Moeaverage@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agoWhy is it called a U turn and not an n turnmessage-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up123arrow-down1message-squareWhy is it called a U turn and not an n turnMoeaverage@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredeejay4am@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoTo make an n-turn, you’d need to star from the other side of the street, drive forward, and then back up while steering around the bend. When creating traffic laws and regulations, this was deemed too dangerous, so they went with “u”. (You should have seen the options when they were using a serif font…)
To make an n-turn, you’d need to star from the other side of the street, drive forward, and then back up while steering around the bend.
When creating traffic laws and regulations, this was deemed too dangerous, so they went with “u”.
(You should have seen the options when they were using a serif font…)