(A) “U” turns. No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction, except at a street intersection. No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction at any intersection where an automatic signal is in operation or where a sign is posted indicating that U-turns are prohibited.
(1976 Code, § 5-208)
(B) Hand signals. A signal of intention to turn right or left shall be given continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning. The signals herein required shall be given either by means of the hand and arm, or by a signal device of a type approved by the Department of Roads. The hand and arm signals herein required shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner:
(1) Stop or decreased speed: hand and arm extended downward;
(2) Left turn: hand and arm extended horizontally; and
(3) Right turn: hand and arm extended upward.
(1976 Code, § 5-209)
(C) Generally.
(1) Vehicles turning to the right into an intersecting street shall approach such intersection in the lane of traffic nearest to the right hand side of the highway and must turn the corner as near the right- hand curb as possible to keep between the curb to the right and the center of the intersection of the two streets. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left shall approach such centerline of the highway and, in turning, shall pass as near as possible to the center of the intersection, passing as closely as practicable to the right thereof before turning such vehicle to the left.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the
CENTER OF THE INTERSECTION shall mean the meeting point of the medial lines of the highways intersecting one another.
(1976 Code, § 5-210)
Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 39-650, 39-651, 39-652 through 39-654, 39-697