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§ 20-147 — Keep to the right in crossing intersections or railroads

North Carolina § 20-147
JurisdictionNorth Carolina
Ch. 20Motor Vehicles
Art. 3Motor Vehicle Act of 1937

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-147 (2026).

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In crossing an intersection of highways or the intersection of a highway by a railroad right-of-way, the driver of a vehicle shall at all times cause such vehicle to travel on the right half of the highway unless such right side is obstructed or impassable. (1937, c. 407, s. 109.)

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