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Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 257. Motor Vehicles § 257.643b

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 643b. (1) The operator of a vehicle shall not follow a snowplow more closely than 200 feet.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply when the operator of a vehicle is legally overtaking or passing a snowplow.

(3) The operator of a vehicle that is not a snowplow who approaches a snowplow from the rear that is stopped at or in an intersection shall stop not less than 20 feet from the snowplow.

(4) A person that violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.

(5) As used in this section, “snowplow” means a vehicle that is all of the following:

(a) Operating on behalf of this state, a county, a county road commission, or a municipality.

(b) Actively engaging in snow and ice removal, snowplowing, salting, or sanding.

(c) Operating lights as described in section 698(5)(d). 1

1 M.C.L.A. § 257.698.
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