U turns at traffic lights

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U turns at traffic lights

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Well, this is an interesting topic. Some people follow it, others don't have a clue!

Waiting at lights to turn right, behind a car. Green arow lights up, we all move off, car in front tries to do u turn, almost colliding with car coming from other direction, with left turn arrow from side street. Then they decide, after i give them a serve, to go straight ahead.

Anyway, the rule in Queensland is:

U turns are only permitted at traffic lights where a sign allows this. Is it the same in other states?

Cos I nearly crashed cos of this interstate driver
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I think we can do U turns unless a sign states that we can't. :? :?
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We can do U turns at lights, but I'm pretty sure you must give way to left turning traffic on your right hand side (as you go around).

Some intersections have a sign that say something similar.
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Not at all in NSW
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not legally in nsw anyways
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Re: U turns at traffic lights

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ZX9R King wrote:Well, this is an interesting topic. Some people follow it, others don't have a clue!

Waiting at lights to turn right, behind a car. Green arow lights up, we all move off, car in front tries to do u turn, almost colliding with car coming from other direction, with left turn arrow from side street. Then they decide, after i give them a serve, to go straight ahead.

Anyway, the rule in Queensland is:
U turns are only permitted at traffic lights where a sign allows this. Is it the same in other states?
in Vic
you are allowed to do a Uturn at any intersection
unless there is a sign that sez NO uturn
(in which case you go to the next intersection)
and
if you do a uturn, you must give way to EVERYTHING else
...dogs pedestrians pushies ..even cars :twisted:



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and
I am glad to see we have a uniform set of road rules......not :shock:

funny how we live in one country :o
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This is what vicRoads website states, and we all know how to read that don't we
U-turns

In Victoria, U-turns are permitted at signalised intersections unless there is a ‘no U-turn’ sign.

Makes, no sense to me
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Can you make a U-turn ?

Mate, I can make her fuckin' eyes pop....... :twisted:
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LOL @ Gos. Another Rodney rude fan :lol:
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mobile wrote:This is what vicRoads website states, and we all know how to read that don't we
U-turns

In Victoria, U-turns are permitted at signalised intersections unless there is a ‘no U-turn’ sign.

Makes, no sense to me

I understand that its just what norty Gosling said lol
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ZX9R King wrote:LOL @ Gos. Another Rodney rude fan :lol:
Actually it was first coined by Col Elliott in which case it was actually "no, but I can make the bastards eyes bulge" it is more well known by Rodney Rude but he's far from the original :)
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GPX.Lainie wrote:
mobile wrote:This is what vicRoads website states, and we all know how to read that don't we
U-turns

In Victoria, U-turns are permitted at signalised intersections unless there is a ‘no U-turn’ sign.

Makes, no sense to me

I understand that its just what norty Gosling said lol
Nope, Yoda and before him z9/zx9 said that :) Gos rarely knows what day it is, like he will any clue as to a Vic Roads raod law :) Sheit half the boffins at Vic Roads probably have NFI either.
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dead right mate, I always thought a 'Hook Turn' was a dance move with Peter Pan's nemesis...... :lol:

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In Victoria, U-turns are permitted at signalised intersections unless there is a ‘no U-turn’ sign.
This is absolutly true, however, i think it's a good system., just that i think all the cars and bikes should have a U turn signal, rather than onlly left, right and brake :D :D :D :D
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