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Wash. Rev. Code § 46.61.125 (2026)

Further limitations on driving to left of center of roadway

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(1) No vehicle shall be driven on the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:
(a) When approaching or upon the crest of a grade or a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event other traffic might approach from the opposite direction;
(b) When approaching within one hundred feet of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing;
(c) When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred feet of any bridge, viaduct or tunnel;
(d) When a bicycle or pedestrian is within view of the driver and is approaching from the opposite direction, or is present, in the roadway, shoulder, or bicycle lane within a distance unsafe to the bicyclist or pedestrian due to the width or condition of the roadway, shoulder, or bicycle lane.
(2) The foregoing limitations shall not apply upon a one-way roadway, nor under the conditions described in RCW 46.61.100(1)(b), nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road or driveway.
[ 2005 c 396 s 3; 1972 ex.s. c 33 s 2; 1965 ex.s. c 155 s 20.]

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Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1972–1974 · leading case: W. Packing Co. v. Visser, 521 P.2d 939 (Wash. Ct. App. 1974).
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W. Packing Co. v. Visser, 521 P.2d 939 (Wash. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 3× “The trial court submitted the questions of proximate cause and resulting damage to the jury. Plaintiff primarily asserts that the evidence presented a factual question, i.”
Hall v. McDowell, 497 P.2d 596 (Wash. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 3× “010 (29) j 1 (2) the collision occurred within the intersection; and (3) RCW 46.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 46.61.125(1) — 2 cases
W. Packing Co. v. Visser, 521 P.2d 939 (Wash. Ct. App. 1974). “The trial court submitted the questions of proximate cause and resulting damage to the jury. Plaintiff primarily asserts that the evidence presented a factual question, i.”
Hall v. McDowell, 497 P.2d 596 (Wash. Ct. App. 1972). “010 (29) j 1 (2) the collision occurred within the intersection; and (3) RCW 46.”
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