(a) Upon any roadway having three or more lanes for traffic moving in the same direction, no commercial vehicle weighing ten thousand pounds or more shall be driven in the far left lane unless:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 291C-55

  • Roadway: means that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291C-1
  • Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for purposes of travel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291C-1
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a roadway or highway, including mopeds and bicycles, but excluding toy bicycles, devices other than bicycles moved by human power, and devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291C-1
(1) The commercial vehicle is able to maintain speed with existing traffic flow; and
(2) The commercial vehicle is in the process of overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement.
(b) This section shall not apply to commercial vehicles occupying the left lane for the purpose of turning left or exiting, or preparing to turn left or exit.
(c) For the purposes of this section, “commercial vehicle” shall have the same meaning as in section 291-11.5. “Commercial vehicle” does not include buses or van pools operated by the counties.

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