The Highway Code is packed with road traffic signs, which you likely committed to memory during your driving lessons. These signs communicate various messages through their colour, shape, and symbols, providing essential information about lane restrictions, junctions, merging lanes, speed limits, and more.
It’s crucial to understand these signs as any misunderstanding could lead to danger. However, if it’s been a while since you last brushed up on your road sign knowledge, you might have forgotten the meaning of some.
A driving expert has pointed out one particular sign that often confuses drivers. Annie Winterburn, who operates Theory Test Practice and is an experienced driving instructor, asked her TikTok followers about a triangular sign with a red border and two arrows pointing in opposite directions.
She clarified: “This is a warning sign. All triangle signs are giving you warnings. And it’s got two arrows […] which are the same length. One is pointing to the left, the other is pointing to the right.”
Annie explained that this sign indicates that drivers are on a single-lane road but are about to enter a road with oncoming traffic from both directions. “So this sign is warning you of two-way traffic crossing over your route,” she elaborated.
Drivers are learning something new every day – including what some of the most confusing road signs actually mean. An example is the sign showing arrows pointing up and down, which signifies two-way traffic straight ahead.
Numerous road users admitted to their lack of knowledge about this emblem. One overwhelmed social media user confessed: “I passed my test in 1989 and I don’t recall ever seeing either sign. I am learning so much about rules and signs from your channel,” while another said: “I was surely getting confused, thanks for the clarification.”
A third grateful individual expressed: “I failed by one point on my theory and road signs were the most I failed on so this help thank you.”