Signs Flashcards
What are blue rectangles used for?
Information signs
Except on motorways: used for directions
What are green rectangles used for?
Direction signs on primary routes
What are white rectangles used for?
Direction signs on NON-primary routes
OR
plates used in combination with warning/ regulatory signs
What is a red ring used for?
what you must NOT do
What is a blue circle for?
Mandatory instruction
OR
Indicate a route available only to particular classes of traffic
What does this sign mean?
Distance to STOP line
What does this sign mean?
Distance to GIVE WAY line
What does this sign mean?
Traffic signals ahead
What does this sign mean?
Crossroads
What does this sign mean?
T junction
What does this sign mean?
Side road
What does this sign mean?
Staggered junction
What does this sign mean?
Traffic merges from the left
What does this sign mean?
Traffic merges onto main carriageway
What does this sign mean?
Roundabout
What does this sign mean?
Bend to right
What does this sign mean?
Double bend first to left
What does this sign mean?
Junction on a bend
What does this sign mean?
Risk of lorries overturning on bend to left
What does this sign mean?
Sharp deviation of route to left
What does this sign mean?
Road narrows on both sides
What does this sign mean?
Road narrows on right
What does this sign mean?
End of dual carriageway
What does this sign mean?
Two-way traffic
What does this sign mean?
Two-way traffic on route crossing ahead
What does this sign mean?
Road wide enough for only one line of vehicles
What does this sign mean?
Single file traffic in each direction
What does this sign mean?
Water crossing the road ahead
What does this sign mean?
Try brakes after crossing a ford or before descending a steep hill
What does this sign mean?
Steep hill downwards
What does this sign mean?
Steep hill upwards
What is this sign used with?
Steep Hill
or
Try your brakes
Which sign are these plates used with?
Steep hill
What does this sign mean?
Opening or swing bridge
What does this sign mean?
Quayside or riverbank
What does this sign mean?
End of bridge parapet, abutment wall, tunnel mouth
What does this sign mean?
Water course alongside road
What does this sign mean?
Soft verges
What does this sign mean?
Tunnel
What does this sign mean?
Hump bridge
What does this sign mean?
Uneven road
What does this sign mean?
Slippery road
What does this sign mean?
Side winds
What does this sign mean?
Distance + direction to hazard
What does this sign mean?
Distance over which hazard extends
What does this sign mean?
Low-flying aircraft
or
Sudden aircraft noise
What does this sign mean?
Low flying helicopters
or
Sudden helicopter noise
What does this sign mean?
Risk of falling or fallen rocks
What does this sign mean?
Traffic queues likely ahead
What does this sign mean?
Slow-moving military vehicles likely to be in or crossing the road
What does this sign mean?
Risk of ice
What does this sign mean?
Other danger
Plate indicates nature of the hazard
What does this sign mean?
Zebra or parallel crossing
What does this sign mean?
Pedestrians in road
What does this sign mean?
Frail pedestrians likely to cross
What does this sign mean?
Children going to/ from school
What does this sign mean?
Accompanied horses likely to be in / crossing road
What does this sign mean?
Wild horses
What does this sign mean?
Wild animals
What does this sign mean?
Small wild animals
What does this sign mean?
Wild fowl
What does this sign mean?
Sheep
What does this sign mean?
Agricultural vehicles
What does this sign mean?
Cycle route joining/ crossing road ahead
What does this sign mean?
Cattle
What does this sign mean?
No entry for vehicular traffic
What does this sign mean?
No vehicles except pedal cycles being pushed by hand
What does this sign mean?
No motor vehicles
What does this sign mean?
No motor vehicles except solo motorcycles
What does this sign mean?
No towed caravans
What does this sign mean?
No solo motorcycles
What does this sign mean?
No pedestrians
What does this sign mean?
No ridden or accompanied horses
What does this sign mean?
No goods vehicles over maximum gross weight (tonnes)
What does this sign mean?
End of goods vehicle restriction
What does this sign mean?
No vehicles over maximum width shown
What does this sign mean?
No vehicles or combination of vehicles over maximum length shown
What does this sign mean?
Except for access to premises or land adjacent to the road where there is no other route
What does this sign mean?
Except for loading + unloading by goods vehicles
What does this sign mean?
No overtaking
What does this sign mean?
Give way to oncoming vehicles
What does this sign mean?
No U turn
What does this sign mean?
No right turn
What does this sign mean?
Turn left
What does this sign mean?
Turn left ahead
What does this sign mean?
Vehicles may pass either side to reach the same destination
What does this sign mean?
Keep left
What does this sign mean?
Mini- roundabout
What does this sign mean?
One-way traffic
What does this sign mean?
Max speed in mph
What does this sign mean?
National speed limit for the type of road + class of traffic applies
What does this sign mean?
Start of motorway regulations, inc. national speed limit
What does this sign mean?
End of roadworks + any temporary speed limit through these works
What does this sign mean?
Area where speed cameras are in use
What does this sign mean?
Minimum speed permitted in mph
What does this sign mean?
End of minimum speed requirement
