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On all roadways of sufficient width, a person operating a vehicle shall operate the vehicle on the right half of the roadway, except:
Terms Used In Utah Code 41-6a-701- Bicycle: includes an electric assisted bicycle. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Highway: means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Intersection: means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two or more highways that join one another. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Moped: means a motor-driven cycle having:
| (i) | pedals to permit propulsion by human power; and |
| (ii) | a motor that:| (A) | produces not more than two brake horsepower; and |
| (B) | is not capable of propelling the cycle at a speed in excess of 30 miles per hour on level ground. See Utah Code 41-6a-102- Operate: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Operator: means :
| (a) | a human driver, as defined in Section 41-26-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102- Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Railroad: means a carrier of persons or property upon cars operated on stationary rails. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Right-of-way: means the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under circumstances of direction, speed, and proximity that give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Roadway: means that portion of highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Vehicle: means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except a mobile carrier, as defined in Section 41-6a-1120, or a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
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| (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) |
when overtaking and passing a bicycle or moped proceeding in the same direction at a speed less than the reasonable speed of traffic that is present requires operating the vehicle to the left of the center of the roadway subject to the provisions of Subsection (2); |
| (d) |
on a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic under the applicable rules; or |
| (e) |
on a roadway designed and signposted for one-way traffic. |
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| (2) |
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A person operating a vehicle as described under Subsection (1) shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle:
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traveling in the proper direction on a roadway; and |
| (ii) |
that is within a distance constituting an immediate hazard. |
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| (b) |
When overtaking and passing a bicycle or moped under Subsection (1)(c), a person operating a vehicle shall not pass a bicycle or moped proceeding in the same direction if the pass cannot be made safely, including under any of the following conditions:
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when approaching or upon the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway where the operator‘s view is in any way obstructed; |
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when approaching within 100 feet of, or traversing, any intersection or railroad grade crossing unless otherwise indicated by an official traffic control device; |
| (iii) |
when the view is obstructed upon approaching within 100 feet of any bridge, viaduct, or tunnel; or |
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when the pass cannot be made in accordance with Section 41-6a-706.5. |
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| (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:
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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. |
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Amended by Chapter 293, 2013 General Session
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