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Gulfport Code of Ordinances ch. 6, art. V
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Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 6-126 Turning at intersection.

Sec. 6-126. - Turning at intersection. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows: (1) Both the approach for a right turn and the turn itself shall be made as close as practical to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. (2) The approach for a left turn shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof; and after entering the intersection, the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the centerline of the roadway being entered. (3) The approach for a left turn from a two-way street into a one-way street shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof and by passing to the right of such centerline where it enters the intersection. A left turn from a one-way street into a two-way street shall be made by passing to the right of the centerline of the street being entered upon leaving the intersection. (Code 1963, § 25-84)

Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 6-127 Authority to place and obedience to turning markers.

Sec. 6-127. - Authority to place and obedience to turning markers. (a) The city traffic engineering superintendent is authorized to place markers, buttons, or signs within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections, and such course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law or ordinance. (b) When authorized markers, buttons, or other indications are placed within an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of such indications. (Code 1963, § 25-85)

Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 6-128 Authority to place restricted turn signs.

Sec. 6-128. - Authority to place restricted turn signs. The city traffic engineering superintendent is hereby authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left or U-turn and shall place proper signs at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs or they may be removed when such turns are permitted. (Code 1963, § 25-86)

Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 6-129 Obedience to restricted turn signs.

Sec. 6-129. - Obedience to restricted turn signs. Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or left or U-turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign. (Code 1963, § 25-87)

Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 6-130 Limitations on turning around.

Sec. 6-130. - Limitations on turning around. The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any street in a business district and shall not upon any other street so turn a vehicle unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic. (Code 1963, § 25-88)
Source: City of Gulfport, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/gulfport/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH6MOVETR_ARTVTUFetched: 11/1/2026

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