| (1) |
Terms Used In Utah Code 41-6a-718- Echelon formation: means the operation of two or more snowplows arranged side-by-side or diagonally across multiple lanes of traffic of a multi-lane highway to clear snow from two or more lanes at once. 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
- Highway authority: means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-1-102. 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- parking: means the standing of a vehicle, whether the vehicle is occupied or not. 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
- standing: means the temporary halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers. 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) |
A snowplow operator shall ensure that a snowplow in operation on a highway displays flashing yellow lights. |
| (b) |
An individual operating a snowplow as an agent of a highway authority, while engaged in the removal of snow or ice on a highway, may not be charged with a violation under this chapter related to parking, standing, turning, backing, or yielding the right-of-way. |
| (c) |
Notwithstanding the exemptions described in Subsection (1)(b), an individual operating a snowplow shall operate the snowplow with reasonable care. |
| (2) |
If a snowplow is displaying flashing yellow lights, an individual operating a vehicle in the vicinity of the snowplow may not pass or overtake a snowplow on a side of the snowplow where a plow blade is deployed. |
| (3) |
If three or more snowplows are operating in echelon formation, an individual operating a vehicle in the vicinity of the snowplows may not overtake or pass the snowplows on either side of the snowplows. |
| (4) |
A violation of Subsection (2) or (3) is an infraction. |
Enacted by Chapter 219, 2023 General Session
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