Warning Signs

Warning signs

Name:	Crossroad (W101) (TW101)
Where:	On any road.
Purpose:	To warn that a hazard in the form of a crossroad is ahead.
Action:	Approach cautiously, look carefully and be able to stop if cross-traffic requires it.

Name:	Priority crossroad (W102, TW102)
Where:	On any road.
Purpose:	To warn that you are approaching an intersection where you have right of way. (The thicker leg of the cross on the signs indicates which road has priority.)
Action:	Approach cautiously, look carefully and be able to stop if cross-traffic does not yield.

Name:	Secondary crossroad (W103, TW103)
Where:	On any road.
Purpose:	To warn that you are approaching an intersection where you have to yield to cross-traffic. (The thicker leg of the cross on the sign indicates which road has priority.)
Action:	Approach cautiously, and yield to traffic approaching from left or right.

Name:	T-junction (W 104, TW104)
Where:	On any road before you reach the place where two roads meet.
Purpose:	To warn that you are approaching an intersection where you have to turn sharp to the right or left.
Action:	Look out for cross-traffic. Slow down and be prepared to stop and go round the corner at a safe speed.

Name:	Skew T-junction (W105, W106, TW105, TW106)
Where:	On any road.
Purpose:	To warn that you are approaching an intersection where another road meet yours at an angle.
Action:	Look out for cross-traffic. Slow down and be prepared to stop.

Name:	Side road junction from the left (W107, TW107) or Side road junction from the right (W108, TW108)
Where:	On any road before you reach the place where another road joins your road from the left (W107)(TW107) or from the right (W108)(TW108).
Purpose:	To warn that traffic may be approaching you from the left or right-hand side.
Action:	Slow down so that you will be able to stop, or go around the corner or pass the intersection at a safe speed. Look out for other traffic at the intersection that might not yield.

Name:	Staggered junctions (W109, TW109, W110, TW110)
Where:	On any road before you reach the place where two roads join your road within a short distance.
Purpose:	To warn that your road is first joined by another road from the left hand side first and within a short distance by another from the right hand side (W110,TW110) or from the right first and then from the left (W109,TW109).
Action:	Slow down and be prepared to stop or turn at a safe speed. Look out for traffic at the intersection that might not yield.

Name:	Sharp junction (W112, TW112, W114, TW114)
Where:	On any road.
Purpose:	To warn that traffic could merge from the left (W112, TW112) or from the right (W114, TW114) at sharp angles.
Action:	Pass the intersection at a safe speed and look out for merging traffic that might not yield.

Name:	Sharp junctions (W111, TW111, W113, TW113)
Where:	On any road.
Purpose:	To warn that the road you are travelling on will soon split in two and you will have to make a choice which road to take.
Action:	Decide well in time which road to take. Be on the look out for approaching traffic whose path you will cross when taking the right hand side road.

Name:	Y-junction (W115, TW115)
Where:	On any road before you reach a place where your road splits in two.
Purpose:	To warn that the road forks into two roads.
Action:	Decide well in time which road to take. Look out for approaching traffic whose path you will cross when taking the right hand road

Name:	End of dual roadway (W116, TW116, W117, TW117)
Where:	On any dual roadway.
Purpose:	To warn that the one-way roadway is ending soon and that approaching vehicles will use the same carriageway as you.
Action:	Position your vehicle on the road where it will not endanger approaching traffic. It may be necessary to change lanes.

Name:	Beginning of dual roadway (W118, TW118, W119, TW119)
Where:	On any single carriage way road.
Purpose:	To warn that the single carriageway is ending and that you will soon enter a one-way road.