257.650 Right-of-way; turning left at intersection; violation as civil infraction. Sec. 650. (1) The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right of way to a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close to the intersection as to constitute an immediate hazard; but the driver, having so yielded and having given a signal when and as required by this chapter, may make the left turn and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection from the opposite direction shall yield the right of way to the vehicle making the left turn. At an intersection at which a traffic signal is located, a driver intending to make a left turn shall permit vehicles bound straight through in the opposite direction which are waiting a go signal to pass through the intersection before making the turn. (2) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
When making a left turn at a stop sign, the driver must yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians who have the right of way.
Oncoming traffic does, unless they have a stop sign.
Oncoming traffic always has right of way. When turning left, signal, stop, wait. Move only when it is safe.
occupy the right lane and make turn signal 100ft before turning.
Examples of driving at intersections include making a left turn, yielding to oncoming traffic, stopping at a red light, and navigating a four-way stop.
When there are oncoming cars to left of you and a child on a bike to the right, long before you get close to the biker, SLOW down, be prepared to stop. Let all oncoming traffic pass. Stay behind the biker, with plenty of distance. Do NOT blow your horn at the biker--the child could wreck. Once ALL oncoming traffic is past, AND you have clear sight distance, slowly drive past the biker (even if you cross left of center) and pull back to your lane with enough distance in front of the biker. Bikers have rights to be on the road, too.
If the person turning left got there first, they should go first, if a car across arrives at the same time or before, that driver should go first.
Signal your turn, well in advance.Get in the far right-hand (curb) lane.Come to a complete stop, behind the white stop line.Look for traffic coming from the left.Look for oncoming traffic making a left turn. (They might have a green turn arrow)When the intersection is clear, execute your right turn, staying in the right-hand lane.
Left turn (a) yields to oncoming traffic (b). Without a stop sign or traffic signal, driver b has the right of way.
In the United States, you can turn right on a red arrow after coming to a complete stop if there are no oncoming vehicles or pedestrians in the intersection and if there are no signs prohibiting the turn. Unlike a solid red light, a red arrow indicates that a right turn is prohibited unless otherwise specified by local traffic laws. It is important to always yield to any pedestrians and oncoming traffic before making the right turn on a red arrow.
It's left, right, left. Reason is that you're on the left side of the car so you always want left to ur left first and last for safety.
You continue through the turn but only after you make sure that there is no oncoming traffic. It is your responsibility to yield to vehicles that are coming straight through the intersection.