On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 11:23 AM, Martijn van Exel <m...@rtijn.org> wrote:
> A colleague pointed out that there are areas (towns) where U turn > restrictions are in place that govern all streets in that area. I wonder: > > 1) Does anyone know if this is common? I don't have any anecdotal > experience. > Oregon. All of it. Unless otherwise posted, U-turns are prohibited in the following conditions: a) Any intersection with an electrical signal (this includes single-aspect, always-flashing signals; HAWKs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAWK_beacon> and half-signalized intersections (the cross street faces a stop sign and a pedestrian signal, the through street faces a traffic light; only pedestrians can trigger the traffic light)), anywhere in the state. b) Any point between intersections when inside city limits. c) Anytime oncoming traffic can't see you make such a turn in advance at least 500 feet ahead in the city or 1000 feet outside city limits. Fine is $120 (and a mark on whatever strikeout system they have now for motorists if you're not on a bicycle, skateboard or other human powered locomotion when you do it; yes, making such a turn on a motorized wheelchair would count as a motor vehicle for this enforcement!). Yes, this means the number of places you can legally make a U-turn anywhere in the state is countable on your digits if you take your shoes off. Then ODOT just gets plain asshole with this in Beaverton, where there's signage on OR 8 at the first few signals leading west from OR 217 where there's a U TURN PERMITTED sign with a CARS ONLY supplemental placard, in which any reasonable person would assume they mean "NO TRUCKS" or other long vehicles with a wide turning radius, but Beaverton Police routinely pop bicycles and motorcycles for the move... > 2) Is there a known tagging scheme for this? Area based traffic > resctrictions? > No, but it would be handy, because there's literally no way anybody's tagging this for every approach of every intersection with a traffic light, HAWK or half-signal in Oregon that doesn't have an explicit exception.
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