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Relating to the manner in which motor vehicles turn at intersections, and making penalties applicable
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 1, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 8, 2023
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Drivers making left turns at intersections would have new rules about which part of the road they must use. The law would require drivers to stay close to the center line or the left curb depending on the type of street they are entering. If someone is turning from one multi-lane highway into another, they must stay in the same lane throughout the entire turn.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the manner in which motor vehicles turn at intersections.320).311). The bill requires the driver to also keep the vehicle as close as practicable to the center line. If the left turn is from a two-way street into a one-way street, the bill requires the driver, after entering the intersection, to depart from the intersection as close as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the street being entered. If the left turn is from a one-way street into a two-way street, the bill requires the driver to make the turn as close as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the street and, after entering the intersection, to depart from the intersection as close as practicable to the center line of the street being entered. The bill requires a driver making a turn at an intersection from a laned highway into another laned highway to maintain and complete the turn by approaching, entering, and departing the intersection in the same corresponding lane. A “laned highway” is a highway the roadway of which is divided into three or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic.311 is punishable by a scheduled fine of $135.
House subcommittee
Named February 8, 2023. Meeting: Wednesday, February 22 · 12:15 PM · RM 304 (Cancelled).
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§321.311
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