Are you allowed to make a U-turn in this situation?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, you are entering a dual carriageway via a slip road; the one-way roadway of the slip road bends to the right between barriers and ends with an acceleration lane. You are not allowed to make a U-turn here. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits U-turns on a one-way road, on a motorway, on an expressway outside a junction or a place intended for this, and also in conditions where it could endanger road safety or impede traffic. The slip road meets these conditions all at once: it is a one-way roadway, it is part of an interchange on a high-speed road, and its curve between barriers takes away visibility. A U-turn would mean driving the wrong way straight towards vehicles entering the slip road behind you - this is one of the most dangerous situations on the road, because nobody expects an oncoming car. If you have taken the wrong entry, there is no other solution than to join traffic on the main road, drive to the next interchange and change direction there by crossing to the other roadway. Your satnav will guide you on, and losing a few minutes is nothing compared with the risk of a head-on collision.
Legal basis: Art. 22 para. 6 point 1-4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)