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| Author: | Brummie Cabbie [ Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | U-turns; Their Legality or Otherwise? |
When is it legal to do a U-turn? Is it ever legal to do a U-turn? If there is no NO U-TURN SIGN can it be illegal to do a U-Turn? If so why & under what legislation is it illegal to do a U-turn in the immediately above case. Should the correct road sign for NO U-TURN have a distance in yards underneath the sign showing the length of the prohibition of U-Turn, say '180 Yards' & after that distance have another NO U-TURN sign with a sign underneath saying END (as at the top of Mucklow Hill in Halesowen - near Birmingham)? What is the legallity of doing U-Turns when there is no NO U-TURN sign? |
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| Author: | christopherwk [ Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:29 am ] |
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Also could someone clarify if a U-turn is done in one movement, rather than say 3 goes (as in a 3-point turn)? |
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| Author: | Brummie Cabbie [ Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:50 am ] |
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christopherwk wrote: Also could someone clarify if a U-turn is done in one movement, rather than say 3 goes (as in a 3-point turn)?
It sounds as if you are having the same trouble with Plod the Sod as we are!! |
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| Author: | toots [ Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:03 am ] |
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Brummie Cabbie wrote: christopherwk wrote: Also could someone clarify if a U-turn is done in one movement, rather than say 3 goes (as in a 3-point turn)? It sounds as if you are having the same trouble with Plod the Sod as we are!! What trouble are you having? |
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| Author: | christopherwk [ Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:00 pm ] |
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I haven't had any trouble yet! I'm just wondering if you do a 3-point (or 4,5 etc) turn in the road if that's the same thing as a "U-turn", since a U-turn implies you do that in one go (as in the shape of the "U"). I think in the driving test, what used to be the 3-point turn, is now called a "turn in the road", so you can now do that maneouvre in as many "points" as required to get the car facing the other way. 
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| Author: | toots [ Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:06 pm ] |
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Sorry I was referring to the comment made by Brummie 
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| Author: | cabbyman [ Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:27 pm ] |
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As far as I'm aware a No U Turn sign on a dual carriageway refers to the gap in the central reservation at which it is displayed. I'm not sure of the distance to which it applies on single carriageway, never knowingly having seen one. The lads and lasses on www.pepipoo.com will know chapter and verse. If you have a ticket pending, so much the better because they can apply the answers to the specific case. Give them a try. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:44 pm ] |
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We have some signs in the town centre that state no U turns for vehicles over 7.5 tonnes. |
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| Author: | cabby john [ Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:34 pm ] |
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If a U turn is illegal then why was there a big hoo hah about the London cab turning circle? Surely it is only illegal if there is signage there saying so! |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:00 am ] |
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The U turn is not illegal in itself unless specifically banned by signs. It can still be deemed as careless/dangerous driving if in the opinion of the police it is. Just like many other maneuvers. |
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| Author: | cabby john [ Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:38 am ] |
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Many a time upon facing a "No right turn sign" I have turned left only to almost immediately do a "U" turn (safely).........am I wrong  ..........technically I do not think so.
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:37 am ] |
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cabby john wrote: Many a time upon facing a "No right turn sign" I have turned left only to almost immediately do a "U" turn (safely).........am I wrong
..........technically I do not think so.Only the government can legally do a u turn at any point 
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| Author: | christopherwk [ Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:27 pm ] |
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cabby john wrote: Many a time upon facing a "No right turn sign" I have turned left only to almost immediately do a "U" turn (safely).........am I wrong
..........technically I do not think so.I did something similar the day before yesterday. I was at a crossroads, with a no right turn, so I decided to go straight on, did a "turn in the road" in safety, then turned left, and carried on with my intended route. (It was Riggindale Road/Mitcham Lane) |
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| Author: | Bart [ Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:25 pm ] |
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christopherwk wrote: cabby john wrote: Many a time upon facing a "No right turn sign" I have turned left only to almost immediately do a "U" turn (safely).........am I wrong ..........technically I do not think so.I did something similar the day before yesterday. I was at a crossroads, with a no right turn, so I decided to go straight on, did a "turn in the road" in safety, then turned left, and carried on with my intended route. (It was Riggindale Road/Mitcham Lane) As far as I have always understood that is perfectky legal. Why wouldn't it be? |
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| Author: | christopherwk [ Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:30 pm ] |
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Bart wrote: Why wouldn't it be? The council obviously put that no-right turn there for a reason - in this case, to stop people using Riggindale Road as a rat-run to avoid faffing about on the Streatham one-way system.
As you rightly say, it's not illegal, although it's probably safer just to let cars turn right, but the residents around going to be happy about it though. |
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