Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2070, sub-§5, ¶¶B and C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, are amended to read:

B. When approaching within 100 feet of or traversing an intersection or railroad grade crossing, except when turning to the left to enter an intersecting way; or

C. When the view is obstructed within 100 feet of a bridge, viaduct or tunnel.;

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2070, sub-§5, ¶¶D and E are enacted to read:

D.__When the single center line highway marking method is used and an unbroken painted line is marked on the way, except in an emergency; or

E.__When the double center line highway marking system is used and an unbroken painted line is marked on the way in the operator's lane, except in an emergency.

SUMMARY

This bill prohibits a person except in an emergency from crossing a solid no-passing line painted in the center of a road.