Driving within a single lane.

WORKING DRAFT
2011
STATE OF
WYOMING
11LSO-0217.E1

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0041

Driving within a single lane.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Gingery, Brown, Cannady and McOmie and Senator(s) Christensen

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
motor vehicles; modifying requirements for driving within a single lane
on two lane roads
;
creating definitions in the uniform act regulating traffic on highways;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S.
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102(a) by creating new paragraphs (lxiv) and (lxv) and
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209(a)(i)
, by creating a new paragraph (ii) and by renumbering (ii) through (iv) as (iii) through (v)

are
amended to read:

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102.

Definitions.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided, as used in this act:

(lxiv)

"
Fog line" means the line that delineates between the travel way and the shoulder;

(lxv)

"Travel way" means the portion of the roadway for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of the shoulders.

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209.

Driving on roadways laned for traffic.

(a)

Whenever any roadway has been divided into two (2) or more clearly marked lanes for traffic the following rules in addition to all others consistent herewith shall apply:

(i)

A vehicle shall be driven
as nearly as practicable

entirely within a single lane
.

and shall not be

As used in this paragraph, "as nearly as practicable" means that a vehicle may move slightly across the fog line or lane marker when adverse conditions exist,
including but not limited to
high winds, sh
arp curves, or objects in the roadway;

(ii)

A vehicle shall not be

moved from
the
a

lane until the driver has first ascertained that the movement can be made with safety;

(ii)
(iii)

Upon a roadway which is divided into three (3) lanes and provides for two-way movement of traffic, a vehicle shall not be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction when the center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance, or in preparation for making or completing a left turn or where the center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding and the allocation is designated by official traffic-control devices;

(iii)
(iv)

Official traffic-control devices may be erected directing specified traffic to use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such device;

(iv)
(v)

Official traffic-control devices may be installed prohibiting the changing of lanes on sections of roadways and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such device.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2011.

(END)

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