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=== {{@|Median U-turn penalty}} ===
#REDIRECT [[USA:Routing penalties/Controlling U-turn penalties]]
{{anchor|Avoiding U turns|Avoiding U turns in box and partial box intersections}}
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[[File:U-turn_Roads.png||360px|right]]
The Waze routing algorithm sets a [[Routing penalties#Road_configurations|penalty]] for some double-left or double-right turns. This can prevent U-turns at H-style intersections on divided and parallel roads.
 
==== {{@|Preventing median U-turns}} ====
A large U-turn penalty is set for a double-left or double-right turn when '''''all three''''' of the conditions below are met:
 
# The U-turn involves a reversal of driving direction through 3 segments: <br>A) an incoming segment, B) a single median segment, and C) an outgoing segment
# Segment B is shorter than 15 m (49.21 feet)
# Segment A and segment B are  [[#Checking for parallel segments|within ±5° of parallel]] to each other
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{{Mbox|type=important|text=It is possible for this method to fail to prevent a U-turn when it is the first segment of a route or reroute. If you observe this method to fail when it is implemented properly, please report it in [http://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=994385#p994385 this forum thread]}}
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==== {{@|Allowing median U-turns}} ====
 
To allow a double-left or double-right turn through a median segment, break any one of the [[#Preventing median U-turns|above conditions]]. For example:
 
* To allow median U-turns in both directions, break condition #2 by making the the median segment B longer than 15 m (49.21 ft)
* To allow a U-turn from only one direction, first set up U-turn prevention for both directions. Then, to allow U-turns on one side, change the angles for segment A and segment B so they are [[#Checking for parallel segments|not parallel]]. A [[Glossary#mDL|micro-dogleg]] can be used to change the angle without changing the appearance of segment.
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==== {{@|Checking for parallel incoming and outgoing segments}} ====
 
Condition #3 for U-turn prevention requires the incoming and outgoing segments to be within ±5º of parallel to each other. These two segments are considered parallel if their angles with respect to a ''straight'' median segment sum to 180±5º (i.e, between 175º and 185º).
 
Angles can be easily checked with the [[Scripts#WME_Junction_Angle_info|Junction Angle Info]] script add-on, which can be set to report absolute angles or [[How_Waze_determines_turn_/_keep_/_exit_maneuvers|turn angles]] ("departure"). For the purpose of determining parallelism, summing either measurements will work.
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[[File:U-turn_Parallel_Check_Straight.png||center]]
 
 
However, if the median segment has geometry nodes and is not straight, it cannot be used as a reference. In this case, temporarily add a straight segment to the same junctions as the existing curved median. Check the angles using this straight median and delete when done.
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[[File:U-turn_Parallel_Check_Curved.png]]
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==== {{@|Common mistakes}} ====

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