Making a U-turn contrary to a no U-turn sign
39 Making a U-turn contrary to a no U-turn sign
(1) A driver must not make a U-turn at a break in a dividing strip on a road if there is a no U-turn sign at the break in the dividing strip.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Note 1.
Dividing strip is defined in the Dictionary.
Note 2.
Rule 322(5) and (6) deal with the meaning of a traffic sign at a break in a dividing strip.
(2) A driver must not make a U-turn on a length of road to which a no U-turn sign applies.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Note.
Length of road is defined in the Dictionary.
(3) A no U-turn sign on a road (except a no U-turn sign at an intersection or at a break in a dividing strip) applies to the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the nearer of the following—
(a) the next intersection on the road,
(b) if the road ends at a T-intersection or dead end—the end of the road.
Note 1.
Intersection and T-intersection are defined in the Dictionary.
Note 2.
Rule 322(1) and (2) deal with the meaning of a traffic sign on a road.
| No U-turn signs | |
| No U-turn sign(Standard sign) | No U-turn sign(Variable illuminated message sign) |
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