N.J. Admin. Code § 19:9-1.6 - Parking, standing, or stopping on Roadway prohibited, except in case of emergency
(a) No vehicle shall be parked, stopped,
loaded or unloaded or allowed to stand on the Roadway except where otherwise
posted or expressly permitted by the Authority. Excepted from the provisions of
this section while in the performance of assigned duties are State Police
vehicles, the Authority's maintenance and official vehicles and vehicles
authorized to furnish towing and other services to disabled vehicles on the
Roadway, and all other vehicles discharging emergency functions, such as
ambulances and fire engines, when they are properly in use in the performances
of duties authorized by the Authority, provided that no such excepted vehicles
shall be stopped so as to create a hazard to other vehicles.
(b) "Emergency," for the purposes of this
section, shall be defined and construed to exist under the following
circumstances: if the vehicle in question is unable to move without assistance;
the existence of inclement weather conditions, including, but not limited to,
snow, ice, flooding or high winds, that obstruct travel; if a vehicle is
mechanically disabled; if a driver is ill or fatigued; or if conditions exist
that are deemed an "emergency" by the Authority or the New Jersey State
Police.
(c) In the event of an
emergency, vehicles are permitted to stop or stand on the shoulders of the
traffic lanes with all wheels and projecting parts of any such vehicles,
including the load thereof, completely clear of the traffic lanes.
(d) In the event of an emergency on those
portions of the traveled Roadway where there are no shoulders, the operator of
the vehicle shall take safe, reasonable precautions, under the circumstances,
to warn others of his or her vehicle's presence in the traffic lanes, and the
operator of the vehicle shall move his or her vehicle as soon as the vehicle is
physically operable.
(e) Any
vehicle involved in an emergency shall be removed as promptly as possible from
the Roadway.
(f) No vehicle is
permitted to stop or stand on any portion of the Roadway for more than two
continuous hours, except as set forth in (f)1 and 2 below. In addition to the
State Police, Authority employees in charge of operating parking facilities
used for bus, vanpool, carpool and related operations are authorized to enforce
the provisions of this subsection.
1. Parking
is permitted in the designated areas of facilities used for bus, vanpool,
carpool and related operations ("Park-n-Ride") for more than two continuous
hours; provided, however, that parking in Park-n-Rides is prohibited before and
after the posted hours of operation. Parking in Park-n-Rides on the Roadway
shall be limited to the period of 4:00 A.M. to 2:00 A.M., prevailing local
time.
2. Truck parking is permitted
at designated truck parking facilities on the Roadway for more than two hours
in designated truck spaces, but in any event for no longer than 10 consecutive
hours. Trucks parked pursuant to this subsection may utilize electrification,
as same may be provided by, the Authority or its vendors or, subject to the
terms and conditions of any applicable agreement between the Authority and its
vendors, may park without using electrification. Vehicles parked pursuant to
this subsection shall always be subject to compliance with all applicable laws,
rules and regulations.
(g) Stopping of vehicles on any part of the
Roadway for the purpose of picking up or discharging any person is
prohibited.
(h) Whenever any
vehicle shall be parked, stopped or allowed to stand upon the Roadway for any
of the reasons prohibited by this chapter, such vehicle shall be removed
forthwith from the Roadway and held at the owner's expense until all towing and
storage costs have been satisfied.
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