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Cal. Veh. Code § 21658

Driving on Right Side

Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case United States v. Colin (2002)

Most recently applied in Serrano v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty. (October 2017)

Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 450.

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Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic in one direction, the following rules apply:

(a) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from the lane until such movement can be made with reasonable safety.

(b) Official signs may be erected directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated lane or allocating specified lanes to traffic moving in the same direction, and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of the traffic device.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.