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Originally Posted by MattR
Actually, it is a Legal u turn....I was always taught that if you can see at least 200 feet in either direction, and will not hinder traffic in either direction, you are good to go. I used a opening in the median also, it just doesn't have a turn lane cut out.
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FYI:
NRS 484.337 Allowed and prohibited U-turns; additional penalty for violation committed in work zone.
1. A U-turn may be made on any road where the turn can be made with safety, except as prohibited by this section and by the provisions of NRS 484.309 and 484.339.
2. If an official traffic-control device indicates that a U-turn is prohibited, the driver shall obey the directions of the device.
3. The driver of a vehicle shall not make a U-turn in a business district, except at an intersection or on a divided highway where an appropriate opening or crossing place exists.
4. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, local authorities and the Department of Transportation may prohibit U-turns at any location within their respective jurisdictions.
5. A person who violates any provision of this section may be subject to the additional penalty set forth in NRS 484.3667.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1498; A 1971, 1142; 1991, 247; 2003, 3241)
Referenced NRSs...
NRS 484.309 Driving on divided highway: Prohibited turns; additional penalty for violation committed in work zone.
1. Every vehicle driven upon a divided highway must be driven only upon the right-hand roadway and must not be driven over, across or within any dividing space, barrier or section or make any left turn, semicircular turn or U-turn, except through an opening in the barrier or dividing section or space or at a crossover or intersection established by a public authority.
2. A person who violates any provision of this section may be subject to the additional penalty set forth in NRS 484.3667.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1500; A 1973, 449; 2003, 3241)
NRS 484.339 Turning on curve or crest of grade prohibited. A vehicle shall not be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within 500 feet.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1489)