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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 1070 By: Newhouse
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S.
2021, Section 11-301, which relates to driving on the
right side of the roadway; prohibiting certain left
lane travel by semi-trucks; permitting certain
signage; defining term; and providing an effective
date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 11-301, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 11-301. A. Upon all roadways of sufficient width a
vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except
as follows:
1. When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in
the same direction under the laws governing such movement;
2. When an obstruction exists making it necessary to driv e to
the left of the center of the highway; provided, any person so doing
shall yield the right -of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper
direction upon the unobstructed portion of the highway within such
distance as to constitute an immediate hazard;
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3. Upon a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic
under the laws applicable thereo n;
4. Upon a roadway restricted to one -way traffic; or
5. Upon a roadway having four or more lanes for moving traffic
and providing for two -way movement of traffic.
B. Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding at less than the
normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the
conditions then existing shall be driven in the right -hand lane when
available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the r ight-hand
curb or edge of the roadway and may be temporarily driven upon the
right-hand shoulder for the purpose of permitting other vehicles to
pass. This subsection shall not apply when overtaking and passing
another vehicle proceeding in the same direc tion or when preparing
for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or
driveway.
C. Upon any roadway having four or more lanes for m oving
traffic and providing for two -way movement of traffic, no vehicle
shall be driven to the left of the cen ter line of the roadway,
except when authorized by official traffic control devices
designating certain lanes to the left side of the center of th e
roadway for use by traffic not otherwise permitted to use such
lanes, or except as permitted under paragraph 2 of subsection (a) of
this section. However, this subsection shall not be construed as
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prohibiting the crossing of the center line in making a left turn
into or from an alley, private road or driveway.
D. Upon any roadway having six (6) or more lanes for moving
traffic and providing for two -way movement of traffic, semi-truck
shall be driven in the farthest left lane from the center line of
the roadway, except when authorized by official traffic control
devices designating certain lanes to the left side of the center of
the roadway for use by traffic not otherwise permitted to use such
lanes, or except as permitted under paragraph 2 of subsection A of
this section. The Department of Transportation may post si gnate
forbidding semi-truck usage in the left lane. As used in this
subsection, “semi-truck” means any heavy automotive vehicle with a
manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand (10,000)
pounds or more, used for transporting loads of any kind, including
but not limited to, grav el trucks, dump trucks, log trucks,
tractors, or automotive towing vehicles that tow semi -trailers.
SECTION 2. This act shall become ef fective November 1, 2023.
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