Sec 28-721. Driving on right side of roadway; driving on shoulder; exceptions  


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  • A. On all roadways of sufficient width, a person shall drive a vehicle on the right half of the roadway except as follows:

    1. When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing the movement.

    2. When the right half of a roadway is closed to traffic while under construction or repair.

    3. On a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable on the roadway.

    4. On a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic.

    B. On all roadways, a person driving a vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall drive 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 overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.

    C. In an age restricted community that is located in an unincorporated area of a county with a population of more than three million persons, a person may drive a golf cart or a neighborhood electric vehicle on a paved shoulder that is adjacent to a roadway or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of a paved roadway if there is no delineated paved shoulder.