Indiana § 9-21-8-16 - Caravans and motorcades; distance between vehicles; exceptions

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§ 9-21-8-16. Caravans and motorcades; distance between vehicles; exceptions

Sec. 16. (a) This section does not apply to the following:

(1) Funeral or marching band processions.

(2) A person who drives a motor vehicle in a vehicle platoon with respect to another motor vehicle in the same vehicle platoon.

(b) Motor vehicles being driven upon a roadway outside of a business or residence district in a caravan or motorcade, whether or not towing other vehicles, must be operated to allow sufficient space between each vehicle or combination of vehicles to enable another vehicle to enter and occupy the space without danger.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-73(c).]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.185-2018, SEC.41.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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