Warning signs
Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 4
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Civil & Structural Supplement
Series
Traffic Signs Manual
Abstract
Sets out the requirements for using warning signs on the highway network, as detailed in the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions Regulations 2016, as amended. Establishes format, use, vehicle-activated signs, sizes, siting, mounting, backing boards, illumination, maintenance, temporary signs and working drawings. Covers: junctions, deviation of route, road narrows, two-way traffic and dual carriageway roads, hills, bridges and other structures, pedestrians, animals and farm traffic, water, road surface, road humps, low-flying aircraft, falling or fallen rocks, hazard markers, other danger, distance plates, miscellaneous hazards, slow-moving vehicles, level crossings, cycling and refuge indicator lamps.
History
Supersedes Traffic Signs Manual. Chapter 4 Warning signs (DfT, 2013). Jointly published by Department for Transport, Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland), Scottish Government and Welsh Government. First published 2018. First edition 1997
ISBN
9780115536090
Subjects
- Roads
- Civil engineering, infrastructure and public utilities
- Transport facilities
- Traffic signals
Publisher History
The Department for Transport is a UK Government department that provides leadership across the transport sector to achieve its objectives, working with regional, local and private sector partners to deliver many of the services. These activities were formerly carried out by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.
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