In article >,
Scott en Aztlán <newsgroup> wrote:
>On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 18:11:57 -0600,
>(Matthew Russotto) wrote:
>
>>>As a matter of fact, I will not make a U-turn on *any* type of highway --
>>>and it is a clear violation of the law in many states. If I need to turn, I
>>>wait for a parking lot or driveway or some other legal means of turning.
>>>It's more difficult on an interstate highway to find convenient locations
>>>because of limited access, but it is even *more* important not to engage in
>>>safety violations there because of speed (and possibly high volume of
>>>traffic).
>>
>>You'd drive e.g 50 miles in the wrong direction because you missed
>>your exit on a limited access highway?
>
>Even on I-8 in the middle of the Sonoran Desert the exits are closer
>than 50 miles apart...

Maybe, but there are other places where exits are that far apart.
Anyway, I wouldn't drive even 15 miles in the wrong direction if I saw
a nice, welcome "NO U TURN, AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY" sign ahead.