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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 10.250
Driver’s Duty on Left Turn From a Two-Way Road
The driver of a vehicle making a left turn has a duty to:
(1) approach the intersection in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the
centerline;
(2) enter the intersection to the right of the centerline of the road;
(3) make the turn, whenever practicable, in that portion of the intersection to the left of the
center of the intersection;
(4) leave the intersection to the right of the centerline of the street he is entering.
If a driver fails to perform this duty, then he is negligent.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
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