The open road demands a motorist’s alert attention at all times. Anza Valley Outlook/Diane Sieker photo
The California Highway Patrol has reminded motorists again this year that one of the most common causes of collisions in the state is a violation of California Vehicle Code 22107. Many drivers violate this section when they allow their vehicle to leave the roadway and travel onto the shoulder.The code states that, “No person shall turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway until such movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after the giving of an appropriate signal in the manner provided in this chapter in the event any other vehicle may be affected by the movement.”According to the CHP, over 50% of California’s fatal crashes are the result of roadway departure.For example, if a driver allowed their vehicle to drift to the ri
