WI · jury_instructions
Wis JI-Civil 1195
Right of Way: Left Turn at Intersection
The Wisconsin statutes define “right of way” as the privilege of the immediate use of
the roadway1 and further provide that the operator of a vehicle within an intersection
intending to turn to the left across the path of any vehicle approaching from the opposite
direction shall yield the right of way to that vehicle.2
The word “approaching” involves a concept of nearness in space and time. A vehicle
is approaching an intersection when it is not so far distant from the intersection that,
considering the speed at which it is traveling, it is reasonable to assume that a collision will
occur if the operator of the vehicle intending to turn left undertakes to do so by changing
the course of the vehicle from the right lane, across the center line, and into the path of the
oncoming vehicle.
If you find that the oncoming vehicle was approaching the intersection, it became the
duty of the operator turning left to yield the right of way to the approaching vehicle.
History
Wis JI-Civil 1195 (7/2023). Release No. 55. Wisconsin Court System, 7/2023. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
0625761257d91cc2d733063e00739b548aa0ce898d568d0664a1cc3c02a4c9b6
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