Road Narrows Sign

The road-narrows warning flags a reduction in carriageway width, often at bridges or works. The inward-angling edges distinguish it from a lane-ends sign. Related to the Narrow Bridge Sign.

Meaning

The road narrows ahead (from one or both sides).

Required driver response

Slow down and adjust your position; oncoming vehicles pass closer.

Question patterns

  • “What does this sign mean?” — recognition of meaning.
  • “What must you do when you see it?” — required response.
  • Distractor trap: mistaking it for ‘road ends’ or ‘lanes merge into one-way’.

Ontology Road Narrows Sign [part-of] Warning Signs

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