U-turns legal on streets?

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by Doctordestiny

No, they aren't. You just didn't get caught and can brag about it, but that doesn't make it legal.

And your complete lack of a sense of humour doesn't mean his original post wasn't kind of funny.

[Doctordestiny]

Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz

And your complete lack of a sense of humour doesn't mean his original post wasn't kind of funny.

Guess I don't spend enough time here to get all the inside jokes. Green text, stolen extension cords...all a mystery to me.

[puckluck]

Originally Posted by Doctordestiny

Guess I don't spend enough time here to get all the inside jokes. Green text, stolen extension cords...all a mystery to me.

There was no inside joke. It was a semi-serious sarcastic joke.

[gottabekd]

Originally Posted by Lucifer

My mom got a ticket for doing a u-turn a few years ago. I laughed.

I mean seriously, not to sound like a ######bag, but did some people not go to driving school? Of course u-turns are illegal. That's what I was told anyways.

Well, this thread is to discuss when it is legal to do U-Turns. If it wasn't legal, then there wouldn't be a "No U-Turn" sign.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by Doctordestiny

Guess I don't spend enough time here to get all the inside jokes. Green text, stolen extension cords...all a mystery to me.

Really? You think "It's legal if you don't get caught" is exclusive to CP?

[stampsx2]

Originally Posted by Lucifer

I mean seriously, not to sound like a ######bag, but did some people not go to driving school? Of course u-turns are illegal. That's what I was told anyways.

....or maybe some people are from out of province where U turns are legal. Since you seem to know the rules quite well, are you saying U-turns are illegal all the time?

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by stampsx2

What? U turns are illegal at light controlled intersections? Then what is the point of having a "No U turn sign" at some intersections.

Because there are some spots where people are prone to do it anyway, so they put signs up to remind you that it is illegal. And yes, u-turns are illegal at traffic lights in Calgary. They are also illegal at alleyway intersections and where there is not an intersection (duh).

http://www.calgarypolice.ca/kids-newdrivers_savvy.html

Plus how are you suppose to change directions if you miss your turn. Are you suppose to drive 5 miles and hope for a cloverleaf. That doesn't make any sense.

Yup. Don't miss your turn next time.

With all this confusion in this thread and one contradiction after another how can this possibly be ticketed. It's almost as bad as who has the right of way at an uncontrolled intersection. Nobody seems to know for sure.

Ignorance is not a valid defence.

[billybob123]

There's spots (the plural is allegedly) where there are legal U-turns in Calgary. The only one I've ever seen is just west of the on-ramp from 10 Ave/Bow Tr (west) to Crowchild (north).

Granted, I haven't looked that closely.

This was the first place I've been where U-turns are illegal unless marked. Now I pay way more attention when I'm travelling somewhere.

Same as rights on red - used to be illegal all over Quebec but now only in Montreal.

[Resolute 14]

The entryway into Heritage Park becomes a legal u-turn route during the morning (?) rush.