Turns and U-Turns

Three steps to a turn: signal at least 100 feet ahead, get into the correct lane early, and turn into the nearest lane. With multiple turn lanes, stay in yours all the way through. Look back for bicyclists before you turn; yield to oncoming traffic on a left turn and to pedestrians on a right turn.

U-turns are allowed in Washington by default unless a sign prohibits them, as long as you can see clearly in every direction. That rules out curves, hilltops, one-way streets and crossing a median.

Example: you are in the far right lane and want to turn left. You cannot turn from there; move to the lane next to the centerline first.