(a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the gears of the vehicle in neutral. (b) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle, when traveling upon a down grade, shall not coast with the clutch disengaged. (c) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4. History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 33, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 31-22-6; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 119.
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