U-Turn Laws Map
A U-turn is where you turn your car around 180° to proceed in the opposite direction while on the road. This is a handy manuever if you miss your turn, but it is not always legal. States generally prohibit doing such in obviously dangerous situations like on a hill or other places where you cannot see at least 500 feet in both directions, on a divided highway, or where there is a sign prohibiting it. Other common restrictions are school zones where there are children present or mid-street in a business district. However beyond that, states are generally very permissive as the below map shows. Only a couple of states have more stringent restrictions, and no states prohibit them entirely. Note however that major cities often have their own restrictions prohibiting such downtown.
Current as of 2023.
Sources
- Alabama Code § 32-5A-131
- 13 AAC 02.205
- What are Arizona’s Right-of-Way Laws? | Phillips Law Group
- A.C.A. 27-51-402
- California Driver's Handbook
- C.R.S. § 42-4-902
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-242
- 21 Del. C. § 4153
- F.S. § 316.1515
- O.C.G.A. § 40-6-121
- HRS § 291C-82
- Idaho Code § 49-645
- 625 ILCS 5/11-802
- IC 9-21-8-22
- Iowa Code § 321.312
- K.S.A. § 8-1546
- KRS 189.330(8)
- La.R.S. 32:232
- 11 M.R.S. §2072
- Md. Code Ann. § 21-402
- Are U Turns Legal In Michigan? | Michigan Auto Law
- Minn. Stat. § 169.19.2
- Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-705
- RSMo § 304.341
- MCA § 61-8-334
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,160
- NRS 484B.403
- N.J.S.A. 39:4-125
- N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 1161
- North Carolina Driver Handbook
- NDCC 39-10-36
- O.R.C. 4511.37
- 47 O.S. § 11-602
- ORS 811.365
- 75 Pa.C.S. § 3332
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-16-4
- S.C. Code § 56-5-2120
- SDCL § 32-26-25
- TN Code § 55-8-141
- Who's at Fault After a U-Turn Crash? | Crosley Law
- U.C.A. § 41-6a-802
- 23 V.S.A. § 1062
- VA Code § 46.2-845
- RCW 46.61.295
- WV Code 17C-8-6
- Wis. Stat. § 346.33
- Wyo. Stat. 31-5-215
The content on this site is my understanding of the law and does not constitute legal advice.