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N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 221.20

CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAY-DRIVING IN IMPROPER LANE, WRONG WAY.

activein force · 1989-04-01 – presentas-observed

The motor vehicle law provides that the operator of a vehicle on

any controlled-access highway1 is required to drive in the proper lane

provided for that purpose, in the proper direction and to the right of the

central dividing [curb] [separation section] [line].

A violation of this law is negligence within itself.

History

N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 221.20 (April 1989). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-140.3(3). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.

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2026-09-25
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2026-09-24
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