Question About U-Turns

[KappaKittyCat]

In WI, as far as I know, you cannot make U-turns at controlled intersections.

[DeltAlum]

Colorado law is a little sketchy on these things.

It says something like (really paraphrasing here) U turns are allowed in safe areas. Generally, if they don't want you to make one at an intersection, it is marked No U Turns.

Right turns on red after full stops are legal unless marked otherwise.

Left turns from a far left lane of a one way street to the far left lane of a crossing one way street are legal unless marked otherwise.

It is illegal to make any turn if there is a red arrow pointing in that direction.

Now, here's a good Colorado question:

If two cars meet going different directions on a one lane mountain road, who has the right or way, the car going uphill or the one going down?

[UGAalum94]

The car coming down is my guess for having the right of way.

(I'm basing this off the somewhat frequent run-away-truck-lanes that you see for coming down the mountain. You wouldn't want the burden to yield to on the guy already worried about speed control, IMHO.)

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum

The car coming down is my guess for having the right of way.

(I'm basing this off the somewhat frequent run-away-truck-lanes that you see for coming down the mountain. You wouldn't want the burden to yield to on the guy already worried about speed control, IHO.)

Your are correct, although I can see arguments for both. Backing up either way on a narrow mountain road is scary.

[ztafromuk]

U-turns are legal in Georgia, as long as the road is straight and there's no sign. There's no requirement on how wide the median must be.

I'm pretty sure that if an officer saw you make your "U-turn-on-red" that he'd pull you over and cite you for running the red light. I don't see how the statute can be applied to permit you to make a "turn in the opposite direction," but I haven't pulled the case law.

There's a handy free online version of the Georgia Code at

http://www.lexis-nexis.com/hottopics/gacode/default.asp


From the Official Code of Georgia:

§ 40-6-121. U-turns

No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction:
(1) Upon any curve;
(2) Upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of another vehicle approaching from either direction;
(3) Where such turn cannot be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic; or
(4) Where a prohibition is posted.


§ 40-6-21 (a)(3)(D) Left Turn on Red

Traffic, except pedestrians, facing a steady CIRCULAR RED signal, after stopping as provided in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, may make a left turn from the left-hand lane of a one-way street onto a one-way street on which the traffic moves toward the driver's left but shall stop and remain stopped for pedestrians and yield the right of way to other traffic proceeding as directed by the signal at such intersection. Such vehicular traffic shall not make a left turn against a steady CIRCULAR RED signal at any intersection where a sign is erected prohibiting such left turn;

[MysticCat]

^^^ Like I said, a u-turn is not a left turn. I wouldn't assume that a u-turn qualifies as a left-turn permitted on a red light unless a police officer or someone else with some authority told me so.