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What does a blue road sign mean?
The shape of a sign can often change its meaning
CAR signs seem to come in every colour of the rainbow, but understanding what they mean can be difficult.
It's been a while since most of us sat our driving tests, so here's a quick refresher on what blue road signs mean.
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What does a blue road sign mean?
Blue road signs give information to drivers and their shape dictates their meaning.
It can be difficult to keep up with them, but there's a pattern to where each shape appears.
Blue circle road signs give drivers a positive instruction, i.e., "turn here" or "go there".
In other words, it's telling you to do something rather than telling you to stop.
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Blue rectangular road signs are informational too, but give drivers directions.
Some may also tell you that traffic can only flow in one direction, while another might say that a bus will be driving in the opposite direction to traffic flow.
What does a red road sign mean?
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Generally, when you see a red sign, you need to be a bit more alert.
Red is, after all, the colour of danger so pay attention to those red signs.
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You're most likely to see these signs come in a triangle shape and the triangle means "hazard".
Often they are alerting you to important information, such as low-flying aircraft or a slippery road.
Red rings or red circles give compulsory instructions, such as "reduce your speed" or telling you that horses are not allowed on the road.
What does a green road sign mean?
Green signs indicate a primary route - often referred to as an A-road.
They tell you the easiest and most direct way of getting somewhere.
For example, a green sign may indicate the A1 which is the most direct road from London to Edinburgh.
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Here's a list of reckless driving behaviour and the fines and penalties you risk getting from it.
- Using phone while driving
Cheeky glance at a phone screen will result in six penalty points on your licence and a £200 fine
New drivers might lose their licence if caught doing so within two years of obtaining it - Speeding
Lovers of fast and furious will end up with minimum three points and £100 fine - Running a red light
This offence will incur three points and £100 fine - Middle lane hogging
It constitutes careless driving and police will hand you out a £100 fine with three penalty points - Undertaking
This could possibly result in three points on your license and a £100 fine
Occasionally, you may see a light green sign.
These light green signs often contain instructions that most roads don't need, such as telling you that it is a quiet lane or that emergency vehicles can assemble somewhere.
What does a brown road sign mean?
Brown road signs let you know that you are near an area of public recreation or historical significance.
That's why you've probably seen them near play parks or on the way to landmarks such as Stonehenge.
Each sign has a little symbol, such as a flower or an anchor, that indicate what the attraction is.
A flower indicates a flower garden and an anchor indicated a historic dockland.
What does a black road sign mean?
Black road signs have no particular meaning.
Generally, they are just black for clarity.
They could be telling you that you are near for example.
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Sometimes they may feature a lorry symbol, which suggests the information will only be useful for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers.
A small panel with a black background on a direction sign indicates a junction number.
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