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These signs are often temporary in nature and used to indicate road work (construction), poor roads, or temporary conditions ahead on the road including flagmen, uneven pavement, etc. (Note that some "high water" signs are posted to alert drivers of a flood-prone area and do not actually mean that there is a flooded section of road ahead.)
The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) fixed harmonised pictograms for transportation. Vehicles carrying dangerous goods have to be fitted with orange signs, where the lower number identifies the substance, while the upper number is a key for the threat it may pose.
Warning sign (Malaysia) Warning signs give a warning of that there are dangerous or unusual conditions ahead (a curve, turn, dip or sideroad). [1] They are usually diamond-shaped and have a yellow background with black letters or symbols. [1] [5] Often these signs have a greater more conspicuous presence than a regulatory sign. These signs ...
Signs including Stop, Yield, No Turns, No Trucks, No Parking, No Stopping, Minimum Speed, Right Turn Only, Do Not Enter, Weight Limit, and Speed Limit are considered regulatory signs. Some have special shapes, such as the octagon for the Stop sign, the triangle for the Yield sign, and the crossbuck for railroad crossings.
The shape and design of the road signs largely follow the road signs used in most European countries. The former Yugoslavia had originally signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on November 8, 1968, and ratified it on June 6, 1977. [2] Yugoslavia formerly used a yellow background on warning signs.
The signs provide real-time feedback to motorists in an effort to deter them from unsafe driving practices. The signs can detect if drivers are distracted, wearing seat belts or speeding.
Check-kiting adds the element of fraudulent misrepresentation of writing bad checks to increase a financial position at more than one bank or fraudulently depositing those funds into another account.
Sometimes similar signs have minor differences in meanings, following the local traffic codes. The United Kingdom's "pass either side" sign indicates that drivers may pass on either side of an obstacle, such as a traffic island , to reach the same destination.