No-passing zones
(1) The department of transportation may determine those portions of a highway where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous, and it may by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway indicate the beginning and end of these zones. When the signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person, every driver of a vehicle shall obey the directions of those signs.
(2) Where signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone as set forth in subsection (1) a driver may not drive on the left side of the roadway within the no-passing zone or on the left side of a pavement striping designed to mark the no-passing zone throughout its length.
(1) The department of transportation may and local authorities may determine those portions of a highway in their respective jurisdictions where overtaking and passing or driving to the left side of the center of the roadway would be especially hazardous, and it they may by appropriate signs or markings official traffic control devices on the roadway highway indicate the beginning and end of these zones. When the signs or markings official traffic control devices are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person, every driver an operator of a vehicle shall obey the directions of those signs. devices.
(2) Where signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone as set forth in subsection (1) a driver may not drive on the left side of the roadway within the no-passing zone or on the left side of a pavement striping designed to mark the no-passing zone throughout its length.
(2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), where official traffic control devices are in place to define a no-passing zone as set forth in subsection (1) an operator of a vehicle may not drive on the left side of the center of the roadway within the no-passing zone or on the left side of a pavement striping designed to mark the no-passing zone throughout its length.
(b) Subsection (2)(a) does not apply to the operator of a faster vehicle passing a bicycle when:
(i) the bicycle is traveling at less than half the posted speed limit;
(ii) the faster vehicle is capable of overtaking and passing the bicycle without exceeding the posted speed limit; and
(iii) there is sufficient clear sight distance to the left side of the center of the roadway to meet the overtaking and passing requirements in 61-8-325.
(3) The provisions of this section do not apply under the conditions provided in 61-8-321(1) or to the operator of a vehicle that is turning left into or from an alley, private road, or driveway.
(4) A person who is convicted of violating this section is subject to the penalties provided in 61-8-724.
No-passing zones
| EnactedEn. SectionSec. 54, ChapterCh. 263, Laws ofL. 1955 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 97, Laws ofL. 1957 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 60, ChapterCh. 316, Laws ofL. 1974 |
| Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 32-2157 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 3, ChapterCh. 512, Laws ofL. 1991 |