Warning Road Signs

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Road Signs

The signing system	On-street parking control signs and road markings
Warning signs	Road markings
Regulatory signs	Traffic calming
Speed limit signs	Motorway signs, signals and road markings
Low bridge signs	Information signs
Level crossing signs and signals	Traffic signals
Tram signs, signals and road markings	Miscellaneous signs
Bus and cycle signs and road markings	Pedestrian zone signs
Signs for traffic diversions

Warning Signs

(other than those for low bridges, railway and tramway levelcrossings, bus and pedal cycle facilities, traffic calming androad works)


Distance to STOP line	Distance to GIVE WAY line	Traffic signals ahead	Traffic signals that operate only at certain times


Crossroads	T-junction	Side road	Staggered junction

The priority through the junction is indicated by the broader line


Traffic merges from the left	Traffic merges onto main carriageway	Roundabout	Bend to right (left if symbol reversed)

Double bend first to the left (right if symbol reversed)

Junction on a bend(symbols may be reversed)

Plate used with "roundabout" or "bend" signsWarning signs

	Sharp deviation of route to the left (right if chevrons reversed) (alternative designs)
Risk of lorries overturning on bend to the left (right if symbol reversed)	Block paving incorporated into a roundabout to indicate sharp deviation of route


Plate used with warning signs where a reduction in speed is necessary	Road narrows on both sides	Road narrows on right (left if symbol reversed)


	Single file traffic in each direction	Road wide enough for only one line of vehicles


End of dual carriageway	Two-way traffic	Two-way traffic on route crossing ahead

Near-side edge of carriageway or obstruction near that edge (alternative shapes). White markers are used on the off-side edge and amber ones on the off-side edge of a dual carriageway


Worded warning. "Ford" may be varied to "Flood", "Gate", "Gates" or "No smoking"	Try brakes after crossing a ford or before descending a steep hillSteep hill	downwards (10% is equivalent to 1:10)	Steep hill upwards (20% is equivalent to 1:5)

Plates used with "steep hill" signs

Sign used with "steep hill" or "try your brakes" signs

Opening or swing bridgeQuayside

Quayside or river bank


End of bridge parapet, abutment wall, tunnel mouth etc.	Water course alongside road	Soft verges for distance shown


Tunnel	Hump bridge	Uneven road	Slippery roadSide


Side winds	Distance to hazard	Distance and direction to hazard	Distance over which hazard extends


Low-flying aircraft or sudden aircraft noise	Gliders likely	Low-flying helicopters or sudden helicopter noise	Risk of falling or fallen rocks


Traffic queues likely ahead	Slow-moving military vehicles likely to be in or crossing the road	Slow-moving vehicles for distance shown	Risk of ice. "Ice" may be varied to "Snowdrifts"

Warning of signals (see page 120). "FIRE" maybe varied to "AMBULANCE"

Other danger. The plate indicates the nature of the hazard


Zebra crossing	Pedestrians in road for distance shown	Frail pedestrians likely to cross	Disabled pedestrians. "Disabled" may be varied to "Blind"


Children going to or from school	Alternative plates used with "school" sign	Lights warning of children likely to be crossing the road on their way to or from school (used with "school" sign)


Pedestrians likely to be crossing a high-speed road where there is no formal crossing point	Horse-drawn vehicles likely to be in the road	Accompanied horses or ponies likely to be in or crossing the road


Wild horses or ponies	Wild animals	Wild fowl	Migratory toad crossing


Sheep	Agricultural vehicles	Area infected by animal disease

Cattle grid with indication of bypass for horse-drawn vehicles and animals

Cattle

Supervised cattle crossing ahead

Supervised cattle crossing

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