(1) As used in this section:
- (a) Large vehicle means a truck, bus, emergency vehicle, or recreational vehicle that generally has a total length of more than thirty-five feet or a total width of more than ten feet.
- (b) Roundabout means a circular intersection or junction in which road traffic flows almost continuously in one direction around a central island.
(2)
(a) When entering, exiting, or driving in the circulatory lanes in a roundabout, a person driving a vehicle shall:
- (I) Yield the right-of-way to the driver of a large vehicle that is entering, exiting, or driving in the circulatory lanes in a roundabout at the same time or so closely as to present an immediate hazard; and
- (II) Slow down or yield to the other vehicle as required by subsection (2)(a)(I) of this section.
- (b) This subsection (2) does not require a person who is entering, exiting, or driving in the circulatory lanes in a roundabout to yield the right-of-way to the driver of a large vehicle that is approaching, but has not yet entered, the roundabout.
- (c) This subsection (2) does not require a person who is driving a vehicle that is entering, exiting, or driving in the circulatory lanes in a roundabout to yield the right-of-way to a large vehicle that is driving behind the person's vehicle and allow the large vehicle to pass the person's vehicle.
- (3) If two vehicles that are large vehicles enter, exit, or drive in the circulatory lanes in a roundabout at the same time or so closely as to present an immediate hazard, the driver on the right shall yield the right-of-way to the driver on the left and shall slow down or yield to the driver on the left.
- (4) A person who violates this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
Source: L. 2023: Entire section added, (HB 23-1014), ch. 31, p. 108, § 1, effective October 1.