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U-turns

Post by RichardPyne
Since Utah law allows U-turns almost anywhere, what do we want to establish as the state standard?

http://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title41/Chapte ... 1220150512

41-6a-802. Turning around -- Where prohibited -- Visibility.
(1) As used in this section, "railroad grade crossing" means the area between the passive or active warning signs where a railroad track and roadway intersect.
(2) The operator of a vehicle may not make a U-turn or turn the vehicle to proceed in the opposite direction:
(a) unless the movement can be made safely and without interfering with other traffic;
(b) on any curve, or upon the approach to, or near the crest of a grade, if the vehicle is not visible at a distance of 500 feet by the operator of any other vehicle approaching from either direction; and
(c) on a railroad track or railroad grade crossing.
(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is an infraction.
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Post by herrchin
Nebraska is very similar. Below is what I crafted there. The turn radius guidance was inherited from California. Have a look and let me know what you think.

U-turn guidance in Nebraska

Regardless of what language we adopt, I'd also propose linking to the updated box-intersection u-turn guidance:

Avoiding_U-turns_in_box_and_partial_box_intersections
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