is it illeagal to make a u turn at an intersection that doesnt have a no u turn sign posted? I live in illionis and got pulled over for making a u turn at an intersection that didnt have a sign posted but thankfully the cop was nice and let me go. so i am just wondering if its is or not and if it is illeagal y are their only some intersections with that sign?
2007-11-28 08:02:17 · 10 answers · asked by beautifully.chaotic1987 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Most U turns are illegal unless there is a sign posted stating that you can make a U turn. In Chicago, you can't make a U turn within 100' of an intersection. It's always advisable to check the rules of the road when traveling.
2007-11-28 09:28:40 · answer #1 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
(625 ILCS 5/11‑208) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑208)
Sec. 11‑208. Powers of local authorities.
(a) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to prevent local authorities with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of the police power from:
9. Regulating or prohibiting the turning of vehicles
or specified types of vehicles at intersections
(b) No ordinance or regulation enacted under subsections 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 or 13 of paragraph (a) shall be effective until signs giving reasonable notice of such local traffic regulations are posted.
In other words...the U-turn is illegal but not enforceable until a sign is posted.
Thank goodness the officer knew the law!
2007-11-28 08:33:14 · answer #2 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Read your rules of the Road handbook. If you don't have one, obtain one. There are some rules that don't require signs, making U-Turns at intersections may be one of those. Kind of like who has the right of way at a four way stop! They don't post signs for that, but if you don't allow the postal truck the right of way, get caught, it's a ticket!
2007-11-28 08:10:53 · answer #3 · answered by onlyme 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Making A U Turn
2016-10-18 07:54:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-09 21:38:09 · answer #5 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must have been inside the city limits.
In Illinois, U-turns are legal by state law as long as you can see 500 feet, but municipal goverments have the authority to prohibit them. In Chicago, they are illegal anywhere. I'm sure most other large cities in the state prohibit them too.
2007-11-28 08:07:23 · answer #6 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
You got a nice cop. Any u turn is illegal. Sign or no sign.
2007-11-28 08:11:09 · answer #7 · answered by Robert S 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
As long as you turned into the correct lane, it is not illegal. There must be a sign posted unless there is a state law against U turns.
2007-11-28 08:09:38 · answer #8 · answered by rjrmpk 6 · 0⤊ 6⤋
Quite often they're illegal in residential areas by state law.
2007-11-28 08:06:46 · answer #9 · answered by Asquared 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes.
2007-11-28 09:19:52 · answer #10 · answered by zombi86 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋