North Carolina § 20-147 - 1. Passenger vehicle towing other vehicles to keep right.

§ 20-147. 1. Passenger vehicle towing other vehicles to keep right.

Whenever a noncommercial passenger vehicle as defined in G.S. 20-4.01(27) l. is towing another vehicle as defined in G.S. 20-4.01(49) , the driver of the towing vehicle shall at all times cause that vehicle to travel on the right half of the highway, and upon any highway having four or more lanes for moving traffic and providing for two-way movement of traffic, the vehicle shall not be driven in the left-most lane of the right half of the highway except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, when preparing for a left turn, or the right lanes are obstructed or impassable. These towing vehicles shall also comply with all signage for vehicles of three or more axles erected pursuant to G.S. 20-146(d)(3) . History (2004-124, s. 30.6(a); 2004-199, s. 56; 2017-102, s. 5.2(b).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2004-124, s. 30.6(b), made this section effective December 1, 2004, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. Session Laws 2017-102, s. 5.2(b) provides: "The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to reletter the definitions in G.S. 20-4.01 (27) and G.S. 20-4.01 (32b) to place them in alphabetical order. The Revisor of Statutes may conform any citations that change as a result of the relettering." Pursuant to that authority, the reference to G.S. 20-4.01(27) g. in this section was changed to G.S. 20-4.01(27) l. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2004-199, s. 56, effective August 17, 2004, substituted "and upon any highway having four or more lanes for moving traffic and providing for two-way movement of traffic, the vehicle shall not be driven in the left-most lane of the right half of the highway except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, when preparing for a left turn, or the right lanes are" for "or if the highway is divided into two or more lanes in the right most lane of travel, unless that lane is" at the end of the first sentence.