Wrong Way sign

MUTCD code R5-1a · Regulatory sign · Source: MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2B.47

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What should you do if you see this sign facing you?

• Keep driving and use your flashers
• Speed up to reach the next exit
• Turn around or back out when it is safe

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Turn around or back out when it is safe

You are going against traffic. Get off that road as soon as it is safe.

Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 11th Edition, Section 2B.47; California Driver's Handbook, Section 7, Laws and Rules of the Road; Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, Section B, Chapter 4, Rules of the Road: Traffic Lanes and Lane Usage, Divided Highways (p. 60)

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