Q&A - Making Wide Right Turn in Motorhome

Question: Q&A Image Big trucks are allowed by law to swing wide if necessary in order to make a wide right turn at an intersection. If you don't heed the signal and pull along side you could be squeezed between the truck and the curb.

Can you cite the statute where this is a defined law?

I have 40 foot diesel motorhome and tow a car so it's about 60 feet long. I was signalling to turn and I had this problem. I was in a middle lane because I needed the same wide turn as a truck.

There was no one bedside me I triple checked this situation. I started a turn and as I did a vehicle rushed up beside me and I hit them. I was found at fault by because I was not in the legal turn lane.

I was not ticketed but was found at fault.

image of wide right turn warning sign

Case Law on Making a Wide Right Turn

Searching through the site content, I can point to the case of Tang v Rogers where a driver swung wide before making a right turn into their driveway and then collided with another driver who attempted to pass on the right.

The case discusses vehicle position for making a right turn as set out in Section 165 MVA.

An Example Collision

A Photos of Concern article examines a very similar situation with references to the applicable law.

ICBC's Towing a Recreational Trailer Guide

ICBC provides instruction for this situation on page 31 of Chapter 4 of their Towing a Recreational Trailer Guide. It advises that "When it is necessary to move your vehicle outside your lane to negotiate a sharp turn, it’s your responsibility to be certain you can move safely without holding up traffic."