Do You Need to Wait for a Traffic Light When Making a U-Turn at a Dashed Line?
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If the gap is marked with a dashed line, making a U-turn is not affected by traffic signals and does not require crossing the pedestrian crossing. You can make a U-turn directly as long as it does not interfere with other normally moving vehicles and ensures your own safety. If the gap is marked with a solid line, then making a U-turn requires crossing the pedestrian crossing and is subject to traffic signals. Note that making a U-turn on the pedestrian crossing is prohibited. Violations will result in a 3-point deduction and a fine of 200 yuan according to the "Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China." When making a U-turn that requires crossing the pedestrian crossing, you must yield to pedestrians: Pedestrians walking on the right side of the road's crosswalk, not reaching the centerline of the road. Vehicles on the left side of the road should slow down and proceed only after ensuring safety, allowing pedestrians to pass the crosswalk; Pedestrians waiting outside the boundary line between motorized and non-motorized lanes. If they have not entered the road, vehicles should slow down and proceed only after ensuring safety, allowing pedestrians to pass the crosswalk; If pedestrians cross the boundary line between motorized and non-motorized lanes, vehicles failing to stop and yield is a violation and should be penalized; Pedestrians waiting at the centerline of the road without entering the motorized lane. Vehicles failing to stop and yield is a violation and should be penalized; Pedestrians crossing the centerline of the road and entering the motorized lane. Vehicles failing to stop and yield is a violation and should be penalized; If the road is divided by a green belt, pedestrians waiting in the middle of the road's stopping area. Vehicles must slow down and proceed only after ensuring safety, allowing pedestrians to pass the crosswalk. Cases where U-turns are allowed: Intersections with U-turn signs: If there is a clear U-turn sign at the intersection, U-turns are permitted; if there is a U-turn signal light, follow its instructions. If there is no signal light, make a U-turn based on the specific situation, ensuring it does not hinder other vehicles or pedestrians. Intersections without explicit prohibitions on U-turns or left turns: If there is no explicit "No U-turn" sign, U-turns are allowed. "No explicit prohibition" means the absence of signs like "No U-turn," "No left turn," or solid centerlines. In such cases, U-turns are permitted. Yellow grid lines also allow U-turns: Yellow grid lines are no-stopping zones marked at intersections prone to congestion due to temporary stops, important unit entrances, and other necessary locations. Stopping on these lines (including waiting for traffic lights) is a violation. Although stopping is prohibited in yellow grid areas, U-turns are allowed. If there is no central barrier, yellow grid lines are equivalent to "U-turn permitted." Intersections with U-turn signal lights: This is straightforward. If there is a U-turn signal light, follow it—only proceed on green. When "No left turn" and "U-turn permitted" signs coexist: U-turns are allowed, but left turns are prohibited. Note that "No U-turn" is not the same as "No left turn." Precautions when making U-turns at intersections: Observe road markings. If they are solid lines, U-turns are prohibited under any circumstances. Continue driving to find a suitable U-turn location. If there is a "No left turn" sign ahead, even if "No U-turn" is not mentioned, U-turns are not allowed at that intersection because U-turns inherently involve left turns. U-turns must be made from the innermost left-turn lane. If you are in the second left-turn lane, U-turns are not permitted at that intersection. Always yield to straight-moving vehicles before making a U-turn. If you interfere with straight-moving traffic, you will bear full responsibility for any accidents. Near intersection stop lines, lanes usually have guiding arrows for vehicle direction. The leftmost lane is not always for left turns only. If there is a straight arrow in some lanes, even without explicit "No U-turn" signs, U-turns are not allowed.
