Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 991 (2026)

Driving on roadways laned for traffic

✓ current as of May 2026
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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 245, §§17,18 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 683, §A1 (RP). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1966–1968 · leading case: Williams v. Kinney, 220 A.2d 234 (Me. 1966).
Williams v. Kinney, 220 A.2d 234 (Me. 1966). · cites it 6× “1947, and is now 29 M.R.S.A. § 991. This rule was super-imposed upon the Class A cases by McCarthy, supra.”
Moses v. Scott Paper Co., 280 F. Supp. 37 (D. Me. 1968). “Plaintiff has asserted that in addition to his speed, Bacon was also negligent because he was straddling the dividing line between the eastbound curb and passing lanes in violation of the provisions of 29 M.R.S.A. § 991 (1964), which requires that on a highway laned for traffic,…”
Ricker v. Morin Brick Co., 223 A.2d 536 (Me. 1966). · cites it 4× “” 4 In Verrill (1932) the defendant’s overtaking vehicle was proceeding in a lane designated for passing, later affirmed by statute of 1947, now 29 M.R.S.A. § 991. Here defendant’s overtaking vehicle was proceeding in lanes three, two and one or two and one successively to the…”
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