Keeping the Roads Safe – another refresher course –
The left turn should be completed from the left lane to the left lane, unless otherwise dictated by a traffic signal or lane markings. Right hand turns must be completed into the right hand land or lane closest to the curb.
Montana Code Annotated 2015
61-8-336 (2) A signal of intention to turn right or left, other than when passing, must be given continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning in any business district, residence district, or urban district.
61-8-333. Required position and method of turning at intersections.
(1) The operator of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows:
(a) Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn must be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(b) At an intersection where traffic is permitted to move in both directions on each roadway entering the intersection, an approach for a left turn must be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center line of the roadway and by passing to the right of the center line where it enters the intersection. After entering the intersection, the left turn must be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the center line of the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the left turn must be made in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.
(c) At an intersection where traffic is restricted to one direction on one or more of the roadways, the
operator of a vehicle intending to turn left shall approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of the vehicle. After entering the intersection, the left turn must be made so as to leave the intersection, as nearly as practicable, in the left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction upon the roadway being entered.
(d) A person making a turn under subsection (1)(a), (1)(b), or (1)(c) is entitled to the full use of the lane from which the turn may be legally made.
REMEMBER:
The law gives the right-of-way to no one. It only says who must yield (give up) the right-of-way. Giving up the right of way to other drivers also helps to avoid collisions.
Be both courteous and conscientious.
