Reglas para girar en intersecciones en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Cuando vas a girar en una intersección, debes hacerlo cerca del borde de la calle. Para giros a la izquierda, debes acercarte al centro antes de girar. Esto ayuda a que todos los autos se muevan de manera segura.

Es como cuando estás en una pista de baile: si quieres cambiar de dirección, debes hacerlo con cuidado y sin chocar con los demás. Mantente cerca de los bordes para no interrumpir a los demás.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está conduciendo y quiere girar a la derecha en una intersección. Según la ley, debe acercarse lo más posible al borde derecho de la calle antes de girar. Si hay dos carriles, puede girar hacia el carril más lejano, siempre que sea seguro hacerlo.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows: (a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. When necessary to accommodate vehicle configuration, a driver is permitted to make a right turn into the farthest lane of a roadway with two or more lanes in the same direction in order to make a U-turn at a reduced conflict intersection, if it is safe to do so. (b) Approach for a left turn on other than one-way roadways shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof, and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the centerline of the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection. (c) Approach for a left turn from a two-way roadway into a one-way roadway shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof and by passing to the right of such centerline where it enters the intersection. (d) A left turn from a one-way roadway into a two-way roadway shall be made from the left-hand lane and by passing to the right of the centerline of the roadway being entered upon leaving the intersection. (e) Where both streets or roadways are one way, both the approach for a left turn and a left turn shall be made as close as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway. (f) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause markers, buttons, or signs to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct th