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No U-turn

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No U-turn

What it means

You must not turn around to go back the way you came at this location.

White with black or red; a red circle with a slash means prohibited, a green circle means permitted.

Summarised from the Alberta Driver’s Guide. Read the original: Traffic control ↗

How to recognise it

A white square with a red circle and diagonal red bar over a black U-shaped arrow.

Where you will see it

At intersections and along roads where turning around would be dangerous.

What to do when you see it

  1. 1.Do not turn around to go back the way you came here.
  2. 2.Continue to a place where turning around is legal and safe, or use another route.

On the knowledge test

Even without this sign, a U-turn is not allowed at an intersection with traffic lights unless a device permits it; in an urban area it is also not allowed between intersections.