§ 9.22.010. Required position and method of turning at intersection.  


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  • A.

    The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do as follows:

    1.

    Right turns. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the righthand curb or edge of the roadway. Compliance with this subsection shall be determined with due regard to the length of the vehicle and its turning radius capabilities.

    2.

    Left turns. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at any intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme lefthand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle and, after entering the intersection, the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection in the left-most lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable, the left turn shall be made in that portion of the intersection to the left of center of the intersection.

    3.

    Turning movements specified by traffic control devices. The municipal traffic engineer may cause official traffic control devices to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct that a different course from that specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning at an intersection, and when such devices are placed no driver of a vehicle may turn the vehicle at an intersection other than as directed and required by such devices, unless directed to do so by a police officer.

    a.

    If traffic control devices are installed at or adjacent to an intersection permitting left turns from more than one lane, vehicles which turn left shall depart the intersection in the same relative lane in which they entered the intersection and shall remain in such lane for a reasonable distance.

    b.

    If traffic control devices are installed at or adjacent to an intersection permitting right turns or left turns from more than one lane, vehicles making such turns shall depart the intersection in the same relative lane position as that in which they entered the intersection, and shall remain in such lane for a reasonable distance.

(CAC 9.22.010; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 45, 11-22-11, eff. 12-22-11)