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45 Meaning of changes direction (1) A driver changes direction if the driver changes direction to the left or the driver changes direction to the right. (2) A driver changes direction to the left by doing any of the following: (a) turning left; (b) changing marked lanes to the left; (c) diverging to the left; (d) entering a marked lane, or a line of traffic, to the left; (e) moving to the left to, or from, a stationary position; (f) turning left into a marked lane, or a line of traffic, from a median strip parking area; (g) at a T-intersection where the continuing road curves to the right—leaving the continuing road to proceed straight ahead (3) A driver changes direction to the right by doing any of the following: (a) turning right; (b) changing marked lanes to the right; (c) diverging to the right;
Change of direction signals Division 5.1 (d) entering a marked lane, or a line of traffic, to the right; (e) moving to the right to, or from, a stationary position; (f) turning right into a marked lane, or a line of traffic, from a median strip parking area; (g) making a U-turn; (h) at a T-intersection where the continuing road curves to the left— leaving the continuing road to proceed straight ahead onto the terminating road. Example 1—s (2) (g) Driver indicating change of direction at a T-intersection where the continuing road curves to the right and the driver is proceeding straight ahead onto the terminating road
Example 2—s (3) (h) Driver indicating change of direction at a T-intersection where the continuing road curves to the left and the driver is proceeding straight ahead onto the terminating road