Exit Countdown Markers

Exit countdown markers (IN1–IN3) show three, two and one diagonal bars at 300, 200 and 100 metres before a freeway exit, letting drivers prepare to leave at speed. They are information signs with no command. Related to the Freeway Direction Sign.

Meaning

Count down the distance to a freeway exit — 300 m, 200 m, then 100 m.

Required driver response

Prepare to exit at road speed; move to the exit lane in good time.

Question patterns

  • “What does this sign tell you?” — recognition of guidance/information role.
  • “Is this a command or just guidance?” — class disambiguation.
  • Distractor trap: reading the bars as a speed or lane number rather than a distance countdown.

Ontology Exit Countdown Markers [part-of] Guidance and Information Signs Exit Countdown Markers [relates] Road Sign Colour Code

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