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Horizontal red rectangle with the words WRONG WAY stacked in large white letters.
MUTCD
R5-1a
Category
regulatory
Color
red
Shape
rectangle horizontal
National · MUTCD Sign Reference

Wrong Way

You are traveling against the legal flow of traffic; stop and turn around immediately.

Posted further along a one-way street or freeway exit ramp as a secondary warning when a driver passes a Do Not Enter. Seeing this facing you means you are driving the wrong way against oncoming traffic; pull over, stop, and reverse course as soon as it is safe.

In the same family

Related signs

Red octagon with white border and the word STOP in large white letters across the center.
Stop
Downward-pointing red triangle with a white interior triangle and the word YIELD in red letters.
Yield
Small red rectangular plaque with white border and the words ALL WAY in white letters.
All Way Plaque
Red circle on a square white background with the words DO NOT ENTER in white above and below a wide white horizontal bar.
Do Not Enter
Tall yellow vertical panel reading STATE LAW at the top, a yield triangle above a walking figure in a white inset, and IN CROSSWALK at the bottom in black letters.
State Law Yield To Pedestrian In Crosswalk (In-Street)
Source

Wikimedia Commons: File:MUTCD R5-1a.svg (Public domain)

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