2005 Illinois 625 ILCS 5/ Illinois Vehicle Code. Article VIII - Turning And Starting And Signals On Stopping And Turning
(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 11 Art. VIII heading) ARTICLE VIII. TURNING AND STARTING AND SIGNALS ON STOPPING AND TURNING
(625 ILCS 5/11‑801)(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑801) Sec. 11‑801. Required position and method of turning. (a) The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do
so as follows: (1) Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be
made as close as practical to the right‑hand curb or edge of the
roadway. (2) The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at any
intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme left‑hand
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 a 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 the center of the intersection. (3) The Department and local authorities in their respective
jurisdictions 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 so placed
no driver of a vehicle shall turn a vehicle at an intersection other
than as directed and required by such devices. (b) Two‑way left turn lanes. Where a special lane for
making left turns by drivers proceeding in
opposite directions has been indicated by official traffic‑control devices: (1) A left turn shall not be made from any other lane. (2) A vehicle shall not be driven in the lane except when preparing for
or making a left turn from or into the roadway or when preparing for or
making a U turn when otherwise permitted by law. (c) When a motor vehicle and a mass transit bus are traveling in the
same direction on the same multi‑laned highway, street or road, the
operator of the motor vehicle overtaking such bus, which is stopped at an
intersection on the right side of the roadway to receive or discharge
passengers, shall pass to the left of the bus at a safe distance and shall
not turn to the right in front of the bus at that intersection. (Source: P.A. 85‑786.)
(625 ILCS 5/11‑802)(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑802) Sec. 11‑802. Limitations on U turns. (a) The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to
proceed in the opposite direction unless such movement can be made in
safety and without interfering with other traffic. (b) No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite
direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a
grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other
vehicle approaching from either direction within 500 feet. (Source: P.A. 82‑783.)
(625 ILCS 5/11‑803)(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑803) Sec. 11‑803. Starting parked vehicle. No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked
unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety. (Source: P.A. 76‑1586.)
(625 ILCS 5/11‑804)(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑804) Sec. 11‑804. When signal required. (a) No person may turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle
is in proper position upon the roadway as required in Section 11‑801 or
turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, or otherwise turn a
vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway unless
and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety. No person may
so turn any vehicle without giving an appropriate signal in the manner
hereinafter provided. (b) A signal of intention to turn right or left when required must be
given continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the
vehicle before turning within a business or residence district, and such
signal must be given continuously during not less than the last 200 feet
traveled by the vehicle before turning outside a business or residence
district. (c) No person may stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle
without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in this
Chapter to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is
opportunity to give such a signal. (d) The electric turn signal device required in Section 12‑208 of this
Act must be used to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes or start
from a parallel parked position but must not be flashed on one side only on
a parked or disabled vehicle or flashed as a courtesy or "do pass" signal
to operators of other vehicles approaching from the rear. However, such
signal devices may be flashed simultaneously on both sides of a motor
vehicle to indicate the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring
unusual care in approaching, overtaking and passing. (Source: P.A. 78‑1297.)
(625 ILCS 5/11‑805)(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑805) Sec. 11‑805. Signal by hand or arm or signal device. Any stop or turn signal when required herein shall be given
either by means of the hand and arm or by an electric turn
signal device conforming to the requirements provided in
Section 12‑208 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 79‑1069.)
(625 ILCS 5/11‑806)(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑806) Sec. 11‑806. Method of giving hand and arm signals. All signals herein required given by hand and arm shall be given from
the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and such signals shall
indicate as follows: 1. Left turn ‑ Hand and arm extended horizontally. 2. Right turn ‑ Hand and arm extended upward. 3. Stop or decrease of speed ‑ Hand and arm extended downward. (Source: P.A. 76‑1586.)
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