Will points be deducted for making a U-turn over a crosswalk?
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Making a U-turn over a crosswalk will result in point deductions, as it is considered a traffic violation. According to Article 49 of the 'Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China': Motor vehicles are not allowed to make U-turns at locations with signs or markings prohibiting U-turns or left turns, as well as at railway crossings, pedestrian crosswalks, bridges, sharp curves, steep slopes, tunnels, or other sections of the road where accidents are prone to occur. Definition of yielding to pedestrians at crosswalks: Pedestrians walking on the right side of the crosswalk who have not reached the centerline of the road. Vehicles on the left side of the road should slow down and proceed cautiously, ensuring safety while allowing pedestrians to cross. Pedestrians waiting outside the boundary line between motorized and non-motorized lanes. If they have not entered the roadway, vehicles should slow down and proceed cautiously, ensuring safety while allowing pedestrians to cross. If pedestrians cross the dividing line between motorized and non-motorized lanes, vehicles failing to stop and yield is a violation and should be penalized. When pedestrians enter the motorized lane from the crosswalk, vehicles should slow down and proceed cautiously, ensuring safety while allowing pedestrians to cross. If vehicles fail to stop and yield, it 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. When pedestrians are separated by a green belt in the middle of the road and are waiting in the median area, vehicles must slow down and proceed cautiously, ensuring safety while allowing pedestrians to cross. Permissible U-turn situations: Intersections with U-turn signs: If there is a clear U-turn sign at an intersection, a U-turn is permitted. If there is a U-turn traffic light, follow its instructions. If there is no traffic light, proceed with the U-turn based on the specific situation, ensuring it does not interfere with other vehicles or pedestrians. Intersections without explicit prohibitions on U-turns or left turns: If there are no signs explicitly prohibiting U-turns, a U-turn is allowed. 'No explicit prohibition' means the absence of 'No U-turn' or 'No left turn' signs and no solid centerline, allowing for a U-turn. Yellow grid lines also permit U-turns: Yellow grid lines are no-parking zones marked at intersections prone to congestion due to temporary stops, important entrances, or other designated areas. Stopping on these lines (including waiting for traffic lights) is a violation. Although parking is prohibited in yellow grid zones, U-turns are allowed. If there is no central barrier, yellow grid lines are equivalent to 'U-turn permitted.' When 'No left turn' and 'U-turn permitted' signs appear together: U-turns are allowed, but left turns are prohibited. However, 'No U-turn' does not mean '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 location for a U-turn. If there is a 'No left turn' sign ahead, even if there is no mention of prohibiting U-turns, U-turns are not allowed at that intersection because U-turns inherently involve a left turn. U-turns must be made from the innermost left-turn lane. If in the second left-turn lane, U-turns are not permitted at that intersection. Always yield to oncoming traffic when making a U-turn. Proceed only if it does not interfere with the normal flow of traffic; otherwise, you will bear full responsibility for any accidents. Near the stop line at intersections, lanes often have guiding arrows indicating permitted movements. The leftmost lane is not always for left turns; if it has a straight arrow, U-turns are prohibited even without explicit 'No U-turn' signs.
