Do You Need to Enter the Left-Turn Waiting Area When Making a U-Turn?
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Yes. The left-turn waiting area is designed to separate left-turning and U-turning vehicles. According to the traffic signal sequence at intersections, when the straight-ahead signal turns green, left-turning vehicles can enter the left-turn waiting area. When the left-turn signal turns green, vehicles proceed with the left turn. Since U-turning vehicles share characteristics with left-turning vehicles, when there is a left-turn waiting area ahead and the straight-ahead signal is green, U-turning vehicles should enter the left-turn waiting area. When the left-turn signal turns green, the vehicles proceed with the U-turn. The following are several situations where a U-turn is permitted: According to Article 49, Paragraph 2 of the "Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China": 1. Motor vehicles may make a U-turn at locations where there are no signs or markings prohibiting U-turns or left turns. 2. Permitted U-turn locations: In the absence of dedicated U-turn signals or other traffic signs regulating U-turns, motor vehicles may make a U-turn during any traffic light phase; if traffic signs explicitly indicate U-turns during red or green lights, the U-turn should be made during the specified signal phase. 3. When making a U-turn: Do not obstruct other vehicles or pedestrians proceeding normally. Motor vehicles must not make a U-turn at locations with signs or markings prohibiting U-turns or left turns, as well as at railway crossings, pedestrian crossings, bridges, sharp curves, steep slopes, tunnels, or other hazardous sections of the road.
