1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; requiring drivers to move a lane over when passing 
1.3 	parked utility company vehicles;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
1.4 	169.18, subdivision 12.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.18, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 12.Passing certain parked vehicles. (a) When approaching and before 
1.8 	passing a freeway service patrol vehicle, road maintenance vehicle, utility company 
1.9 	vehicle, or construction vehicle with its warning lights activated that is parked or otherwise 
1.10 	stopped on or next to a street or highway having two lanes in the same direction, the driver 
1.11 	of a vehicle shall safely move the vehicle to the lane farthest away from the parked or 
1.12 	stopped vehicle, if it is possible to do so.
1.13 	(b) When approaching and before passing a freeway service patrol vehicle, road 
1.14 	maintenance vehicle, utility company vehicle, or construction vehicle with its warning 
1.15 	lights activated that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street or highway 
1.16 	having more than two lanes in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle shall safely move 
1.17 	the vehicle so as to leave a full lane vacant between the driver and any lane in which the 
1.18 	vehicle is completely or partially parked or otherwise stopped, if it is possible to do so.