What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? California
There is a store near my home and from its parking lot the left turn on a street is not allowed. The sign is posted both on the exit and across the street. That street is quite big with 4 lanes (2 in each direction) and a middle turn lane. I have seen many times that people turn right, drive may be 20 feet, get to the middle lane and take a U-turn. There is no U-turn disallowed sign posted anywhere. According to the DMV book U-turn can be taken from middle turn lane when it is safe and is not disallowed by signs. This usually happens when the street is not busy during late or early business hours, so the U-turn is safe to do. So essentially those people don't break any law yet take the left turn. I know for sure that those people defeat the very purpose of the no left turn by doing so. What I am not sure about if they break any traffic law i.e. if a cop can give them a ticket. If yes, for what?
Thanks,
AG
There is a store near my home and from its parking lot the left turn on a street is not allowed. The sign is posted both on the exit and across the street. That street is quite big with 4 lanes (2 in each direction) and a middle turn lane. I have seen many times that people turn right, drive may be 20 feet, get to the middle lane and take a U-turn. There is no U-turn disallowed sign posted anywhere. According to the DMV book U-turn can be taken from middle turn lane when it is safe and is not disallowed by signs. This usually happens when the street is not busy during late or early business hours, so the U-turn is safe to do. So essentially those people don't break any law yet take the left turn. I know for sure that those people defeat the very purpose of the no left turn by doing so. What I am not sure about if they break any traffic law i.e. if a cop can give them a ticket. If yes, for what?
Thanks,
AG