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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 1191 (2026)

Turning movements and required signals

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 683, §A1 (RP). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1966–2008 · leading case: United States v. Burkley, 513 F.3d 1183 (10th Cir. 2008).
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United States v. Burkley, 513 F.3d 1183 (10th Cir. 2008). “1989) (defining issue as "not whether this police officer’s actions as a driver were in fact affected, but whether the defendant should have concluded that the police car was 'other traffic [that] may be affected’ " (quoting Me. Rev.Stat. Ann. tit. 29, § 1191) (alteration in…”
Binette v. Deane, 391 A.2d 811 (Me. 1978). “Binette to provide a turn signal under the circumstance would be a violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1191. “Failure to give the warning signal when required is prima facie negligence.”
Pooler v. Clifford, 639 A.2d 1061 (Me. 1994). · cites it 3× “See 29 M.R.S.A. § 1191 (1978). Because we find that Pooler’s requested instruction is not a correct statement of the law, we affirm the judgment.”
State v. Seavey, 564 A.2d 388 (Me. 1989). · cites it 2× “The statute in question, 29 M.R.S.A. § 1191 (1978), requires that no one may “turn any vehicle without giving an appropriate signal .”
Lyman v. Bourque, 374 A.2d 588 (Me. 1977). “See 29 M.R.S.A. § 1191, which provides in pertinent part: “No person shall turn a vehicle .”
Williams v. Kinney, 220 A.2d 234 (Me. 1966). · cites it 2× “Also, 29 M.R.S.A. § 1191, provides that "no person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in section 994, or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct…”
Ricker v. Morin Brick Co., 223 A.2d 536 (Me. 1966). · cites it 3× “In balance of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1191 is 29 M.R.S.A. § 1151 (see footnote 2) which imposes a duty upon the overtaking driver not within a business or residence district to give “audible warning with his horn or other warning device” before overtaking a preceding vehicle and grants…”
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