§ 32:81 — Following vehicles; exceptions

Louisiana § 32:81

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 32: Levees

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§81. Following vehicles; exceptions
A. The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than
is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicle and the traffic
upon and the condition of the highway.
B. The driver of a motor truck, when traveling upon a highway outside a business
or residential area, shall not follow another motor truck within four hundred feet, but this
shall not be so construed as to prevent one motor truck from overtaking and passing another.
C. Motor vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside of a business or residential
area in a caravan or motorcade, whether or not towing other vehicles, shall be so operated
as to allow sufficient space between each such vehicle or combination of vehicles so as to
enable any other vehicle to enter and occupy such space without danger. This provision shall
not apply to a funeral procession.
D. A platoon may be operated pursuant to this Section if the platoon operator has an
operational plan approved by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state
police, and the Department of Transportation and Development. The Department of Public
Safety and Corrections, office of state police, and the Department of Transportation and
Development may promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this
Subsection.
E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the operation of a non-lead motor
vehicle in a platoon.
F. The operation of a platoon shall not be authorized on a two-lane highway.

Legislative History

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2018, No. 310, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.