Bill Text: IA HF170 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the manner in which motor vehicles turn at intersections, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-22 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/22/2023 12:15PM RM 304 (Cancelled). [HF170 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF170-Introduced.html
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BY
GJERDE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
manner
in
which
motor
vehicles
turn
at
1
intersections,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.311,
subsection
1,
Code
2023,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
The
driver
of
a
vehicle
intending
to
turn
at
an
3
intersection
shall
do
so
as
follows
all
of
the
following,
as
4
applicable
:
5
a.
Both
the
approach
for
a
right
turn
and
right
turn
shall
6
be
made
as
close
as
practical
practicable
to
the
right-hand
7
curb
or
edge
of
the
roadway.
8
b.
Approach
for
a
left
turn
shall
be
made
in
that
portion
of
9
the
right
half
of
the
roadway
nearest
the
center
line
thereof
10
and
,
after
entering
the
intersection
,
the
left
turn
shall
be
11
made
so
as
to
depart
from
the
intersection
to
the
right
of
the
12
center
line
and
as
close
as
practicable
to
the
center
line
of
13
the
roadway
being
entered.
14
c.
Approach
for
a
left
turn
from
a
two-way
street
into
15
a
one-way
street
shall
be
made
in
that
portion
of
the
right
16
half
of
the
roadway
nearest
the
center
line
thereof
and
by
17
passing
to
the
right
of
such
center
line
where
it
enters
the
18
intersection
and,
after
entering
the
intersection,
the
left
19
turn
shall
be
made
so
as
to
depart
from
the
intersection
as
20
close
as
practicable
to
the
left-hand
curb
or
edge
of
the
21
street
being
entered
.
A
22
d.
Approach
for
a
left
turn
from
a
one-way
street
into
a
23
two-way
street
shall
be
made
by
passing
as
close
as
practicable
24
to
the
left-hand
curb
or
edge
of
the
street
and,
after
entering
25
the
intersection,
the
left
turn
shall
be
made
so
as
to
depart
26
from
the
intersection
to
the
right
of
the
center
line
and
as
27
close
as
practicable
to
the
center
line
of
the
street
being
28
entered
upon
leaving
the
intersection
.
29
Sec.
2.
Section
321.311,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
30
following
new
subsection:
31
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
The
driver
of
a
vehicle
making
a
turn
32
at
an
intersection
from
a
laned
highway
into
another
laned
33
highway
shall
maintain
and
complete
the
turn
by
approaching,
34
entering,
and
departing
the
intersection
in
the
same
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corresponding
lane,
as
determined
from
the
right-hand
edge
of
1
the
roadway
for
a
vehicle
turning
right,
and
from
the
left-hand
2
edge
of
the
roadway
for
a
vehicle
turning
left.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
relates
to
the
manner
in
which
motor
vehicles
7
turn
at
intersections.
Under
current
law,
a
driver
making
8
a
left
turn
must
yield
the
right-of-way
to
all
vehicles
9
approaching
from
the
opposite
direction
which
are
within
the
10
intersection
or
so
close
thereto
as
to
constitute
an
immediate
11
hazard,
before
making
the
left
turn
(Code
section
321.320).
12
In
addition,
the
driver
of
a
vehicle
making
a
left
turn
is
13
required
to
depart
from
the
intersection
to
the
right
of
14
the
center
line
of
the
roadway
being
entered
(Code
section
15
321.311).
The
bill
requires
the
driver
to
also
keep
the
16
vehicle
as
close
as
practicable
to
the
center
line.
17
If
the
left
turn
is
from
a
two-way
street
into
a
one-way
18
street,
the
bill
requires
the
driver,
after
entering
the
19
intersection,
to
depart
from
the
intersection
as
close
as
20
practicable
to
the
left-hand
curb
or
edge
of
the
street
being
21
entered.
If
the
left
turn
is
from
a
one-way
street
into
a
22
two-way
street,
the
bill
requires
the
driver
to
make
the
turn
23
as
close
as
practicable
to
the
left-hand
curb
or
edge
of
the
24
street
and,
after
entering
the
intersection,
to
depart
from
the
25
intersection
as
close
as
practicable
to
the
center
line
of
the
26
street
being
entered.
27
The
bill
requires
a
driver
making
a
turn
at
an
intersection
28
from
a
laned
highway
into
another
laned
highway
to
maintain
and
29
complete
the
turn
by
approaching,
entering,
and
departing
the
30
intersection
in
the
same
corresponding
lane.
A
“laned
highway”
31
is
a
highway
the
roadway
of
which
is
divided
into
three
or
more
32
clearly
marked
lanes
for
vehicular
traffic.
33
A
violation
of
Code
section
321.311
is
punishable
by
a
34
scheduled
fine
of
$135.
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