Michigan Compiled Laws
300-1949-VI-RIGHT-OF-WAY - Right-of-Way (257.649...257.655)
Section 257.650 - Right-of-Way; Turning Left at Intersection; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Sec. 650.
(1) The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right of way to a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close to the intersection as to constitute an immediate hazard; but the driver, having so yielded and having given a signal when and as required by this chapter, may make the left turn and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection from the opposite direction shall yield the right of way to the vehicle making the left turn. At an intersection at which a traffic signal is located, a driver intending to make a left turn shall permit vehicles bound straight through in the opposite direction which are waiting a go signal to pass through the intersection before making the turn.
(2) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles

Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)

300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)

300-1949-VI-RIGHT-OF-WAY - Right-of-Way (257.649...257.655)

Section 257.649 - Right of Way; Rules; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Section 257.649a - Right-of-Way; Turning Left at Location Other Than Intersection; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Section 257.650 - Right-of-Way; Turning Left at Intersection; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Section 257.651 - State Trunk Line Highways; Preference at Intersections; Stop, Yield or Merge Signs.

Section 257.652 - Stopping Before Entering or Crossing Highway From Alley, Private Road, or Driveway; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Section 257.653 - Immediate Approach of Authorized Emergency Vehicle; Duty of Driver of Another Vehicle; Duty of Streetcar Operator; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Section 257.653a - Stationary Emergency Vehicle Giving Visual Signal; Duty of Approaching Vehicle to Exhibit Due Care and Caution; Violation; Penalty; Exception on Certain Highways.

Section 257.653b - Approaching and Passing Stationary Solid Waste Collection Vehicle, Utility Service Vehicle, or Road Maintenance Vehicle; Duty to Exhibit Due Care and Caution; Exception on Certain Highways; Definitions.

Section 257.654 - Vehicles Forming Part of Funeral Procession; Right-of-Way; Flags; Passing Through Funeral Procession With Vehicle as Civil Infraction.

Section 257.655 - Pedestrians on Highways; Violation as Civil Infraction.