Bill Text: MI SB1078 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Highways: other; designation of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by agency having jurisdiction over the highway; provide for. Amends sec. 642 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.642).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-09-02 - Referred To Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure [SB1078 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SB1078-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 1078
September 02, 2020, Introduced by Senator
MCMORROW and referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 642 (MCL 257.642), as amended by 2012 PA 498.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 642. (1) When If a
roadway has been is divided into 2 or more clearly marked
lanes for traffic, the following rules in addition to all others consistent
with this act apply:
(a) A vehicle shall must be driven as nearly as practicable
entirely within a single lane and shall must not
be moved from the lane until the operator has first ascertained that the
movement can be made with safety.
Upon safely made.
(b)
On a roadway with that is divided into 4 or more lanes that and provides for 2-way movement of
traffic, a vehicle shall must be operated within the extreme
right-hand lane except when if overtaking and passing, but shall and must not cross the center line of the roadway except where if making a left turn.
(c)
(b) Upon On a roadway that is divided into 3 lanes and provides
for 2-way movement of traffic, a vehicle shall must not
be operated in the center lane except when under any of the
following circumstances:
(i) If overtaking and passing another vehicle traveling in
the same direction, when and the center lane is clear of traffic
within a safe distance, or in distance.
(ii) In preparation for a left turn, or where turn.
(iii) If the center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving
in the same direction the vehicle is proceeding and the allocation is
designated by official traffic control devices.
(d)
(c) 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 operators of
vehicles shall obey the directions of the traffic-control traffic control device.
(e)
(d) Official traffic-control traffic control devices may be installed prohibiting
the changing of lanes on sections of roadway, and operators of vehicles shall
obey the directions of the traffic-control traffic control devices.
(2) When any If a lane has been is designated as an HOV lane under section 1 of 1951 PA 51, MCL
247.651, by an agency with
jurisdiction over the roadway, and has been is appropriately marked with signs and pavement markings, traffic control devices, the lane shall must be reserved during the periods
indicated for the exclusive use of buses and HOVs. The restrictions imposed on an HOV lanes lane do
not apply to any of the following:
(a) Authorized An authorized emergency vehicles.vehicle.
(b) Law A law enforcement vehicles.vehicle.
(c) Transit buses operated by a
regional transit authority created under the regional transit authority act.A bus.
(d)
A motorcycle.
(e)
Any other class of vehicle as determined by the agency with jurisdiction over
the roadway.
(3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
