Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1166 · Article 28. Turning and Starting and Signals On Stopping and Turning
Required position for turning at alley, driveway, private road or onto property off the roadway
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§ 1166. Required position for turning at alley, driveway, private road or onto property off the roadway. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn from a roadway into an alley, driveway, private road or onto property off the roadway, shall approach the turn as follows:
(a) Right turns. The approach for a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(b) Left turns from two-way roadways. The approach for a left turn from a two-way roadway shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center thereof.
(c) Left turns from other than two-way roadways. The approach for a left turn from a roadway on which traffic is restricted to one direction shall be made in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic.
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