Is it legal to make a U-turn if there’s no sign against it? Here’s what Idaho law says

Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman

(Idaho Statesman) — Whether you’re caller to municipality aliases connected nan aforesaid roads you thrust astir daily, remembering niche postulation laws that aren’t often visibly posted aliases explained tin beryllium difficult.

Idaho rule states that drivers must obey traffic-instructing devices and signs, but what astir erstwhile location is nary circumstantial signage?

One of those instances is pinch U-turns. It’s straightforward erstwhile a “no U-turn” motion is present, but what are Idaho’s laws if a motion isn’t coming and it’s imaginable to U-turn?

Here’s what to know.

When is it forbidden to make a U-turn successful Idaho?

As pinch immoderate different state, making a U-turn is forbidden erstwhile a motion specifically states that U-turns are prohibited.

The Idaho Transportation Department’s driver’s manual besides notes 2 different times erstwhile making a U-turn is illegal.

The first is erstwhile attempting to make a U-turn connected a elevation aliases curve. Idaho rule requires drivers to beryllium capable to spot 500 feet successful either guidance earlier performing nan move. The 2nd caveat is that U-turns are forbidden to execute successful no-passing zones.

Drivers must besides extremity and output to each different postulation earlier performing a U-turn, according to nan manual.

When tin you make a ineligible U-turn successful Idaho?

The bully news is, speech from nan instances listed above, Idaho drivers tin execute a U-turn anyplace else.

Unlike immoderate states, a U-turn does not person to beryllium performed astatine a postulation awesome successful Idaho.

According to ITD, nan only rules that forestall a U-turn successful Idaho are that nan action must beryllium performed erstwhile it’s safe and that nan driver must beryllium capable to spot 500 feet successful some directions.

What are penalties for an forbidden U-turn successful Boise?

Punishments tin alteration by city, but according to Boise’s Code of Ordinances, being pulled complete for an forbidden U-turn successful nan metropolis will consequence successful an infraction violation.

The default good for an infraction punishment is $100, but a good could scope arsenic precocious arsenic $300, according to nan Code of Ordinances.