In the UK Highway Code, triangular road signs alert drivers to potential hazards on the road ahead. Match each triangular warning sign symbol to the specific hazard it warns drivers about.
- Symbol showing an opening section of a roadway bridge tilting upwards over waterOpening or swing bridge ahead
- Symbol showing a motor car driving off an unbarricaded edge towards water belowQuayside or riverbank ahead
- Symbol showing boulders and stones falling down a steep embankmentRisk of falling or fallen rocks ahead
- Symbol showing a single bold exclamation mark ('!')Other danger ahead (hazard specified on an accompanying plate)
Answer
The upward-tilting bridge deck matches 'Opening or swing bridge ahead'; the car driving off an edge into water matches 'Quayside or riverbank ahead'; the falling debris on a slope matches 'Risk of falling or fallen rocks ahead'; and the exclamation mark matches 'Other danger ahead (hazard specified on an accompanying plate)'.
Each symbol corresponds to an official UK Department for Transport standard warning sign: an upward-inclined bridge deck specifically indicates an opening or swing bridge; a car dropping off an edge into water represents an unguarded quayside or riverbank; falling rocks on a slope indicates fallen or falling debris risks; and the exclamation mark denotes 'other danger' requiring a supplementary plate to describe the hazard.
Step-by-Step Solution
Key Concept
Interpretation and identification of specialised UK Highway Code triangular warning signs and hazard pictograms
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