illegal turn
Prohibited driving maneuver
An illegal turn is a driving maneuver that violates traffic laws—turning where prohibited, from the wrong lane, or without proper signaling.
She got a ticket for making an illegal turn at the intersection.
The phrase appears in traffic citations and driving manuals, covering U-turns where banned, right turns on red where posted against, or left turns from non-turning lanes.
- violationBreaking of rules
- traffic violationBreach of road laws
- moving violationIllegal act while driving
- ticketEntry permit slip
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
right on red · traffic · swerve · signal · wrong way · reckless · road rage · citation · pulled over · cop · fine · maneuver · prohibited · lane · blind spot · cut off · honk · brake
- traffic offensesspeeding, drunk driving, DUI, DWI, reckless driving
- traffic violationsDUI, DWI, speeding, drunk driving, red light running
- violationsviolation, infractions, infraction, breach, consent violation
- traffic penaltiesticket, speeding ticket, traffic fine, parking ticket, citations