2007-01-14 01:36:48 · 15 answers · asked by ben2938 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
road signs are all in capital letters..with N-TURN, instead of n-turn, it would be a chaos.
2007-01-14 01:46:44 · answer #1 · answered by Christopher 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because A 180 Degree About Turn Of Any Kind Has Always Been Refered To As A "U" Turn Mate Simple As That, Nothing To Do With Perspective Or How It's Viewed By Other Road Users. It's Purely A Figure Of Speech Dating Back Yonkers Mate.
Have A Gooday And A Bonza 2007 & Please Watch Out For Those "U" Turns!
2007-01-14 09:50:26 · answer #2 · answered by Paul R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only in Britain and other countries that drive on the left is the turn like writing an n. anywhere else, it is like writing a u. That ignores the fact that, to be complete, the u has to be finished off with a tail, which would be rather dangerous most of the time. Maybe we should call it a Union of Sets turn.
2007-01-14 09:47:06 · answer #3 · answered by skip 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Well, if you go to the left, you are making a U turn. When you finish the turn it is a U. Also, we read from left to right, so when you start the U, you go from left to right and are in fact making a U.
If you were making a U turn to the right, it would probably be more of an N turn, but we dont do that.
2007-01-14 09:46:54 · answer #4 · answered by jenniferaboston 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Because from the point where you start the u-turn to the point where you finish it, a u is created, not an n, to accomplish this you would have to start making the turn from the other side of the road.
2007-01-14 09:42:47 · answer #5 · answered by Nancy 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Why you called ben2938 and not 8392neb?? Well, it's just a name given by human, right?
2007-01-15 00:53:00 · answer #6 · answered by Tan D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you park on a drive way and drive on a park way. When is it legal to pass oncoming traffic with them on your right side? When turning left!! English language is backwards and driving is sometimes silly.
2007-01-14 09:41:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Oh, I get it, but it's only a lowercase 'n' turn. A 'U' turn works in uppercase and lowercase.
2007-01-14 09:43:43 · answer #8 · answered by DavidNH 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
lol nice question.... dude i dont know the ans..but i am giving u a thumbs up
on a second thought..mebbe it was coined by a guy who spoke broken english..."no, no go this way...U TURN."
2007-01-14 09:46:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
because to on comeing traffic it's U,just a suggestion really don't know.good question though.
2007-01-14 09:42:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋