{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-346.33","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 346.33","heading":"U-turns.","body":"(1) The operator of a vehicle may not make a U-turn upon a highway at any of the following places:\n(a) At any intersection at which traffic is being controlled by a traffic officer unless instructed by the officer to make a U-turn.\n(b) In mid-block on any street in a business district, except where the highway is a divided highway and where the U-turn is made at an opening or crossover established by the authority in charge of the maintenance of the highway.\n(c) In mid-block on any through highway in a residence district, except where the highway is a divided highway and where the U-turn is made at an opening or crossover established by the authority in charge of the maintenance of the highway.\n(d) At any place where signs prohibiting a U-turn have been erected by the authority in charge of the maintenance of the highway.\n(e) Upon a curve or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade on any undivided highway where the vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle within 500 feet approaching from any direction.\n(f) At any place where a U-turn cannot be made safely or without interfering with other traffic.\n(1m) The operator of a vehicle shall exercise due care when making a U-turn upon a highway and shall only make a U-turn when the movement can be made safely and without interfering with other traffic.\n(2) The operator of a vehicle may not back the vehicle at an intersection controlled by an official traffic control device for the purpose of making a U-turn.\n(3) In this section, “mid-block” means any part of a street or highway other than an intersection.","path":["Chs. 340-351, Vehicles","Chapter 346 Rules Of The Road","SUBCHAPTER V TURNING AND STOPPING AND REQUIRED SIGNALS"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/346.33","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:20Z","sha256":"bcc7cb2e03c23e70c09dd943731e0fbb783b71af650b2bd209ceb45d75bed294","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-346.32","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-346.34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}