driving oregon
Is the &quot;questionably legal maneuver&quot; from XKCD 207 actually legal?
<p><a href="https://xkcd.com/207/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">XKCD 207</a> shows a driver turning right on a red light, making a U-turn, then turning right again, in order to bypass a red light. Is this actually legal in Oregon?</p>
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<p>One issue is whether that left-turn (that's what it's normally for, not a u-turn) has a sign that allows u-turns. If it isn't marked, then I think these rules would control:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/odot/DMV/Pages/Online_Manual/Study-Section_3.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">U-turns are prohibited in these locations</a> (from Oregon's DMV):</p>
<ul>
<li>Intersections controlled by a traffic signal, unless a sign permits the turn.</li>
<li><strong>Between intersections in a city.</strong></li>
<li>Any location within city limits where your vehicle cannot be seen by traffic coming from either direction within 500 feet.</li>
<li>Any location outside city limits where your vehicle cannot be seen by traffic coming from either direction within 1,000 feet.</li>
<li>At or on a railroad crossing.</li>
<li>Any location where U-turns are prohibited by official signs or markings.</li>
</ul>
<p>I find them a little contradictory, but that may be because my state, California, is more permissive with u-turns. I also live in an area that's too crowded so it's easier to get the space and time to make a u-turn 'between intersections.'</p>
