Alaska Administrative Code
Title 13 - Public Safety
Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers
Chapter 03 - Commercial Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road
Article 2 - Use of Roadway
13 AAC 03.050 - Driving on right side of roadway; exceptions and special situations

Universal Citation: 13 AK Admin Code 03.050

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) Upon a roadway of sufficient width, a vehicle must be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:

(1) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway;

(2) when traveling upon a roadway that is
(A) marked or divided in accordance with 13 AAC 02.025, 13 AAC 03.085, or 13 AAC 03.095; or

(B) restricted to one-way traffic; or

(3) when an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway; a driver must yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the opposite direction upon the unobstructed portion of the highway.

(b) Upon all roadways, a commercial motor vehicle proceeding at less than the maximum authorized speed of traffic must be driven as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway. However, on a two-lane highway outside an urban area where passing is unsafe because of oncoming traffic or other conditions, the driver of a commercial motor vehicle proceeding at less than the maximum authorized speed of traffic and behind whom five or more vehicles are formed in a line shall turn off the roadway at the nearest place designated as a turnout or wherever sufficient area for a safe turnout exists in order to permit following vehicles to pass.

Authority:AS 28.05.011

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