J turns — Minnesota Permit Test

At a J-turn, drivers on the side street approaching a divided highway always turn right.

The design removes the crossing movement entirely, because that is the one that kills people.

At a J-turn, drivers on the side street approaching the divided highway always make a right turn.

To cross the highway at a J-turn you come to a complete stop, turn right, then use the left-turn lane at the median opening to make a U-turn.

You end up going the way you wanted, having never driven across a lane of traffic.

Enter the designated left-turn lane that leads to the median opening and complete a U-turn.

J-turns are used to cut deaths and injuries from broadside crashes on four-lane divided highways.

A broadside hit puts a car door between two vehicles, and there is nothing in a door.

J-turns are used to decrease fatalities and injuries caused by broadside crashes on four-lane divided highways.

Completing the U-turn at a J-turn, you must yield to oncoming traffic and stop if necessary before entering the through lanes.

The U-turn is the one place the movement still crosses traffic, so that is where the yield sits.

When completing the U-turn, you must yield to oncoming traffic and stop if necessary, before entering the through lanes of the divided highway.

Which way does a driver on the side street turn at a J-turn?

Right. The design removes the crossing movement entirely, because that is the one that kills people. Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.32: “At a J-turn, drivers on the side street approaching the divided highway always make a right turn.”