Section 85 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section: -
Section 38. (a) For the purposes of this section, the words “breakdown lane” shall mean a paved lane on a way to the right of the travel lanes and separated from them by a solid line.
(b) All highway breakdown lanes designated by signs for travel use during certain allowed times shall have a maximum speed of 30 mph. An operator of a motor vehicle who commits a speeding violation in a breakdown lane shall be punished by a fine of $100.
(c) An operator of a motor vehicle traveling in a highway breakdown lane shall, upon entering the breakdown lane, exit the breakdown lane at the next available exit ramp. An operator of a motor vehicle who does not exit a breakdown lane at the next available exit ramp shall be punished by a fine of $100.
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