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An introduction to the traffic rules and road signs of Italy. Learn about driving, road safety and much more in our illustrated book, with answers to frequently asked questions.

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15. Dead end

A dead-end road is a road that does not provide a through route for some or all vehicles. It may end completely, terminate at a barrier or continue as a path that only certain road users may use.

Drivers may normally enter a dead-end road to reach homes, businesses, parking places or other destinations, but they must be prepared to turn around or leave by the same route. Signs may indicate that pedestrians or cyclists can continue beyond the point where motor traffic cannot.

Dead end
A dead end. (Cadignano, Italy)
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What does a dead-end indication mean in Italy?

Italy uses strada senza uscita information to identify a road without an exit through to another route. Separate signs determine any vehicle-access restriction.

🔗 normattiva.it • Normattiva current Regulation Article135

🔗 normattiva.it • Normattiva current Road Code Article39

Dead end street. Dead end street.

English • Traffic sign II.309 • Dead-end road. At the start of the road, indicates that it has no exit for vehicles.

Italiano • Figura II.309 • Strada senza uscita. All’inizio della strada indica che essa è senza uscita per i veicoli.

Sources

🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Normattiva.it • D.P.R. 495/1992 • testo vigente • art. 135, comma 7
🔗 Gazzettaufficiale.it • Gazzetta Ufficiale • Figura II.309 • pagina 312

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F l a n k e r • Public domain • Source revision 2014-03-28. Wikimedia original unmodified.

Can pedestrians or cyclists continue beyond a motor-traffic dead end in Italy?

Check whether a pedestrian or cycle connection continues beyond the motor-traffic end. Use only a route authorised for your mode of travel; the road-layout sign is not a permission to bypass a barrier.

🔗 aci.gov.it • Italy, Road Code — articles 38–39, 141, 154

🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 39

🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 141

🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 154

Does a dead-end indication change speed or priority rules in Italy?

The no-through information itself does not assign junction priority or a numerical speed limit. Continue to obey the actual speed, access, parking and priority controls. If you need to turn around, use a suitable lawful place, check for pedestrians and cyclists, and do not obstruct the space needed for other vehicles to turn.

🔗 aci.gov.it • Italy, Road Code — articles 38–39, 141, 154

🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 39

🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 141

🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 154

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