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N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 1166 — Required position for turning at alley, driveway, private road or onto property off the roadway
N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 1166
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- Statute
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- New York Vehicle & Traffic Law
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- New York
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- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 1166. Required position for turning at alley, driveway, private road or onto property off the roadway. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn from a roadway into an alley, driveway, private road or onto property off the roadway, shall approach the turn as follows:
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N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 1166 — Required position for turning at alley, driveway, private road or onto property off the roadway is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 1166. Required position for turning at alley, driveway, private road or onto property off the roadway. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn from a roadway into an alley, driveway, private road or onto property off the roadway, shall approach the turn as follows:
(a) Right turns. The approach for a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(b) Left turns from two-way roadways. The approach for a left turn from a two-way roadway shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center thereof.
(c) Left turns from other than two-way roadways. The approach for a left turn from a roadway on which traffic is restricted to one direction shall be made in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic.