3. (a) Rural communities are exempted from the provisions of § 31-20-10.3(b) when: (1) A school bus is turning one hundred and eighty degrees (180 degrees) on a road; (2) A school bus is backing up on a road; or (3) A school bus is stopping on a road of low traffic flow. (b) For purposes of this section, 'rural community' means any community in which there is a regionalized school district and the towns of Burrillville, Scituate, Little Compton, and New Shoreham. (c) For purposes of this section, 'low traffic flow' means any road designated as a road with low traffic flow by the state traffic commission. History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 350, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 427, § 1.
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