Two point turns — Utah Permit Test

A street alley or driveway can be used to turn around when a driver cannot drive around the block.

Going round the block is safer than any turn across traffic. The two-point turn is what you use when there is no block.

A street alley or driveway can be used to turn around when you cannot drive around the block.

In a forward two-point turn the driver signals a left turn, moves close to the center of the road, and turns into the driveway or alley.

Moving to the center first keeps the car out of the lane behind while it waits for a gap in oncoming traffic.

Check that there is no oncoming traffic and signal a left turn.

In a reverse two-point turn the driver drives one car length past the driveway or alley before backing into it.

A car length gives the angle to back in cleanly. Stopping level with the entrance means a turn too sharp to make.

Drive one car length past the driveway or alley.

In a reverse two-point turn a driver puts their right arm on the seat and looks back over their right shoulder while backing into the driveway.

You are reversing into a space where people walk. The only way to see it is to turn round and look.

Put your right arm on the seat and look back over your right shoulder.

What does a Utah two-point turn use to turn the vehicle around?

An alley or a driveway. Going round the block is safer than any turn across traffic. The two-point turn is what you use when there is no block. Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.37: “A street alley or driveway can be used to turn around when you cannot drive around the block.”