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H.B. 180
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5 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; AMENDING CERTAIN FOLLOWING TO
6 CLOSE PROVISIONS; PROVIDING CERTAIN DEFINITIONS; PROHIBITING DRIVING
7 OVER CERTAIN DELINEATED AREAS ON A HIGHWAY; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS;
8 AMENDING CERTAIN YIELD PROVISIONS; PROVIDING PENALTIES; AND MAKING
9 TECHNICAL CHANGES.
10 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
11 AMENDS:
12 41-6-62, as last amended by Chapter 138, Laws of Utah 1987
13 41-6-75.5, as last amended by Chapter 138, Laws of Utah 1987
14 ENACTS:
15 41-6-63.30, Utah Code Annotated 1953
16 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
17 Section 1. Section 41-6-62 is amended to read:
18 41-6-62. Following another vehicle -- Safe distance -- Exceptions.
19 (1) The operator of a vehicle:
20 (a) may not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having
21 regard for the:
22 (i) speed of the vehicles [
23 (ii) traffic upon the highway; and [
24 (iii) condition of the highway[
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28 other vehicle to enter and occupy the space [
29 (2) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply to funeral processions or to congested traffic
30 conditions resulting in prevailing vehicle speeds of less than 35 miles per hour.
31 Section 2. Section 41-6-63.30 is enacted to read:
32 41-6-63.30. Definitions -- Gore area -- Driving over gore prohibited -- Exceptions --
33 Penalties.
34 (1) As used in this section, "gore area" means the area delineated by two solid white lines
35 that is between a continuing lane of a through roadway and a lane used to enter or exit the
36 continuing lane including similar areas between merging or splitting highways.
37 (2) (a) A person may not operate a vehicle over, across, or within any part of a gore area.
38 (b) Subsection (2)(a) does not apply to:
39 (i) a person operating a vehicle that is disabled; or
40 (ii) an operator of an authorized emergency vehicle under conditions described under
41 Section 41-6-14 .
42 (3) A person who violates Subsection (2) is guilty of class C misdemeanor.
43 Section 3. Section 41-6-75.5 is amended to read:
44 41-6-75.5. Merging lanes -- Yielding.
45 The operator of a vehicle traveling in a lane that is about to merge into [
46 continuing lane, shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the continuing lane [
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Legislative Review Note
as of 12-21-99 8:46 AM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.