(1) The operator of a vehicle may not back the vehicle unless the movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 41-6a-1701

  • Operator: means :
         (49)(a) a human driver, as defined in Section 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
(2) The operator of a vehicle may not back the vehicle on a shoulder or roadway of a limited-access roadway.