Arrest Reports and Laws

Failure to yield right of way within roundabout; exception; penalty.


(1) A person commits the offense of failure to yield right of way within a roundabout if the person operates a motor vehicle upon a multilane circulatory roadway and:
(a) Overtakes or passes a commercial motor vehicle;
(b) Drives alongside a commercial motor vehicle; or
(c) Does not yield the right of way to a second vehicle lawfully exiting the roundabout from a position ahead and to the left of the person’s vehicle.
(2) This section does not apply if a traffic control device indicates that the operator of a motor vehicle should take other action.
(3) The offense described in this section, failure to yield right of way within a roundabout, is a Class C traffic violation. [2001 c.464 §5; 2011 c.85 §1]