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Section 701 | Duty to operate vehicle on right side of roadway -- Exceptions. |
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41-6a-701. Duty to operate vehicle on right side of roadway -- Exceptions. (1) On all roadways of sufficient width, a person operating a vehicle shall operate the vehicle on the right half of the roadway, except: (a) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing that movement; (b) when an obstruction requires operating the vehicle to the left of the center of the roadway subject to the provisions of Subsection (2); (c) on a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic under the applicable rules; or (d) on a roadway designed and signposted for one-way traffic. (2) A person operating a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle: (a) traveling in the proper direction on a roadway; and (b) that is within a distance constituting an immediate hazard. (3) A person operating a vehicle on a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic shall operate the vehicle in the right-hand lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when: (a) overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction; (b) preparing to turn left; or (c) taking a different highway or an exit on the left.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session |
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