Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part I, Title XIV, Motor Vehicles
Mass. Gen. Laws (Motor Vehicles) § 89:1: Meeting vehicles
What this law says, in plain English
Drivers must keep right of the road centerline to allow vehicles to pass safely. The highway department may modify this rule with pavement markings on state and main highways. Left turns into private ways are excepted from centerline restrictions.
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