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In this video I react to UK road signs for the first time. I’m shocked at how many unique traffic signs the UK seems to have. This video alone had 100 UK road signs and their meaning! While some of these signs were similar to ones I’m used to seeing, most of them were completely new to me. The fact that someone needs to memorize and practice so many UK road signs and road rules in general, just goes to show how difficult the theory test probably is.
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When ever you get to the UK and you have driven (been driven) on our road you will soon understand our road signs they will soon become so obvious we do not have miles of straight roads like USA. If you ever get to Dartmoor Exmoor when your here you will see many wild ponies on the roads
Quayside prononunced Key side A quayside is similar to a harbour where boats can unload there cargo ie a fish quay is where fishing boats unload the fish ready to go to markets
A is for alternative route B is for bypass and M for motorway aka yous guys call it a highway
Sign not in use it's for the digital or matrix signs
Quayside is pronounced as keyside
National speed limit is 60 maximum where motorway is 70 maximum
Brown signs are tourist and attractions information and yellow are diversion for traffic to follow inorder to get to where they need to be when a route is closed
The "bends" signs just means a series of bends. The first bend being the direction of what the signs says, and would be sharp for the speed limit of the road you are driving on. As a sharp bend for 60mph is different to a sharp bend on a 30mph road.
I live in norway, and those sharp bend signs are everywhere. They're very useful on tight or unorderly roads when you can't really tell what's going on further ahead. They're only used for sharper turns, and they warn you to slow your speed to be ready for a hefty bend.
The thing to remember is that we follow the Vienna convention so very similar or the same signs are used in most of the world
You will also notice except for direction signs there are almost no words – so they can be used anywhere and are … learn them once and you can drive nearly anywhere
US signs I find confusing as they are wordy and use terminology I don't understand – If I didn't speak English I would be utterly bemused
We have A &Broads aswell as motorways, also national speed limit can either be 50,60 or 70 depending whetger there is a central reservation so on a motorway its 70mph ❤❤
Speed limit varies depending on the vehicle. Dual carriageway for a car would be 70 but for a van 60 for example
I always laugh when I see the Sign not in use. It's not even true XD
National speel limts differ from vehicle types. On motorways and dual-carridgeways cars can travel at 70mph. HGV vehicles are limited to 60mph on motorways and 50mph on dual carridgeways. Single lane roads cars are limited to 60mph and HGV's in England and Wales are limted to 50mph and in Scotland 40mph.
Double bend first to left means there are 2 bends in the road in close proximity to each other, the first bend is to the left. It's purpose is to warn drivers that there is a second bend coming shortly after the first. Our road bends can be very tight turns so 2 in succession can be a hazard.
Zebra crossing are a pedestrian crossing where the traffic is required to stop to when a pedestrian is waiting to cross the carriageway, but there are no traffic lights to stop the traffic. Generally a lot of drivers don't stop.
Soft verges means the edge of the road surface is soft and the vehicle will most likely sink in…so stay the hell on the road. You're pretty spot on with your dirt/grass idea!
Hump bridges are over small bodies of water but have a high apex so steep up and down over a very short distance.
The school crossing patrol(affectionately known as lollipop ladies cos they carry a lollipop shape pole with that sign on) wait for traffic to be relatively clear then pput that sign out into the road on a pole. the traffic MUST stop for the sign then the person holding it walks out into the road and stands stopping the traffic while the kids corss safely. As a driver you MUST NOT move the vehicle until the crossing guard has left the carriageway.
You're pretty much spot on for the national speed limit. In areas with street lights this is 30mph unless signed otherwise. Single carriage ways are 60mph, dual carriageways are 70 mph and motorways are 70 mph. The white sign with black line is to tell drivers those speed limits apply as there are no other speed limit signs posted. The national speed limits are lower for certain vehicles, so truck drivers have lower national speeds.
Ring roads circle urban areas with various exits to access different parts of a city. Almost like a freeway but in a ring around a town or city. So rather than drive through the centre of a city you can get on the ring road (usually with a higher speed limit) circle the outside of the city and leave it nearer to the destination you want.
With flow means travelling the same direction as the traffic, contra flow means going the opposite direction.
Diversion symbols are for any road closures. There will be a diversion sign with a symbol placed at the start of the closure to show the alternative route. Then along that route there will be further signs using the same symbol to show drivers which road and junctions to take to get back to the road they were diverted from. So at the closure there may be the yellow sign with black solid triangle pointing left at a junction. You then follow the identical signs that mark out the diversion to rejoin beyond the closure.
Blue circle speeds are Minimum speeds, Red circle speeds are maximum speeds … So the blue circle 30 means you must go 30mph or faster. The national speed limit isn't a single number … it depends on the vehicle type (ie it's slower for Heavy Goods Vehicles or if you are towing something than it is for a simple car) and road type.
Quayside pronounced Keyside it is an area along side a major river in a city
Loose chippings is when they have been resurfacing the road, there is usually loose stones on the surface of the road until the traffic has squashed the new road surface with their tires over time
National speed limit varies by road type and vehicle
the crossroad signs etc – you being in the direction of travel from the larger stripe would have right of way and the ajoining roads would have to wait to until clear. Road signs with place names on – black and white is little local roads, green are larger roads and blue are motorways (highways) and anything in brackets means you can get to that place from a turn off on the road you are currently on. Bend ahead mean there is a tighter curve and you may need to slow down and be unable to overtake. Some of our signs are just brilliant and weird. Oh and national speed limit depends on size of road, single carriageway its 60mph on a dual carriageway or motorway its 70mph
These signs are just better though, my 4-year-old can identify many of them, that is even though we rarely drive anywhere! He knows an exclamation mark means "careful", he knows what arrows mean, he knows "stop" and "no entry" and he can work out most of the pictures – the man digging is a worker, a man walking means you can walk, if anything has a line through it, it means "don't". So simple even one who cannot read the sign, like a child or a foreigner, can figure it out even without encountering it beforehand, no English skills required!
That bike sign though! No cycling? I've seen the version with the red line through it. Come on guys- consistency! That could confuse people!
National speed limit varies depending on type of road and vehicle – If the area is built up, 30 (20 soon, about damn time)for all, national speed limit on a road with one lane either way is 60 for cars/motorcycles and 50 if you are towing or are in a bus, van or truck. Dual carriage ways are same- except it is 70/60. Motorways additionally allow vans and buses to go 70, but are otherwise the same as a dual carriageway! That is why you often see the sign. To be honest 60 is ludicrous on some of our roads- it makes walking or cycling those roads terrifying as car enthusiasts like to treat the bends as a challenge!
Quayside is pronounced keyside. National speed limit is 60 on minor roads or 70 on major roads like dual carriage roads and motorways.