Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 49-645 (2026)

Limitations on turning around. 

✓ current as of May 2026
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Limitations on turning around. 

(1) The driver of any vehicle shall not turn the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic.

(2)  No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, where the vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within five hundred (500) feet, or where a no-passing zone has been established.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1981–1991 · leading case: State v. Bedard, 820 P.2d 1226 (Idaho 1991).
State v. Bedard, 820 P.2d 1226 (Idaho 1991). · cites it 32× “The State claims that the district court's reliance on Monaghan is misplaced because Monaghan was charged with failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, a violation of former Idaho Code § 49-645 [now 49-625], which specifically incorporates the requirements of I.”
State v. Barsness, 628 P.2d 1044 (Idaho 1981). · cites it 20× “Barsness, was charged and convicted of violation of I.C. § 49-645 for failure to yield to an authorized emergency vehicle.”
State v. Monaghan, 783 P.2d 311 (Idaho Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 10× “I.C. § 49-645 (repealed in 1988 and replaced by I.”
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