Bill Text: MI HB5707 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Traffic control; traffic regulation; traveling in extreme left-hand lane; regulate. Amends sec. 634 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.634).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-31 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/26/2016 [HB5707 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HB5707-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5707
May 26, 2016, Introduced by Rep. Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 634 (MCL 257.634), as amended by 1988 PA 346.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 634. (1) Upon each roadway of sufficient width, the
driver of a vehicle shall drive the vehicle upon the right half of
the roadway, except as follows:
(a) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in
the same direction under the rules governing that movement.
(b) When the right half of a roadway is closed to traffic
while under construction or repair or when an obstruction exists
making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the
highway. A driver who is driving on the left half of a roadway
under this subdivision shall yield the right-of-way to an oncoming
vehicle traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed
portion of the roadway.
(c) When a vehicle operated by a state agency or a local
authority or an agent of a state agency or local authority is
engaged in work on the roadway.
(d) Upon a roadway divided into 3 marked lanes for traffic
under the rules applicable on the roadway.
(2) Upon a roadway having 2 or more lanes for travel in 1
direction, the driver of a vehicle shall drive the vehicle in the
extreme right-hand lane available for travel except as otherwise
provided in this section. However, except as provided in subsection
(3), the driver of a vehicle may drive the vehicle in any lane
lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction of
travel when the lanes are occupied by vehicles moving in
substantially
continuous lanes of traffic. and in any left-hand
lane
lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction of
travel
for a reasonable distance before making a left turn.
(3) Upon a roadway having 2 or more lanes for travel in 1
direction, the driver of a vehicle in the extreme left-hand lane
shall not continue to operate his or her vehicle in that lane if he
or she knows or reasonably should know that he or she is being
overtaken in that lane from the rear by a vehicle traveling at a
higher rate of speed. This subsection does not apply under any of
the following circumstances:
(a) Traffic conditions, inclement weather, obstructions,
hazards, or compliance with a law of this state or an official
traffic control device make it necessary to drive in the extreme
left-hand lane.
(b) The vehicle is required to be driven in the extreme left-
hand lane in order to exit or turn left.
(c) The vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle.
(d) The vehicle is a road maintenance vehicle engaged in road
construction or maintenance. As used in this subdivision, "road
maintenance vehicle" means that term as defined in section 653b.
(4) (3)
This section shall does not
be construed to prohibit a
vehicle traveling in the appropriate direction from traveling in
any lane of a freeway having 3 or more lanes for travel in the same
direction. However, a city, village, township, or county may not
enact
an ordinance which that regulates the same subject matter as
any provision of this subsection. The driver of a truck with a
gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds, a truck tractor, or a
combination of a vehicle and trailer or semitrailer shall drive the
vehicle or combination of vehicles only in either of the 2 lanes
farthest to the right, except for a reasonable distance when making
a left turn or where a special hazard exists that requires the use
of an alternative lane for safety reasons.
(5) (4)
A person who violates this section
is responsible for
a civil infraction.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
