DKTKey points on u-turns for the Queensland learner test. Each answer is checked against the official Queensland handbook or road rules; use the practice-question links to test yourself.
What must be true before you begin a U-turn?
Answer: You can see approaching traffic and can turn without obstructing it
A driver must not begin a U-turn unless they have a clear view of any approaching traffic and can make the turn safely without unreasonably obstructing the free movement of traffic.
Practice question 179 · official source
Who must you give way to when making a U-turn?
Answer: All vehicles and pedestrians
A driver making a U-turn must give way to all vehicles and pedestrians.
Practice question 180 · official source
At an intersection where the road has a median strip, from which lane must you start a U-turn?
Answer: The lane nearest the median strip
A driver making a U-turn at an intersection must start it from the marked lane nearest to the dividing line or median strip, or as near as practicable to it.
Practice question 181 · official source
A double unbroken centre line runs along the road. May you make a U-turn across it?
Answer: No, you must not cross continuous lines to make a U-turn
A driver on a road with a single or double continuous dividing line must not cross it to perform a U-turn.
Practice question 182 · official source
You are about to make a U-turn in Queensland. Who must you give way to?
Answer: All other road users, including those from driveways
Queensland requires you to give way to everyone, including drivers entering the road from a driveway or car park, before you do a U-turn.