Utah Code 41-6a-707. Limitations on driving on left side of road — Exceptions
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(1) A person may not operate a vehicle on the left side of the roadway:
Terms Used In Utah Code 41-6a-707
- Alley: means a street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for through vehicular traffic. 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
- Intersection: means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two or more highways that join one another. 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 - Peace officer: means a peace officer authorized under Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications, to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic laws. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Railroad: means a carrier of persons or property upon cars operated on stationary rails. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Road: includes :(33)(a) a public bridge;(33)(b) a county way;(33)(c) a county road;(33)(d) a common road; and(33)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Roadway: means that portion of highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Traffic-control device: means a sign, signal, marking, or device not inconsistent with this chapter placed or erected by a highway authority for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic. 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(1)(a) when approaching or on a crest of a grade or a curve on the highway where the person’s view is obstructed within a distance which creates a hazard if another vehicle approached from the opposite direction;(1)(b) when approaching within 100 feet of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing unless otherwise indicated by a traffic-control device or a peace officer; or(1)(c) when the view is obstructed while approaching within 100 feet of any bridge, viaduct, or tunnel.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply:
(2)(a) on a one-way roadway;
(2)(b) under the conditions described in Subsection 41-6a-701(1)(b); or
(2)(c) to a person operating a vehicle turning left onto or from an alley, private road, or driveway.
(3) A violation of Subsection (1) is an infraction.