Oklahoma Code § 47-11-1001

Title 47. Motor Vehicles: Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or
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A.  1.  Upon any highway outside of a business or residence
district no person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle,
whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main-traveled part
of the highway when it is practicable to stop, park or so leave such

vehicle off such part of said highway, but in every event an
unobstructed width of the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall
be left for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of
such stopped vehicles shall be available from a distance of four
hundred (400) feet in each direction upon such highway.
2.  As used in this section and Section 11-1002 of this title,
“highway” means any public road, street, or turnpike used for
vehicular travel.
B.  1.  The owner or operator of a vehicle or its cargo which
obstructs the regular flow of traffic shall make every reasonable
effort to remove the obstructing vehicle or cargo from the roadway
so the regular flow of traffic is not blocked.  This subsection
shall not apply to collisions resulting in the injury or death of
any person.
2.  This subsection shall not apply to vehicles transporting
“hazardous materials” as defined in paragraph 5 of Section 230.3 of
this title.
3.  Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve any
person from complying with Section 10-103 of this title.
4.   a. Until January 1, 2006, any person violating this
subsection may be issued a written warning of the
violation.
b. Any person violating this subsection shall, upon
conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
punished as provided for in Section 17-101 of this
title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 387, § 11-1001, eff. Sept. 1, 1961.  Amended
by Laws 2003, c. 100, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 222, §
1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.

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