Which is a power of local authorities under 542.202?

Which is a power of local authorities under 542.202?

• A. Regulating traffic by police officers or traffic-control devices.
• B. Designating a private property boundary.
• C. Regulating or prohibiting a private vehicle sale on highways.
• D. Creating new penalties not authorized by this subtitle.

Answer: (A)

This tests the authority of local authorities to manage traffic on public roads using law enforcement and traffic-control devices. The power to regulate traffic through police officers and devices like signs, signals, and road markings is what helps keep roadway movement safe and orderly, and it can be tailored to local conditions. The other ideas don’t fit because designating private property boundaries falls under property law rather than traffic regulation, regulating private vehicle sales on highways is a business or commerce matter rather than traffic control, and creating penalties not authorized by the subtitle would exceed the authority granted by the statute.

This tests the authority of local authorities to manage traffic on public roads using law enforcement and traffic-control devices. The power to regulate traffic through police officers and devices like signs, signals, and road markings is what helps keep roadway movement safe and orderly, and it can be tailored to local conditions.

The other ideas don’t fit because designating private property boundaries falls under property law rather than traffic regulation, regulating private vehicle sales on highways is a business or commerce matter rather than traffic control, and creating penalties not authorized by the subtitle would exceed the authority granted by the statute.