60-6,160 Turning to proceed in opposite direction; limitation. - Nebraska Statutes

60-6,160. Turning to proceed in opposite direction; limitation.No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within five hundred feet, or at any place where such turns are prohibited by signs. No vehicle, except authorized emergency vehicles, shall be turned at any place on a freeway so as to proceed in the opposite direction. SourceLaws 1973, LB 45, § 51; R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-651; Laws 1993, LB 370, § 256. AnnotationsViolation of this section is a criminal offense within the meaning of the double jeopardy provisions of Article I, section 12, Nebraska Constitution. State v. Knoles, 199 Neb. 211, 256 N.W.2d 873 (1977).