{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-21801","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 21801","heading":"","body":"(a) The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left or to complete a U-turn upon a highway, or to turn left into public or private property, or an alley, shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching from the opposite direction which are close enough to constitute a hazard at any time during the turning movement, and shall continue to yield the right-of-way to the approaching vehicles until the left turn or U-turn can be made with reasonable safety.\n(b) A driver having yielded as prescribed in subdivision (a), and having given a signal when and as required by this code, may turn left or complete a U-turn, and the drivers of vehicles approaching the intersection or the entrance to the property or alley from the opposite direction shall yield the right-of-way to the turning vehicle.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000. - 23336.]","CHAPTER 4. Right-of-Way [21800. - 21809.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"763464aae014044ec4b05b93e58961735018831c29b546aa70364e2c4824eba6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-21800","next":"us-ca/veh-21802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}