No Left Turn sign
Left turns are not allowed from this approach to the intersection.
What to do
Do not turn left here; find another legal route.
Plan another route such as going around the block, and never try to make the forbidden left from a different lane.
Where it's used
Section 2B.26 uses the No Left Turn sign where left turns are prohibited from the whole approach; at least one should be overhead, at the far left corner, on a median, or with the STOP or YIELD sign on the near right corner. It is a white square with a black left-turn arrow under a red circle and slash, and it may carry hours or vehicle-class legends. It must not be used on a roundabout approach to forbid turning left onto the circulatory roadway, and it may be omitted where ONE WAY signs make the restriction clear.
Don't confuse it with
- No Right Turn: No Right Turn shows the arrow bending right and prohibits right turns instead.
- No U-Turn or Left Turn: The combination sign also prohibits U-turns, whereas No Left Turn by itself only bans the left turn.
- No U-Turn: No U-Turn shows a U-shaped arrow and bans turning around, not a normal left turn.
- Type
- Regulatory signs
- Shape
- Square
- Colors
- white, black, red
- MUTCD code
- R3-2
- MUTCD section
- 2B.26
On state permit tests
Our questions for 7 states ask about this sign, including Kansas, Maryland, Oregon, South Carolina and South Dakota.
Test yourself
A sign shows a red circle with a slash over a left-turn arrow. What does it mean? (Kansas practice test)
- Left lane ends
- Left turn only
- No left turn
- Yield to left turns
Show answer
No left turn. Regulatory signs with a red circle and slash prohibit the action shown, such as No Left Turn.
What does this sign mean? (Maryland practice test)
- No U-turn
- No left turn
- No turns
- Left turn only
Show answer
No left turn. A left arrow inside a red circle with a slash is the No Left Turn regulatory sign.
More regulatory signs
Stop
All-Way plaque
Yield
Yield Here to Pedestrians
In-Street Pedestrian Crossing
Speed Limit
Night Speed Limit
Combined Maximum and Minimum Speed LimitsFrom the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 11th edition, section 2B.26. Sign image: public domain, source.