Chapter 10 Insights

A right-pointing arrow on the road warns of an upcoming continuous line; move into the right lane immediately.

Tunnel signs require dipped headlights regardless of visibility or road lighting.

The end-of-prohibitions sign cancels all prior restrictions imposed by previous prohibition signs.

An officer with arms extended horizontally stops all users whose path crosses the line of the arms.

The slippery road sign warns of a potentially very slippery surface ahead, without specifying the cause.

A solid white line with broken sections marks the start of a lane reserved for certain vehicles.

A red X above your lane means leave that lane as quickly and safely as possible.

The mandatory passage sign requires you to pass the obstacle on the side the arrow indicates.

On interurban roads, always travel in the right lane unless your speed requires using a faster lane.

Priority order: officers, then circumstantial signs, then traffic lights, then vertical signs, then road markings.

A speed limit painted within a marked lane applies only to vehicles travelling in that lane.

This sign reserves the marked area as a designated bus stop, not a bus lane.

An officer's stop signal remains in force until they change position or make another signal.

Loading/unloading zone signs prohibit parking during stated hours but allow brief stops.

A distance panel under a give-way sign shows how far it is to the upcoming stop sign.

A prohibition sign next to a town's name applies throughout the town unless other signs modify it.

Traffic lights must be obeyed even if positioned on the far side of the intersection.

The narrow-passage priority sign requires you to give way if oncoming vehicles would otherwise be forced to stop.

An officer's stop signal stays valid until the officer changes position or makes a different signal.

This sign mandates snow chains or authorised devices on the drive axle when there is snowfall.

This danger sign warns the road ends at a quay or body of water.

A green arrow allows you to proceed but requires you to give way to vehicles in the lane you join.

A speed limit beside a town name applies throughout the town unless other signs override it.

An officer's signal always overrides traffic lights and any other sign.

This sign warns of traffic congestion ahead, requiring caution and reduced speed.

Cones form a line you may not cross; red-striped temporary panels prohibit passage and indicate traffic direction.

Minimum speed signs allow higher speeds, but you must still keep to the right whenever possible.

A 'dangerous intersection with priority' warning means others must yield to you, not the other way around.

Traffic lights with white stripes on a black background apply only to trams and scheduled buses.

Immediate-exit direction signs use white for conventional roads and blue for motorways or dual carriageways.

Yellow-background roadwork signs indicate the diversion of lanes onto the opposite carriageway.

A fog supplementary panel means the sign above only applies in foggy conditions.

This sign indicates the presence of a rest area along the road.

In tunnels, this sign shows the direction and distance to the nearest emergency exit.

Limited parking zone signs require displaying the start time of parking, with possible time or fee restrictions.

The number of arrows on a one-way sign tells you how many lanes the road has.

This sign cancels all prohibitions previously imposed on moving vehicles by earlier signs.

Mandatory passage signs require passing the refuge or island on the side the arrow indicates.

A rectangular one-way sign forbids driving in the opposite direction but allows changing direction.

A panel with two lateral arrows indicates the length over which a hazard or regulation extends.

An officer with arms extended horizontally stops vehicles crossing the line of the arms, including front and rear approaches.

A panel showing specific vehicles below a sign means the sign applies only to those vehicles.

This sign warns of an unguarded level crossing ahead, requiring extreme caution and reduced speed.

This sign warns of an upcoming exit allowing a grade-separated change of direction.

A maximum speed limit ends at end-of-limit, end-of-prohibitions, or another speed sign.

A road reserved for mopeds prohibits all other vehicles, including motorcycles.

When right and left signals differ, going straight or left requires obeying the left signal.

This sign marks the end of a multi-lane road and its associated special traffic rules.

Sign R-507 marks the end of a carriageway mandatory for motor vehicles except two-wheeled motorcycles.

This sign warns of a red-light enforcement camera, possibly with additional information sub-panels.