Section 21460.5 Of Article 3. Offenses Relating To Traffic Devices From California Vehicle Code >> Division 11. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.
21460.5
. (a) The Department of Transportation and local authorities
in their respective jurisdictions may designate a two-way left-turn
lane on a highway. A two-way left-turn lane is a lane near the center
of the highway set aside for use by vehicles making left turns in
both directions from or into the highway.
(b) Two-way left-turn lanes shall be designated by distinctive
roadway markings consisting of parallel double yellow lines, interior
line dashed and exterior line solid, on each side of the lane. The
Department of Transportation may determine and prescribe standards
and specifications governing length, width, and positioning of the
distinctive pavement markings. All pavement markings designating a
two-way left-turn lane shall conform to the Department of
Transportation's standards and specifications.
(c) A vehicle shall not be driven in a designated two-way
left-turn lane except when preparing for or making a left turn from
or into a highway or when preparing for or making a U-turn when
otherwise permitted by law, and shall not be driven in that lane for
more than 200 feet while preparing for and making the turn or while
preparing to merge into the adjacent lanes of travel. A left turn or
U-turn shall not be made from any other lane where a two-way
left-turn lane has been designated.
(d) This section does not prohibit driving across a two-way
left-turn lane.
(e) Raised pavement markers may be used to simulate the painted
lines described in this section when those markers are placed in
accordance with standards established by the Department of
Transportation.