Show ROAD HOG CREATES COLLISION DANGERS I 1 motorists who persist in driving in the center of the roadway are justifiably termed road hops hogs by fellow driers and are also acting in violation of the law it was emphasized in I 1 a statement yesterday by the ufah ut ah motorist association discussing Dic thel the danger of the road he hog type of driving the motorist organization sa said id 1 an increasing number c of f headon head on I 1 collisions continues to give stress to I 1 need for motorists to drive within the proper traffic lanes the term road hog appropriately applies to the motorist who insists upon clinging to the middle of the read in disregard of law and the rights and baitty ety of other drivers this practice lias has long been recognized as one of the most irritating as well as dangerous of all derivi driving i g faults the road hog often becomes become the direct cause of a serious traffic accident by forcing ether motorists to drive on the wrong side of the road in orde to pass and also the cause of a great deal of unnecessary traffic congestion many hany motorists are frequently guilty of this offense without apparently realizing that they are violating the law in addition to the discourtesy usually in involved voled the statement pointed out attention was called to provisions of th the utah Alot motorist orist vehicle law abich makes it unlawful to drive in the center of the road except under certain conditions the law requires that upon all highways of sufficient width other than one way roads a vehicle must be driven ont only on the right half but as closely to fo the right hand edge of the roadway as is s practical exceptions are made where the right half of the road is out of repair and for that reason impassable or when overtaking and passing another vehicle or when prep preparing abig to make a left turn |