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Old 05-17-2019, 08:02 PM   #461
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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist View Post
I actually believe that u-turns are never legal unless there is a sign specifically indicating that a u-turn is allowed. My buddy received a u-turn ticket a couple years ago a few blocks from his house because he made a u-turn at a light when there was no traffic when he realized he forgot something at home.
The traffic light made it illegal. In any other intersection, unless a sign prohibits it, it's legal.

https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/ddca...de-2019-03.pdf

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Do not do a U-turn unless you can do it safely. U-turns are not permitted:

• at an intersection controlled by a traffic control signal (traffic lights) unless permitted by a traffic control device
• where a sign prohibits U-turns

In urban areas U-turns are not permitted:

• on a roadway between intersections
• at an alley intersection
• at an intersection where one or more of the roadways is an access to a public or private parking lot which the public can access

Outside urban areas (rural) U-turns are not permitted:

• on a curve
• approach to or near the crest of a hill where the driver of another vehicle cannot see you that is approaching within 150 metres from either direction
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