No U-turn

Regulatory signsSign no. 2.46OSR art. 27 · OCR art. 36

What the sign says

Turning round is forbidden at the place indicated. Where the ban covers a whole stretch, a supplementary plate gives its length.

The exam trap

On motorways, expressways and in tunnels, U-turns and reversing are banned everywhere, with no sign needed to say so.

Do not confuse

No left turnOSR art. 25
MotorwayOSR art. 45
TunnelOSR art. 45 · OCR art. 39

Study topic

Signs and road markings

Practise this topic All signs

The signs are the official depictions by the Federal Roads Office, from the annexes of the Signalling Ordinance (SR 741.21): official works, unprotected under Art. 5 of the Copyright Act. The explanations, by contrast, are written from federal law — never taken from a third-party catalogue.