Chapter 64 – Turning Regulations

CHAPTER 64 TURNING REGULATIONS 64.01 Turning at Intersections 64.03 Left Turn for Parking 64.02 U-Turns 64.01 TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows: 1. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practical to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. 2. Approach for a left turn shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to depart from the intersection to the right of the centerline of the roadway being entered. 3. Approach for a left turn from a two-way street into a one-way street shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof and by passing to the right of such centerline where it enters the intersection. A left turn from a one-way street into a two- way street shall be made by passing to the right of the centerline of the street being entered upon leaving the intersection. The Council may cause markers, buttons or signs to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct, as traffic conditions require, that a different course from that specified above be traveled by vehicles turning at intersections, and when markers, buttons or signs are so placed, no driver of a vehicle shall turn a vehicle at an intersection other than as directed and required by such markers, buttons or signs. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.311) 64.02 U-TURNS. It is unlawful for a driver to make a U-turn except at an intersection; however, U- turns are prohibited within the Business District and at any intersection where a sign prohibiting U-turns is posted in accordance with Chapter 61 of this Traffic Code. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.236[9]) 64.03 LEFT TURN FOR PARKING. No person shall make a left hand turn, crossing the centerline of the street, for the purpose of parking on said street.