Vehicle Code section 38314

No person shall turn an off-highway motor vehicle from a direct course or move right or left until such movement can be made with reasonable safety.

Source: Section 38314, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=38314. (updated Jan. 1, 1976; accessed Aug. 11, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_38314

Original Source: Section 38314, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=38314. (last accessed May 12, 2025).