warning signs - shape and meaning
Warning signs:
General shape: an equilateral triangle , The length of the triangle depends Colors: the background is white, the frame is red and the symbol is black. The followings are warning signs:
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Stop sign ahead: |
Drivers must pay attention to the STOP sign ahead. They must recaee
speed so as to be able to complete stop when reaching it, and make surc
that there are no vehicles at the intersection.
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Steep ascent |
Drives must pay attention to a steep ascent ahead. They should drive at a speed that suits the ascent while staying within the speed limit and keeping the right side of the road.
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Double bends |
Drives must pay attention to double ( or multiple) bends ahead, the first to the left and second to the right Drivers must reduce speed. It is prohibited to overtake, because of insufficient visibility
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Right Bend |
Drives must pay attention to the right bend ahead and must therefore reduce speed. It is prohibited to overtake, because of insufficient visibility.
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loose gravel |
Drivers must pay attention to loose gravel ahead. They must reduce speed, leave a safe distance between cars so as to avoid flying gravel, and not overtake cars ahead |
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Slipper road |
Drivers must pay attention to a slippery road ahead. They must reduce speed, keep the safe lane, be cautious and not overtake cars ahead
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Falling rocks from the right |
Drivers must pay attention to rocks that may fall from the right ide of the road. They must be careful and drive cautiously
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Falling rocks from the lef |
Drivers must pay attention to rocks that may fall from the left side of the road. They must be careful and drive cautioucly
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Give way ahead: |
Drivers must pay attention to the Give Way sign ahead. They mus: reduce speed and yield to other vehicles at the intersection
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Main road crossing one intersecting road (from the right) |
Drivers must pay attention to the intersection ahead. The one interseeting road coming from the right, at a right Drivers must reduce speed knowing that they have priority yield to pass and that cars coming from the other direction yield to them because they are on a main road
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Main road crossing one intersecting road (from the left) |
Drivers must pay attention to the intersection ahead. The one intersecting road coming from the right, at a left Drivers must reduce speed, knowing that they have priority yield to pass and that cars coming from the other direction yield to them because they are on a main road.
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Main road crossing two intersecting roads |
Drivers must pay attention to the intersection ahead. They are two intersecting roads coming from the right and the left at a right angle. Drivers must reduce speed, knowing that they have priority yield to pass and that cars coming from the other direction yield to them because they are on a main road.
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Road leads to quarry , river bank. or sea. |
Drivers must pay attention to the road ahead which leads to a river or sea. They must reduce speed down to the speed limit so as to stop at the end of the road.
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Low road level |
Drivers must pay attention to the road dip ahead. They muet rad.sas speed so as to pass the dip safely
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Uneven road |
Drivers must pay attention to an uneven road ahead. They must reduce speed and drive cautiously. |
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Narrow bridge |
Drivers must pay attention to the narrowing of a bridge ahead. They must reduce speed and not overtake cars ahead,
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Road narrows from right |
Drivers must pay attention to the narrowing of the road ahead from the right side. They must reduce speed. keep the right side of the road, and not overtake cars ahead.
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Road narrows from left |
Drivers must pay attention to the narrowing of the road ahead from the left side. They must reduce Snood keep the right side of the road, an. not overtake cars ahead.
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Road narrows from both sides |
Drivers must pay attention to the narrowing of the road ahead from both sides. They must reduce speed, keep the right side of the road, and not overtake cars ahead
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Steep descent |
Drives must pay attention to a steep descent ahead. Drivers must reduc speed, abide by the speed 1imit and use low gears
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Tunnel |
Drivers must pay attention to a tunnel ahead. They must reduce speed down to 50 km/hour, keep the same lane, not overtake cars ahead, and make sure that the width and the height of their car is within the tunnel's dimensions.
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Two way traffic |
Drivers must pay attention to two way traffic ahead. They must be cautious and keep the right side of the road.
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Strong crosswinds from the left |
Drivers must watch out for strong crosswinds from the left. They must drive with great care, within the speed limit,and keep the right side of the road.
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Strong crosswinds from the right |
Drivers must watch out for strong crosswinds from the right. They must drive with great care, within the speed limit, and keep the right side of the road.
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Low flying aircrafts |
Drivers must pay attention to low flying aircrafts ahead. They must be cautious and reduce speed
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Cyclist entering of crossing |
Drivers must pay attention to cyclist entering or crosing ahead. They must reduce speed and give priority to bicycle
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Children |
Drivers must be cautious as children may be ahead. They must reduce speed down to 30 km/hour, pay attention to school children and give them priority.
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pedestrian crossing |
Drivers must pay attention to a pedestrian crossing ahead. They must reduce speed down to 30 km/ hour and make sure to stop within safe distance from the crossing so as to give priority to pedestrians.
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left bend |
Drives must pay attention to the lef bend ahead and must therefore reduce peed. It is prohibited o overtake, because of insufficient visibility.
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Divided road ends ahead |
Drivers must pay attention to the road ahead as the divided road ends. They must be cautious and keep the right of the road
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Camels |
Drivers must pay attention to animals that may be crossing the road ahead. They must reduce speed to avoid them. The drawing on the sign shows what type of animals may be on the road.
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Men at work |
Drivers must pay attention to the works ahead. They must reduce Spead keep the safe lane, be cautious when passing through the area and yield to the vehicles that have we the right to pass.
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Roundabout |
Drivers must pay attention to the roundabout ahead. They must reduce speed and yield to other vehieles already in roundabout
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Intersection |
Drivers must pay attention to the intersection ahead. Intersection with equal right to pass and where traffic pass rules apply. They must reduce speed, stop and give other vehicles according to priority.
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Other dangers |
Drivers are warned of various dangers ahead. These are not represented by drawings and can be anything like fog, dust storm, floods, sudden road ends, landslides, etc.... Drivers must be cautious and prepared
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Rail level crossing with countdown posts |
Drivers must pay attention to a railroad crossing ahead with countdown posts. They must be cautious before reaching the crossing and reduce speed.
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Rail level crossing (multiple tracks) |
Drivers must pay attention to the multiple track Ievel crossing ahead. They must be cautious, reduce speed so as to be able to stop at the intersection, and yield to trains.
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Rail level crossing ( one track) |
Drivers must pay attention to the one track level crossing ahead. They must be cautious, reduce speed so as to be able to stop at the intersection, and yield to trains.
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Rail level crossing with gates |
Drivers must pay attention to a railroad crossing gate or half gate ahead. They must stop at the intersection and yield to trains.
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Rail level crossing without gates |
Drivers must pay attention to a railroad intersections ahead that doesn't have gates or half gates. They must stop at the intersection and yield to trains.
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Double bends |
Drivers must pay attention to double (or multiple) bends ahead, the first to the right and second to the leftf. Drivers must reduce speed. It is prohibited to overtake, because of insufficient visibility.
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Hump |
Drivers must pay attention to the road hump ahead. They must reduce speed so as to pass the hump safely
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Dangerous shoulders |
Drivers must pay attention to dangerous road shoulders ahead, or to a different level between the shoulder and the road. They must be careful so as not to skid and be thrown out of the road..
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