening speed, a driver shall give warning
of his or her intention with the hand signals as provided in section 1065 of this title, or with a mechanical or lighting device approved by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
A bicyclist shall give such hand signals unless he or she cannot do so safely.
(b) A person shall not turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper
position upon the roadway as required in section 1061 of this title, or turn a vehicle to enter an alley, private road, or driveway, or otherwise turn
a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway unless such movement
can be made with reasonable safety.
(c) A person shall not stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first
giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in this section to the driver
of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal.
(d) A signal of intention to turn right or left when required shall be given continuously
during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning. A bicyclist
shall comply with this subsection unless he or she cannot do so safely.
(e) The signals provided for in section 1065 of this title shall be used to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or start from a parked
position and may not be flashed on one side only on a parked or disabled vehicle or
flashed as a courtesy or “do pass” signal to operators of other vehicles approaching
from the rear. (Added 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 1, 1973; amended 2015, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 43; 2017, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1992–2022 · leading case: State v. Sutphin, 614 A.2d 792 (Vt. 1992).
State v. Sutphin, 614 A.2d 792 (Vt. 1992). · cites it 4דThe plurality opinion concludes that, because defendant used her right turn signal *799 before she pulled off the road, she violated a rule of the road, 23 V.S.A. § 1064(e). Section 1064 (Signals required), provides The signals provided for in section 1065 of this title shall be…”
State v. Harris, 2009 VT 73 (Vt. 2009). · cites it 2ד” 23 V.S.A. § 1064(a). According to the court’s reasoning, when the state trooper observed defendant exit the rotary without signaling, the trooper had a reasonable and articulable suspicion that defendant violated a motor vehicle law, which was sufficient to justify the stop.”
State v. Fletcher, 2010 VT 27 (Vt. 2010). “At that point, the state trooper pulled defendant over for violating 23 V.S.A. § 1064(d), which requires drivers to continuously signal their intention to turn for at least one hundred feet prior to turning.”
State v. Kevin W. Cook, 203 A.3d 509 (Vt. 2018). · cites it 3דDuring the traffic stop, the officer smelled alcohol on defendant and conducted field-sobriety tests.”
State v. Anthony Brunetta, 2020 VT 109 (Vt. 2020). · cites it 3דAt the close of evidence, defendant argued, among other things, that there was no legal basis for the stop because the State had failed to meet its burden of showing that defendant did not use a hand signal before turning—an option allowed under 23 V.S.A. § 1064(a). Id.…”
State v. Hutchins, 2015 VT 38 (Vt. 2015). · cites it 2דThe State raised only one potential violation — of 23 V.S.A. § 1064(d), “Signals required” — before the trial court, and proclaimed at oral argument that the only issue in this case is whether defendant made a “turn” for purposes of § 1064(d).”
State v. Johnson, 148 S.W.3d 338 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004). “104 (a) (1999); Vermont: Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 23 § 1064. 3 . The court did not identify those cases.”
State v. Michael Sinquell-Gainey & David Vaz, 2022 VT 19 (Vt. 2022). · cites it 4דSee 23 V.S.A. § 1064(d). He also testified that the driver “stopped for quite some time,” even though no stop was required.”
Michael Sinquell-Gainey & David Vaz, 2022 VT 19 (Vt. 2022). · cites it 4דSee 23 V.S.A. § 1064(d). He also testified that the driver “stopped for quite some time,” even though no stop was required.”
State v. Dzina Brakarenka (Vt. 2016). “See 23 V.S.A. § 1064(d) (providing that driver must signal his or her intention to turn right or left “continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning”).”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 23, § 1064(a) — 3 cases
State v. Harris, 2009 VT 73 (Vt. 2009). “” 23 V.S.A. § 1064(a). According to the court’s reasoning, when the state trooper observed defendant exit the rotary without signaling, the trooper had a reasonable and articulable suspicion that defendant violated a motor vehicle law, which was sufficient to justify the stop.”
State v. Anthony Brunetta, 2020 VT 109 (Vt. 2020). “At the close of evidence, defendant argued, among other things, that there was no legal basis for the stop because the State had failed to meet its burden of showing that defendant did not use a hand signal before turning—an option allowed under 23 V.S.A. § 1064(a). Id.…”
State v. Kevin W. Cook, 203 A.3d 509 (Vt. 2018). “During the traffic stop, the officer smelled alcohol on defendant and conducted field-sobriety tests.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 23, § 1064(d) — 5 cases
State v. Fletcher, 2010 VT 27 (Vt. 2010). “At that point, the state trooper pulled defendant over for violating 23 V.S.A. § 1064(d), which requires drivers to continuously signal their intention to turn for at least one hundred feet prior to turning.”
State v. Hutchins, 2015 VT 38 (Vt. 2015). “The State raised only one potential violation — of 23 V.S.A. § 1064(d), “Signals required” — before the trial court, and proclaimed at oral argument that the only issue in this case is whether defendant made a “turn” for purposes of § 1064(d).”
State v. Michael Sinquell-Gainey & David Vaz, 2022 VT 19 (Vt. 2022). “See 23 V.S.A. § 1064(d). He also testified that the driver “stopped for quite some time,” even though no stop was required.”
Michael Sinquell-Gainey & David Vaz, 2022 VT 19 (Vt. 2022). “See 23 V.S.A. § 1064(d). He also testified that the driver “stopped for quite some time,” even though no stop was required.”
State v. Dzina Brakarenka (Vt. 2016). “See 23 V.S.A. § 1064(d) (providing that driver must signal his or her intention to turn right or left “continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning”).”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 23, § 1064(e) — 2 cases
State v. Sutphin, 614 A.2d 792 (Vt. 1992). “The plurality opinion concludes that, because defendant used her right turn signal *799 before she pulled off the road, she violated a rule of the road, 23 V.S.A. § 1064(e). Section 1064 (Signals required), provides The signals provided for in section 1065 of this title shall be…”
State v. Harris, 2009 VT 73 (Vt. 2009). “” 23 V.S.A. § 1064(a). According to the court’s reasoning, when the state trooper observed defendant exit the rotary without signaling, the trooper had a reasonable and articulable suspicion that defendant violated a motor vehicle law, which was sufficient to justify the stop.”
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