No outlet sign
The road ahead has no other way out; you will have to come back the same way.
MUTCD designation W14-2. See the federal MUTCD, page 211.
How to read signs like this
Warning signs are usually yellow diamonds. They tell you about a hazard or change ahead (curves, intersections, merges, slippery roads) so you can slow down before you get there.
Practice question
What does this sign tell you about the area you are about to enter?
- A It is a single road that stops at a barrier
- B Its streets have no exit except the way you came in
- C It is closed to everyone except local residents and deliveries
- D It has one-way streets only
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B. Its streets have no exit except the way you came in
NO OUTLET is used at the entrance to a road or group of streets with no other exit. Unlike DEAD END, the area may have several streets, but all of them lead back to where you entered. Enter only if your destination is inside.
Source: MUTCD 11th ed., page 211
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