When you can go left under the prohibition sign
- December 2, 2022
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The vast majority of motorists, including experienced drivers, as practice shows, thoroughly knew the traffic rules only by the time they passed the exam for “law”. Further, many
The vast majority of motorists, including experienced drivers, as practice shows, thoroughly knew the traffic rules only by the time they passed the exam for “law”. Further, many “insignificant” nuances of the rules evaporate somewhere from the memory of drivers. Portal “AvtoVzglyad” decided to recall some – and very relevant – of them.
This time we will talk about situations related to a left turn and a U-turn on a city street or country road. In some places where it is physically possible to turn left or make a U-turn, there is a 3.19 “No U-turn” sign. He, as the name implies, does not allow the driver to change the direction of the car in the opposite direction. Note that a large number of motorists perceive this sign as “expansive”, so to speak.
As logic dictates that since you cannot turn around here, it means that those who installed this prohibition sign believed that oncoming traffic is fraught with misfortune. That’s why you can’t just turn left in this place. The turning maneuver actually consists of two consecutive 90º turns to the left. Moreover, the most dangerous of them is the first, after which the car is perpendicular to the movement of cars in the “oncoming car”. In other words, at this stage the probability of an accident is maximum. But then, when the deployable vehicle goes ahead and completes the maneuver, the chances of someone crashing into it become minimal.
After all, here the once former oncoming transport turns into a passing transport. We thus come to the conclusion that the prohibition of a U-turn in any place means the prohibition of a simple left turn. And that is what the masses of motorists believe. Meanwhile, according to the letter from the SDA, sign 3.19 (sorry for the tautology) prohibits only what it prohibits. Namely a reversal. In fact, you can turn left under it and no traffic cop will tell you anything about that. Except when it crosses his mind to “divorce” from the carrier for a small bribe or an unlawful punitive protocol.
A comparable situation is incidentally with the sign 3.18.2 “No turn to the left”. If he sees it, 99% of motorists will say that in addition to turning here, it is also forbidden to turn around. After all, as we found out above, a 180º turn is actually two consecutive 90º left turns. And since sign 3.18.2 forbids making the first one, that means the entire turning maneuver is out of the question here. Meanwhile, if you carefully read (or remember!) the traffic rules, you will discover something amazing: under the sign of the prohibition to turn left, you can turn around!
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This time we will talk about situations related to a left turn and a U-turn on a city street or country road. In some places where it is physically possible to turn left or make a U-turn, there is a 3.19 “No U-turn” sign. He, as the name implies, does not allow the driver to change the direction of the car in the opposite direction. Note that a large number of motorists perceive this sign as “expansive”, so to speak.
As logic dictates that since you cannot turn around here, it means that those who installed this prohibition sign believed that oncoming traffic is fraught with misfortune. That’s why you can’t just turn left in this place. The turning maneuver actually consists of two consecutive 90º turns to the left. Moreover, the most dangerous of them is the first, after which the car is perpendicular to the movement of cars in the “oncoming car”. In other words, at this stage the probability of an accident is maximum. But then, when the deployable vehicle goes ahead and completes the maneuver, the chances of someone crashing into it become minimal.
After all, here the once former oncoming transport turns into a passing transport. We thus come to the conclusion that the prohibition of a U-turn in any place means the prohibition of a simple left turn. And that is what the masses of motorists believe. Meanwhile, according to the letter from the SDA, sign 3.19 (sorry for the tautology) prohibits only what it prohibits. Namely a reversal. In fact, you can turn left under it and no traffic cop will tell you anything about that. Except when it crosses his mind to “divorce” from the carrier for a small bribe or an unlawful punitive protocol.
A comparable situation is incidentally with the sign 3.18.2 “No turn to the left”. If he sees it, 99% of motorists will say that in addition to turning here, it is also forbidden to turn around. After all, as we found out above, a 180º turn is actually two consecutive 90º left turns. And since sign 3.18.2 forbids making the first one, that means the entire turning maneuver is out of the question here. Meanwhile, if you carefully read (or remember!) the traffic rules, you will discover something amazing: under the sign of the prohibition to turn left, you can turn around!
Source: Avto Vzglyad
Donald Salinas is an experienced automobile journalist and writer for Div Bracket. He brings his readers the latest news and developments from the world of automobiles, offering a unique and knowledgeable perspective on the latest trends and innovations in the automotive industry.
