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2019 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles
Act 300 of 1949 Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)
300-1949-VI Chapter Vi Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)
300-1949-VI-DRIVING-ON-RIGHT-SIDE-OF-ROADWAY—OVERTAKING-AND-PASS Driving on Right Side of Roadway—overtaking and Passing, Etc. (257.634...257.646)
Section 257.639 Driving to Left Side of Roadway; Limitations; Violation as Civil Infraction.
Universal Citation: MI Comp L § 257.639 (2019)
257.639 Driving to left side of roadway; limitations; violation as civil infraction.
Sec. 639.
(1) A vehicle shall not be driven to the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:
(a) When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within a distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction.
(b) When the view is obstructed upon approaching within 100 feet of a bridge, viaduct, or tunnel.
(2) The limitations of subsection (1) shall not apply upon a 1-way roadway.
(3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
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