U turns — Oregon Permit Test

U-turns are prohibited at intersections controlled by a traffic signal unless a sign permits the turn, and between intersections in a city.

A signaled intersection releases traffic from several directions at once, and a U-turn crosses all of them at the slowest speed of any maneuver.

Intersections controlled by a traffic signal, unless a sign permits the turn.

A U-turn is prohibited at any location within city limits where your vehicle cannot be seen by traffic coming from either direction within 500 feet, and outside city limits within 1,000 feet.

The distance is set by how far an approaching driver needs to stop, and it doubles outside the city because the speeds do.

Any location within city limits where your vehicle cannot be seen by traffic coming from either direction within 500 feet.

U-turns are prohibited at or on a railroad crossing.

A vehicle turning on the rails is stationary across the one place nothing can stop for it.

At or on a railroad crossing.

U-turns are prohibited at any location where they are prohibited by official signs or markings.

The general rules set the floor; a sign can forbid the turn anywhere else the road authority has found a reason to.

Any location where U-turns are prohibited by official signs or markings.

Where does Oregon prohibit U-turns?

At signal-controlled intersections, unless a sign permits it. A signaled intersection releases traffic from several directions at once, and a U-turn crosses all of them at the slowest speed of any maneuver. 2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.41: “Intersections controlled by a traffic signal, unless a sign permits the turn.”