A U-turn at this intersection is

Explanation

A U-turn at this intersection is allowed.

First a translation note: the original wording (Russian «Разворот», Armenian «Հետադարձ») means a U-turn, not reversing; the answer "allowed" refers to exactly that manoeuvre.

A U-turn at an intersection is permitted in principle unless a sign or road marking forbids it. The only signs here are the yellow "priority road" diamond on the right and the supplementary plate under it showing the shape of the priority road and its direction. Both only assign priority and impose no restriction on manoeuvres: there is no "no U-turn" sign, no "straight ahead only" sign, no pedestrian crossing, and no solid line closing off the path.

The places where U-turns are banned are elsewhere: pedestrian crossings, tunnels, on and under bridges, level crossings, public-transport stops, and anywhere visibility is under 100 m in at least one direction. None of these is visible, so there is no prohibition.

Worth memorising, and the trap of this very question: if it had really asked about reversing, the answer would flip — reversing at an intersection is prohibited. Do not mix the two manoeuvres: U-turning at an intersection is free, reversing is banned.

• Nothing in the picture forbids the U-turn; the yellow priority diamond and its direction plate only grant priority and do not restrict manoeuvres.

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