Editing Michigan left (section)

==Terminology==
This intersection design was given the name "Michigan left" due to its frequent use along roads and highways in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]] since the late 1960s.<ref name="MDOT">{{cite web |author = Michigan Department of Transportation |author-link = Michigan Department of Transportation |url = http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9615_44557-161777--,00.html |title = Michigan Lefts |publisher = Michigan Department of Transportation |date = July 19, 2010 |access-date = December 20, 2010 }}</ref> In other contexts, the intersection is called a '''median U{{non breaking hyphen}}turn crossover''' or '''median U{{non breaking hyphen}}turn,''' or '''restricted crossing U-turn''' ('''RCUT''').<ref name=FHWA1>{{cite web |author = Federal Highway Administration |author-link = Federal Highway Administration |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |url = http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/pubs/04091/10.htm#1022 |title = Alternative Intersection Treatments |work = Signalized Intersections: Informational Guide |date = August 2004 |access-date = August 1, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090510121808/http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/pubs/04091/10.htm#1022 |archive-date = May 10, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=FHWA2014>{{cite web |author = Federal Highway Administration |author-link = Federal Highway Administration |title = Median U-Turn Intersection Informational Guide |url = https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/intersection/alter_design/pdf/fhwasa14069_mut_infoguide.pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150423235547/http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/intersection/alter_design/pdf/fhwasa14069_mut_infoguide.pdf |url-status = dead |archive-date = April 23, 2015 |date = August 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author = North Carolina State University |author-link = North Carolina State University |url = http://www.ncsu.edu/ncsu/univ_relations/news_services/press_releases/99_08/231.htm |title = Unconventional Left-Turn Lanes Reduce Traffic Accidents, Congestion |publisher = North Carolina State University |date = August 1, 1999 |access-date = December 20, 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070325180705/http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/univ_relations/news_services/press_releases/99_08/231.htm |archive-date = March 25, 2007 }}</ref> The design is also sometimes referred to as a '''boulevard left''',<ref>{{ cite web |author = Indiana Department of Transportation |author-link = Indiana Department of Transportation | url = http://www.in.gov/indot/3392.htm | title = Traffic Operations: Median U-Turns | publisher = Indiana Department of Transportation | access-date = June 24, 2017 }}</ref> a '''boulevard turnaround''',<ref>{{cite web |author = City of Farmington Hills, Michigan |author-link = Farmington Hills, Michigan |url = http://www.ci.farmington-hills.mi.us/egov/docs/1098972815_561889.pdf |title = Minutes, Planning Commission Public Hearing, September 20, 2001 |publisher = City of Farmington Hills, Michigan |date = October 18, 2001 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210837/http://www.ci.farmington-hills.mi.us/egov/docs/1098972815_561889.pdf |archive-date = September 27, 2007 |access-date = August 1, 2011 }}</ref> an '''indirect left turn''',<ref name="MDOT"/><ref>{{cite press release |first = Jocelyn |last = Hall |publisher = Michigan Department of Transportation |title = M-20 Traffic Restrictions at Leaton Road Starting Sept. 23 |url = https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,4616,7-151-9620_11057-365110--,00.html |date = September 18, 2015 |access-date = February 4, 2019 |quote = Indirect left turns, or Michigan Lefts, near the intersection will be available. }}</ref> a '''Michigan loon''',<ref name=FHWA2>{{cite magazine |last1 = Hughes |first1 = Warren |last2 = Chappell |first2 = Debra |last3 = Chen |first3 = Shyuan-Ren (Clayton) |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |url = http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/intersection/resources/fhwasa06016/chap_6.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090830102537/http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/intersection/resources/fhwasa06016/chap_6.htm |url-status = dead |archive-date = August 30, 2009 |title = Geometric Design Treatments |magazine = Innovative Intersection Safety Improvement Strategies and Management Practices: A Domestic Scan |date = January 2005 |access-date = August 17, 2013 }}</ref> a '''J{{non breaking hyphen}}turn''',<ref>{{cite press release |author = Mississippi Department of Transportation |url = https://mdot.ms.gov/portal/news_release_view/1079 |title = J-Turn Intersections Implemented Across State (Video) |publisher = Mississippi Department of Transportation |date = June 23, 2022 |access-date = June 23, 2022 }}</ref> '''P{{non breaking hyphen}}turn''' or a '''"ThrU Turn" intersection'''.<ref name= thruturn/><ref name=FHWA3>{{ cite web | last1 = Doctor | first1 = Mark | last2 = Shaw | first2 = Jeff | last3 = Merritt | first3 = George | publisher = Federal Highway Administration | url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/everydaycounts/ | type = PDF | title = Intersection and Interchange Geometrics | work = Every Day Counts 2 Spring Virtual Summits - 21st Century Solutions | date = April 4, 2013 | access-date = August 17, 2013 }}</ref>