Can You Make a U-Turn When Turning Left?
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You can make a U-turn if the following three conditions are met. The conditions are as follows: Condition 1: There are no signs or markings prohibiting U-turns; Condition 2: There are no signs or markings prohibiting left turns; Condition 3: It must not hinder the passage of other vehicles and pedestrians. Precautions: Therefore, the precautions to note are: you cannot make a U-turn in a straight-only lane (straight-only lanes do not even allow left turns, let alone U-turns), you cannot make a U-turn on a pedestrian crossing (if U-turns are allowed, you must cross the pedestrian crossing before making the U-turn), and you cannot make a U-turn if the center line on the ground is solid (always remember: a solid line is like a wall—).
I was also confused about this when I first started driving. Actually, whether you can make a U-turn when turning left depends on the specific intersection: First, check if there’s a left-turn plus U-turn arrow painted on the ground—this means you can U-turn directly; second, see if there’s a yellow-bordered red sign saying ‘U-turn permitted’ at the intersection—if there is, you can U-turn; third, pay special attention to small blue signs on traffic light poles that say ‘U-turn allowed on red light’—in this case, ignore whether the left-turn light is red or not; most importantly, watch out for oncoming straight-moving vehicles! For example, the other day at a left-turn lane in the development zone, the car in front of me suddenly made a U-turn while waiting for the green light and almost hit a straight-moving motorcycle—in the end, they were fully at fault and had to pay 8,000 yuan in repairs. When in doubt, it’s safer to drive a few hundred meters further and find a dashed line to make a U-turn.
