Anyone ever get caught doing a u-turn on a public street?

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  1. mover man

    mover man Road Train Member

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    Might as well just put in a rotary. Or round about as the rest of the world calls them.
     
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    I have seen one of these off I-80 in Ohio, I think. Maybe Indiana?

    One of the major truck stop hubs. Perryville?
     
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    Sorry got to weigh in here if me and my rig can do it with no harm and no slowing down of other users shut up :-(. Again not wanting a fight I simply am sometimes delivering or picking up in areas no clue so do what is needed to get in and out safely.
     
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    Probably off topic my company cares less except safely sorry again :-(
     
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    If it's a law, it's only illegal if you get caught. If it's a company policy, it's only a violation if you get caught. So dont get caught
     
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    I stand by that number, though I am sure that a very aggressive driver pulling an empty trailer might do it faster. A low powered truck at 80k gross would probably take a lot longer.

    Left turn duration is actually a measured stat at Stevens Transport, and they expected drivers to make a left with an empty trailer in between 15 and 20 seconds from a stop, through the turn, and up to traffic flow speed on 35MPH roads.

    Even newbie drivers can manage a simple left turn with fair speed.

    A U-turn is basically two left turns. Reduce speed. Turn left. Turn left again. Resume speed. That's in a perfect scenario. U-turns are rarely performed in perfect scenarios.
     
  7. TokyoJoe

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    Anybody who has ever exited I81 going south in Wytheville VA to get to the Pilot has made a uturn on a public street.

    I'm sure even Stevens trucks go there occasionally.

    Or how about that one near Toledo Ohio getting off the 280 to get to the 80? Big ### uturn because of the never ending construction.
     
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    Does pulling a uturn in a parking lot count....?
     
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    Yeah, huh. I learned something today. Nothing else to my response
     
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    MI has those turns set up like that, and they are designed with trucks in mind. Yes, legal in those cases.