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Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-120: Further limitations on driving to left of center of roadway

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  1. TN Code
  2. Title 55
  3. Chapter 8

(a) No vehicle shall at any time be driven to the left side of the roadway under the following conditions: (1) When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within three hundred feet (300') or such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction; (2) When approaching within one hundred feet (100') of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing; or (3) When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred feet (100') of any bridge, viaduct or tunnel. (b) The limitations of subsection (a) shall not apply upon a one-way roadway. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 19; T.C.A., § 59-820.

(a) No vehicle shall at any time be driven to the left side of the roadway under the following conditions: (1) When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within three hundred feet (300') or such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction; (2) When approaching within one hundred feet (100') of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing; or (3) When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred feet (100') of any bridge, viaduct or tunnel.

(1) When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within three hundred feet (300') or such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;

(2) When approaching within one hundred feet (100') of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing; or

(3) When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred feet (100') of any bridge, viaduct or tunnel.

(b) The limitations of subsection (a) shall not apply upon a one-way roadway.

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