H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 321.306, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1 2011, is amended to read as follows: 2 Whenever any When a roadway has been divided into three or 3 more clearly marked lanes for traffic , the following rules 4 shall apply in addition to all others other rules consistent 5 herewith shall apply with this chapter : 6 EXPLANATION 7 Under current law, certain requirements apply to a person 8 operating a vehicle on a roadway that is divided into three 9 or more clearly marked lanes. Those provisions include a 10 requirement that a vehicle be driven entirely within a single 11 lane except when it is clearly safe to move out of the lane; a 12 requirement to heed signage pertaining to slow-moving traffic 13 or allocating specified lanes to traffic moving in the same 14 direction; and a requirement for vehicles in a lane designated 15 for slow-moving vehicles to yield the right-of-way to vehicles 16 moving in the same direction in another lane when the lanes 17 merge. This bill makes those requirements applicable wherever 18 a roadway is divided into lanes, regardless of the number of 19 lanes. 20 Current provisions relating specifically to driving in the 21 center lane of a three-lane roadway are not altered by the 22 bill. 23 A violation of requirements pertaining to laned roadways is 24 a simple misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine of $100. 25 A violation that results in serious injury may subject the 26 violator to an additional fine of $500 or driver’s license 27 suspension for not more than 90 days, or both. A violation 28 that results in the death of a person may subject the violator 29 to an additional fine of $1,000 and license suspension for not 30 more than 180 days. 31 -1- LSB 5278YC (2) 84 dea/nh 1/ 1