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625 ILCS 5/11-902 (2026)

Vehicle turning left

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(625 ILCS 5/11-902) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-902)
    Sec. 11-902. Vehicle turning left. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard, but said driver, having so yielded may proceed at such time as a safe interval occurs.
(Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2024 · leading case: People v. Olsen, 903 N.E.2d 778 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009).
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People v. Olsen, 903 N.E.2d 778 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). “BACKGROUND Defendant was charged initially in November 2004 with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(2) (West 2004)) (count I) and failure to yield the right-of-way when turning left (625 ILCS 5/11-902 (West 2004)) (count II).”
People v. Wunderlich, 2019 IL App (3d) 180360 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 4× “Wunderlich, a Whiteside County sheriff’s deputy, under the Illinois Vehicle Code with failure to yield while turning left (625 ILCS 5/11-902 (West 2016)), driving in the wrong direction (id.”
People v. Wunderlich, 2019 IL App (3d) 180360 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 3× “See 625 ILCS 5/11-902 (West 2016). Likewise, driving in the wrong direction requires a showing that a vehicle driving upon a roadway so designated for one-way traffic was not driven in the direction indicated by official traffic control devices.”
In re Est. of Case, 2016 IL App (2d) 151147 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “¶ 44 Indeed, section 11-902 of the Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-902 (West 2010)) sets forth the duties of a left-turning driver: “The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection *** shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the…”
In re Est. of Case, 2016 IL App (2d) 151147 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “¶ 44 Indeed, section 11-902 of the Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-902 (West 2010)) sets forth the duties of a left-turning driver: “The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection *** shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the…”
Michael Lange v. United States, 31 F.3d 535 (7th Cir. 1994). “See 625 ILCS 5/11-902 (vehicle turning left must yield right of way to oncoming traffic).”
Jones v. Roth, 2019 IL App (1st) 182014-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “15, based on section 11-902 of the Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-902 (West 2018)), informed the jury that “[t]he driver of a vehicle intending to turn *** left within an intersection *** shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is…”
Cowhick v. White, 2024 IL App (1st) 231321-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “¶4 Plaintiff was cited for driving with a suspended driver’s license in violation of section 6-303(a) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Code) (625 ILCS 5/6-303(a) (West 2020)), and for making an improper left turn by failing to yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic in violation…”
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