A No Left Turn sign makes left turns illegal. In Virginia, a U-turn is treated as two left turns, so it is also illegal where this sign is posted.
What to do
A left turn, and a U-turn because a U-turn counts as two left turns.
Practice question
The answer stays closed until you open it.
This sign, with a red circle and slash over a left-turn arrow, is posted at an intersection. Which movements does Virginia prohibit here?
Right turns only.
A left turn, and a U-turn because a U-turn counts as two left turns.
Through travel in the right lane only.
Stopping for pedestrians.
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Answer: A left turn, and a U-turn because a U-turn counts as two left turns.
A No Left Turn sign makes left turns illegal. In Virginia, a U-turn is treated as two left turns, so it is also illegal where this sign is posted.
What does the No left turn sign mean?
A No Left Turn sign makes left turns illegal. In Virginia, a U-turn is treated as two left turns, so it is also illegal where this sign is posted. This is study wording cited to VA Driver's Manual (Apr 2026) §2 Regulatory Signs. It is not a verbatim quotation from the manual.
