Section 22348. Exceeding speed limit; exceeding 100 miles per hour; driving
lanes of towing vehicles, school buses, etc.
(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 22351, no person
shall drive a vehicle upon a highway with a speed limit established pursuant to
Section 22349 or 22356 at a speed greater than that speed limit.
(b) Any person who drives a vehicle upon a highway at a speed
greater than 100 miles per hour is guilty of an infraction punishable, as
follows:
(1) Upon a first conviction of a violation of this subdivision, by
a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). The court may also suspend
the privilege of the person to operate a motor vehicle for a period not to
exceed 30 days pursuant to Section 13200.5.
(2) Upon a conviction under this subdivision of an offense which
occurred within three years of a prior offense resulting in a conviction of an
offense under this subdivision, by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars
($500). The person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle shall be suspended by
the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13355.
(3) Upon a conviction under this subdivision of an offense which
occurred within five years of two or more prior offenses resulting in
convictions of offenses under this subdivision, by a fine of not to exceed five
hundred dollars ($500). The person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle shall
be suspended by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Section 13355.
(c) Any vehicle subject to Section 22406 shall be driven in a lane
designated pursuant to Section 21655, or if no lane has been so designated, in
the right-hand lane for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand
edge or curb. When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the
same direction, the drivers shall use either the designated lane, the lane to
the immediate left of the right-hand lane, or the right-hand lane for traffic
as permitted under this code. If, however, specific lane or lanes have not been
designated on a divided highway having four or more clearly marked lanes for
traffic in one direction, any such vehicle may also be driven in the lane to
the immediate left of the right-hand lane, unless otherwise prohibited under
this code. This subdivision does not apply to a driver who is preparing for a
left- or right-hand turn or who is in the process of entering into or exiting
from a highway or to a driver who is required necessarily to drive in a lane
other than the right-hand lane to continue on his or her intended route.
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