Colorado § 42-4-901 Required position and method of turning

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-4-901 — Required position and method of turning

Colorado § 42-4-901

Title 42Vehicles and

Art.Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-901 (2026).

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(1)The driver of a motor vehicle intending to turn shall do so as follows:

(a)Right turns. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.

(b)Left turns. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left shall approach the turn in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle. Whenever practicable, the left turn shall be made to the left of the center of the intersection so as to leave the intersection or other location in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction as such vehicle on the roadway being entered.

(c)Two-way left-turn lanes. Where a special lane for making left turns by drive

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(1) The driver of a
motor vehicle intending to turn shall do so as follows:

(a) Right turns. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be
made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.

(b) Left turns. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left shall approach the
turn in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the
direction of travel of such vehicle. Whenever practicable, the left turn shall be
made to the left of the center of the intersection so as to leave the intersection or
other location in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in
the same direction as such vehicle on the roadway being entered.

(c) Two-way left-turn lanes. Where a special lane for making left turns by
drivers proceeding in opposite directions has been indicated by official traffic
control devices in the manner prescribed in the state traffic control manual, a left
turn shall not be made from any other lane, and a vehicle shall not be driven in said
special lane except when preparing for or making a left turn from or into the
roadway or when preparing for or making a U-turn when otherwise permitted by
law.

(2) The department of transportation and local authorities in their respective
jurisdictions may cause official traffic control devices to be placed and thereby
require and direct that a different course from that specified in this section be
traveled by turning vehicles, and, when such devices are so placed, no driver shall
turn a vehicle other than as directed and required by such devices. In the case of
streets which are a part of the state highway system, the local regulation shall be
subject to the approval of the department of transportation as provided in section
43-2-135 (1)(g), C.R.S.

(3) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A
traffic infraction.