41-6a-710. Roadway divided into marked lanes -- Provisions -- Traffic-control
devices.
On a roadway divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic the following
provisions apply:
(1) A person operating a vehicle:
(a) shall keep the vehicle as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane; and
(b) may not move the vehicle from the lane until the operator has determined the
movement can be made safely.
(2) On a roadway divided into three or more lanes and providing for two-way movement
of traffic, a person operating a vehicle may not drive in the center lane except:
(a) when overtaking and passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction, and
when the center lane is:
(i) clear of traffic within a safe distance; and
(ii) not a two-way left turn lane;
(b) in preparation of making or completing a left turn in compliance with Section
41-6a-801; or
(c) where the center lane is allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the same direction
that the vehicle is proceeding as indicated by traffic-control devices.
(3) (a) A highway authority may erect traffic-control devices directing specified traffic to
use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular
direction regardless of the center of the roadway.
(b) An operator of a vehicle shall obey the directions of a traffic-control device erected
under Subsection (3)(a).
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
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