Traffic road signs - Warning signs Flashcards
Danger
Curve
(Road sign warning to dangerous bend within the marked direction, the safe passing requires significant speed reduction.)
Double curve
(Road sign warning to two or more dangerous bends, following one after another, within the marked direction, the safe passing requires significant speed reduction. when there are more bends, there is the length of dangerous section marked on additional road sign duration (length) / section length)
Descent
(The road sign warns against dangerous descending ahead)
Ascent
(The road sign warns against dangerous rising ahead.)
Road narrowing
(The road sign warns against narrowing of carriage drive from the marked or both sides.)
Uneven road
(The road sign warns against uneven road surface roughness, humps, potholes, hollows or rutted tracks)
Soft verges
(The road sign warns against lowered, unstrengthened or dangerous roadsides.)
Slippery road
(The road sign warns against increased danger of slippery road surface even in case of dry road surface conditions.)
Snow or ice possible ahead
Grit/gravel at the edge of the road
(The road sign warns against increased danger of flying gravel from below the wheels.)
Rockfall
(The road sign warns against increased danger of gravel, stones due to landslip or falling onto the road surface. if the risk mostly involves the left road lane, the symbol is displayed as mirror image)
Crosswind
(The road sign warns against higher risk of strong or gustwind.)
Traffic jams
(The road sign warns against line of vehicles queueing.)
Road work / construction area
(The road sign warns against road works or nearby and that might mean a threat to traffic safety or to road workers actually performing such activity.)
Two-way traffic / oncoming traffic
(The road sign warns that on the contrary with the previous section, now the traffic is led as bidirectional.)
Traffic signals
(The road sign warns that the traffic is regulated by traffic lights.)
Intersection (crossroad) with priority to the right
Pedestrians
(The road sign warns to higher pedestrian movements on the road surface.)
Children
(The road sign warns to higher children movements and their unexpected possible entry onto the road surface.)
Pedestrian crossing/crosswalk
Cycles
(The road sign warns to increased cyclists movement or to the place where cyclists are crossing the road or entering the road.)
Wild animals
(The road sign warns against higher increased danger of unexpected movement of wild animals on the road. if the symbol on the road sign is amphibian, the road sign points out a place where smaller animals are migrating on the road surface)
Cattle / domestic animals
(The road sign warns against frequent presence of farm animals on the road surface.)
Warning for railroad crossing
Warning for railroad crossing
(The road sign informs about the distance to the railroad crossing. road sign with three stripes informs about the distance of 240 meters to railroad crossing, road sign with two stripes informs about the distance of 160 meters to railroad crossing and road sign with one stripe informs about the distance of 80 meters to railroad crossing. when the distances are different, the real distance is mentioned in the upper part of the road sign).
Crossbuck
(The road sign informs about the railroad crossing. if there is a lightning symbol in the middle of the crosss [1], the road sign informs about electrified crossing and there is a high voltage present in the area. if the space limits do not allow the warning cross to be installed vertically, it will be installed horizontally)