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§ 55-8-116 — Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite directions

Tennessee § 55-8-116
JurisdictionTennessee
Title55

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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-116 (2026).

Text

Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and upon roadways having width for not more than one (1) line of traffic in each direction, each driver shall give to the other at least one-half (1/2) of the main-traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible.

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Legislative History

Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 15; T.C.A. § 59-816.

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