Sec. 14-230a. Restricted use of left-hand lane on divided limited access highways.
Sec. 14-230a. Restricted use of left-hand lane on divided limited access highways. On any divided limited access highway which provides more than two lanes
for traffic proceeding in the same direction, no operator of any motor vehicle with a
commercial registration or motor bus or vehicle with trailer shall drive in the extreme
left lane where the State Traffic Commission so designates, except on the direction of
a police officer or except when access to or egress from such highway is provided on
the left, in which latter case he shall drive in such left lane only for such period as is
reasonably necessary to enter or leave such highway safely. Any person who violates
any provision of this section shall have committed an infraction and shall be fined eighty-eight dollars.
(1967, P.A. 740; P.A. 75-577, S. 77, 126; P.A. 87-525, S. 1; P.A. 90-263, S. 68, 74.)
History: P.A. 75-577 replaced provision for $100 maximum fine with statement that violation of provisions is an
infraction; P.A. 87-525 amended the penalty provision to require imposition of a fine of $88; P.A. 90-263 substituted
"motor vehicle with a commercial registration" for "commercial motor vehicle".
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
See chapter 881b re infractions of the law.
Cited. 171 C. 35. Cited. 206 C. 608.
Cited. 4 CA 451.