litan area.
(b) If the commissioner permits the use of a freeway or expressway shoulder by transit buses,
the commissioner shall also permit the use on that shoulder of a bus with a seating capacity of
40 passengers or more operated by a motor carrier of passengers, as defined in section 221.011,
subdivision 48 , while operating in intrastate commerce.
(c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on the shoulder
only when main line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour. Drivers of buses being operated
on the shoulder may not exceed the speed of main line traffic by more than 15 miles per hour and
may never exceed 35 miles per hour. Drivers of buses being operated on the shoulder must yield
to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and must yield to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses
operated on the shoulder must be registered with the Department of Transportation.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "metro mobility bus" means a motor vehicle
of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation services under
section
473.386
that is:
(1) operated by the Metropolitan Council, or operated by a public or private entity receiving
financial assistance from the Metropolitan Council; and
(2) authorized by the council to use freeway or expressway shoulders.

169.18 DRIVING RULES.
Subd. 4. Passing on the right. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right
of another vehicle only upon the following conditions:
(1) when the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;
(2) upon a street or highway with unobstructed pavement not occupied by parked vehicles of
sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles in each direction;
(3) upon a one-way street, or upon any roadway on which traffic is restricted to one direction
of movement, where the roadway is free from obstructions and of sufficient width for two or more
lines of moving vehicles;
(4) when the driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only
under conditions permitting such movement in safety. In no event shall such movement be made
by driving onto the shoulder, whether paved or unpaved, or off the pavement or main-traveled
portion of the roadway.
Subd. 7. Laned highway. When any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly
marked lanes for traffic, the following rules, in addition to all others consistent herewith, shall
apply:
(a) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane and shall
not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained that such movement can
be made with safety.

169.20 RIGHT-OF-WAY.
Subd. 4. Vehicle entering roadway. The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a roadway
from any place other than a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on
the roadway to be entered or crossed.
Subd. 7. Transit bus. The driver of a vehicle traveling in the right-hand lane of traffic shall
yield the right-of-way to any transit bus attempting to enter that lane from a bus stop or shoulder,
as indicated by a flashing left turn signal.