2006 Utah Code - 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 the vehicle on the right half of the roadway, except:
     (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) 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 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:
     (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