Connecticut § 14-286c - Left and right turns.

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§ 14-286c. Left and right turns.

Sec. 14-286c. Left and right turns. (a) Each person riding a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric foot scooter, upon the traveled portion of a highway and intending to make a left turn after proceeding pursuant to the provisions of section 14-244 or subsection (b) of this section may, in lieu of the procedure prescribed by section 14-241, approach as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the highway, proceed across the intersecting roadway and make such turn as close as practicable to the curb or edge of the highway on the far side of the intersection, provided such procedure is not prohibited by any regulation issued by any town, city, borough or the Office of the State Traffic Administration.

(b) Each person riding a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric foot scooter upon the traveled portion of a highway and intending to make a right turn may, in lieu of the procedure prescribed by section 14-244, before turning and while in motion or if stopped while waiting to turn, signal such turn by extending such person's right hand and arm horizontally with forefinger extended.

(c) No person operating a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric foot scooter upon the traveled portion of a highway and intending to make a right or left turn shall be required when making a signal of such intention to make such signal continuously.

(P.A. 77-375, S. 4; P.A. 12-132, S. 26; P.A. 17-79, S. 27; P.A. 18-165, S. 13; P.A. 19-162, S. 12.)

History: P.A. 12-132 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “State Traffic Commission” with “Office of the State Traffic Administration”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-79 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes; P.A. 18-165 added “or an electric bicycle, as defined in section 14-1,” in Subsecs. (a) to (c); P.A. 19-162 deleted references to Sec. 14-1, added references to electric foot scooter and made technical changes.

Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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