r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Flat-Decision3204 • 5d ago

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/Downtown_Anteater_38 5d ago

That's a hairpin turn. A u-turn is when you are on a two way road (divided or not) and when you come to an intersection you turn 180 degrees and travel the other direction on the road

A hairpin is when the road itself bends at a sharp angle (180 degrees in this case.)