41-6a-701 - Duty to operate vehicle on right side of roadway -- Exceptions.
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 thevehicle on the right half of the roadway, except:
(a) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction underthe rules governing that movement;
(b) when an obstruction requires operating the vehicle to the left of the center of theroadway 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 trafficshall operate the vehicle in the right-hand lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicableto 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