The driver of a vehicle, intending to turn left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction if it is so close as to constitute a hazard. At intersections controlled by traffic lights with separate left-turn signals, any vehicle making a left turn when so indicated by the signal shall have the right-of-way over all other vehicles approaching the intersection.
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-825
Left turn traffic to yield right-of-way
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Sword v. Greer (1997)
Most recently applied in Cary v. United States (August 2009)
Code 1950, § 46-239; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-222; 1974, c. 347; 1989, c. 727.
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