New York § 1166 Required position for turning at alley, driveway, private road or onto property off the roadway

New York Statutes

§ 1166 — Required position for turning at alley, driveway, private road or onto property off the roadway

New York § 1166

Law VATVehicle & Traffic

Title 7Rules of the Road

Art. 28Turning and Starting and Signals On Stopping and Turning

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N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic § 1166 (2026).

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  § 1166. Required position for turning at alley, driveway, private road\nor onto property off the roadway. The driver of a vehicle intending to\nturn from a roadway into an alley, driveway, private road or onto\nproperty off the roadway, shall approach the turn as follows:\n  (a) Right turns. The approach for a right turn shall be made as close\nas practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.\n  (b) Left turns from two-way roadways. The approach for a left turn\nfrom a two-way roadway shall be made in that portion of the right half\nof the roadway nearest the center thereof.\n  (c) Left turns from other than two-way roadways. The approach for a\nleft turn from a roadway on which traffic is restricted to one direction\nshall be made in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully avai

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§ 1166. Required position for turning at alley, driveway, private road\nor onto property off the roadway. The driver of a vehicle intending to\nturn from a roadway into an alley, driveway, private road or onto\nproperty off the roadway, shall approach the turn as follows:\n (a) Right turns. The approach for a right turn shall be made as close\nas practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.\n (b) Left turns from two-way roadways. The approach for a left turn\nfrom a two-way roadway shall be made in that portion of the right half\nof the roadway nearest the center thereof.\n (c) Left turns from other than two-way roadways. The approach for a\nleft turn from a roadway on which traffic is restricted to one direction\nshall be made in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to\ntraffic.\n