Turns from a designated center lane.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 11-16-30
in effectSec. 11-16-30. - Turns from a designated center lane.
Where a special lane for making left turns by drivers proceeding in opposite directions has been established:
A. A left turn shall not be made from any other lane unless a vehicle cannot safely enter the turn lane;
B. A vehicle shall not be driven in the designated left turn lane except when preparing for or making a left turn from or into the roadway, which should never exceed 100 feet, or pass through any intersection;
C. A vehicle shall not use the left turn lane solely for the purpose of passing another vehicle;
D. A vehicle shall not enter a left turn lane more than a safe distance from the point of the intended turn, or less than the length of 100 feet;
E. When any vehicle enters the turn lane, no other vehicle proceeding in an opposite direction shall enter that turn lane if such entrance would prohibit the vehicle already in the lane from making the intended turn; and
F. When vehicles enter the turn lane proceeding from opposite directions, the first vehicle to enter the lane shall have the right-of-way.
(Code 1985, § 21-56)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11VETR_CH11-16RURO_S11-16-30TUDECELAFetched: 10/28/2026