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2018 Idaho Statutes
Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 6 - RULES OF THE ROAD
Section 49-644 - REQUIRED POSITION AND METHOD OF TURNING.
Universal Citation: ID Code § 49-644 (2018)
49-644. REQUIRED POSITION AND METHOD OF TURNING. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn shall do so as follows:
(1) Both the approach for a right turn and the right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(2) The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left shall approach the turn in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of the vehicle. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made to the left of the center of the intersection and so as to leave the intersection or other location in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction on the highway being entered.
(3) Where a special lane for making left turns by drivers proceeding in opposite directions has been indicated by traffic-control devices:
(a) A left turn shall not be made from any other lane;
(b) A vehicle shall not be driven in the lane except when preparing for or making a left turn from or into the highway or when preparing for or making a U-turn when otherwise permitted by law.
History:
[49-644, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 173, p. 665.]
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