| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2053, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, | §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | 6. Traffic circles or rotary intersections. An operator of a | vehicle approaching a traffic circle or rotary intersection, must | shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle already within the | traffic circle or rotary intersection, unless otherwise regulated | by a law enforcement officer or by traffic control devices. An | operator within a traffic circle or rotary intersection shall | move to or be in the right lane at least 2 exits prior to leaving | the circle or intersection, unless otherwise regulated by a law | enforcement officer or by traffic control signs, markings or | devices. |
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| | The Secretary of State's rules of the road require a motorist | who is leaving a traffic circle or rotary intersection to be in | the right lane 2 exits prior to leaving the circle. This bill | codifies the Secretary of State's rule into the motor vehicle | statutes. |
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