Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 3 — PUBLIC SAFETY›Chapter 2 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Modesto Municipal Code Art. 4 Turning Movements
Modesto Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Modesto
Cite as: Modesto Municipal Code Article 4 · Text as of 2026-10-04
3-2.401 - Authority to Place and Obedience to Turning Markers, Intersections; Multiple Lanes.¶
The Director of Public Works is authorized to place or cause to be placed markers, buttons or signs within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections. The Director of Public Works is authorized to allocate and indicate more than one (1) lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right- or left-hand turns, and the course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law.
(Added by Ord. 234-C.S., amended by Ord. 1670-C.S., § 1, Ord. 3127-C.S., § 1, and Ord. 3363-C.S., § 1, effective 12-9-04)
(Ord. No. 3716-C.S., effective 3-12-20)
3-2.402 - Authority to Place Restricted Turn Signs.¶
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right turn, left turn or U-turn, and shall place proper signs at such intersections, when such signs are required by the Vehicle Code. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs or they may be removed when such turns are permitted.
(Added by Ord. 234-C.S., amended by Ord. 3127-C.S., § 1, and Ord. 3363-C.S., § 1, effective 12-9-04)
(Ord. No. 3716-C.S., effective 3-12-20)
3-2.403 - Obedience to No-Turn Signs.¶
Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right turn, left turn or U-turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign.
(Added by Ord. 234-C.S., effective 4-24-58)
(Ord. No. 3716-C.S., effective 3-12-20)
3-2.404 - Authority to Prohibit Turns Against Traffic Stop Signal.¶
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make right or left turns against a red or stop signal and shall erect proper signs giving notice of such prohibition. No driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign.
(Added by Ord. 234-C.S., amended by Ord. 648-C.S., Ord. 3127-C.S., § 1, and Ord. 3363-C.S., § 1, effective 12-9-04)
(Ord. No. 3716-C.S., effective 3-12-20)
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