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Questions tagged [road-signs]
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What's the meaning of the sign "Broken white line only marks the centre of the road"?
In Tenerife, on the road TF-21 near the Teide volcano, I've seen this sign:
It reads, both in Spanish and English:
ATENCIÓN
Linea discontinua solo indica eje carretera
WARNING
Broken white line only marks the centre of the road
I don't really…
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Traffic light fails to give a green to one's movement even after several cycles -- what can a driver do?
In some cases, when a traffic light has an inductive loop sensor, it is possible to approach a traffic light prepared to make a movement (through or turning), only to find yourself sitting at a red signal for your movement for several traffic light…
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What does this Swiss black on yellow rectangular traffic sign with a symbol looking like a dart mean?
I've seen this traffic sign in Switzerland. What does the second panel from the top mean? The panel is a rectangle, maybe 1½ times wider than high, depicting on the left a symbol that looks like a dart drawn within a rhombus, and on the right the…
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What does this British road sign mean?
BBC Radio Solent tweeted a picture of a road closure (apparently near Winchester):
In the background, there is a road sign with two red lights on and a yellow "symbol". What does it mean?
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What does this traffic sign with a crossed-out black octagon mean?
I came across an unusual traffic sign (in what appears to be a stock photo), having a black octagon with a red crossed out circle:
What does this sign mean, and where is it from?
Edit not from OP Link (http://jameslano.squarespace.com/prints/6ix)…
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Why don't American traffic signs use pictograms as much as other countries?
Driving across the United States, I noticed that many signs contain words and actions to do or not to do, rather than pictograms. In many (maybe most) countries, in Europe and also in the neighbor Canada, I remember that most traffic signs use…
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Where and why are there metric road signs in Arizona?
A road sign from Arizona:
Came across this from the web, found it curious. Traditionally the US, Burma and Liberia, I believe, don't use metric. But there are metric road signs in Arizona?
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What are the rules to be aware of on a road with a sign that indicates rocks might fall?
I'm from Flanders and I don't have a driver's license. These signs are rather rare in Flanders, but I see them frequently as a passenger alongside the Spanish coast, in the Valencia province.
The thing I don't understand: what does this sign mean?…
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What does a red X on a yellow sign mean on an Austrian autobahn
What does a small square yellow sign with a red cross mean? I encountered this on the autobahn in austria, and it appeared directly before and after bridges. In addition, there was sometimes a similar sign with a white cross in the central…
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What does the Free Recovery sign (UK) actually mean?
When travelling in the UK, I often see this sign when there are roadworks:
This results in a few questions:
What does this exactly mean and are there specific reasons when is used?
Where will you be recovered to?
Does this replace breakdown…
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Do road signs showing a country and a city as destinations really exist?
I was watching the movie "The Day of the Jackal (1973)", where Jackal was driving on a road, past this road sign.
It shows one country(Italie) & one city(Paris) on the road sign. I never saw a country name on a road sign.
Do road signs showing one…
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Is this "warning for prostitutes" sign actually a real, official sign in Italy?
While browsing Wikipedia to verify what "puta" meant (as I kept hearing it in Spanish) I found this bizarre photo:
I tried to find the address "31021 Mogliano Veneto, Province of Treviso, Italy" on Google Maps Street View, to no luck.
It has no…
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In Norway, when number ranges are listed 3 times on a sign, what do they mean?
I saw in What does "No camping 10-21" mean?:
(Author: gerrit. License: CC BY-SA 4.0)
OP mentioned:
the times [10-21 on the sign] refer to weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays/holidays, respectively
Is it just for this sign, or it is a convention/rule…
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What is the meaning of this black/white (likely non-traffic) sign seen on German highways?
Often I saw this sign at highways in Germany:
Apparently it's not a regular traffic sign, but nevertheless I'm curious about its meaning. I tried to ask a local, but they also didn't know.
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What does the Apple Command key symbol (⌘) mean on Icelandic road signs?
I've just returned from a holiday in Iceland (I can heartily recommend it, BTW). I took a break from Stack Exchange as well, but I guess one can never stop being a moderator... I couldn't help but notice the Apple Command key symbol, the logo of our…
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