Warning Signs
Warning signs are similar to the United States design, in that they are black on an amber (orangish yellow) background, and are diamond shaped. This type of road sign was introduced in 1956 with the Traffic Signs Regulations, 1956. Some signs were added later, and many types of signs, even common ones, do not appear in any statutes. Some types of sign in particular (for example, pedestrian/zebra crossing signage) are somewhat randomly designed, and differ between county/city boroughs.
The "low bridge" sign was the last road sign with an imperial measurement allowed to be erected in Ireland, and was only replaced with a metric only version with the publication of the 2010 TSM. Most examples of this sign in situ are still the dual imperial/metric version, with the imperial only version still in situ is some locations.
W 001 Crossroads |
W 002L Side Road - Left |
W 003L T-Junction (Type 1) - Left |
W 005L Y-Junction - Left |
W 007LR Staggered Crossroads - Left/Right |
W 015 Crossroads (Major Road Ahead) |
W 019 Crossroad Ahead at Dual- Carriageway |
W 020 T-Junction Ahead at Dual-Carriageway (With Central Reserve Break) |
W 030 Merging Traffic From Left |
W 042 Traffic Signals |
W 043 Roundabout Ahead |
W 044 Mini-Roundabout Ahead |
W 050L Sharp Corner - Left |
W 051L Sharp Bend - Left |
W 052L Series of Sharp Corners - Left |
W 053L Series of Sharp Bends - Left |
W 071 Road Narrows on Both Sides |
W 080 Two-Way Traffic |
W 094 Road Divides |
W 095 Dual Carriageway End |
W 120 Level Crossing With Flashing Red Signals |
W 121 Level crossing With No Flashing Red Signals |
W 130 Road Hump |
W 131 Road Depression |
W 133 Uneven Road |
W 134 Slippery Road |
W 140 Pedestrian |
W 141 School Ahead |
W 153 Deer or Wild Animals |
W 160 Unprotected Water |
W 162 Tunnel |
W 164 Falling Rocks |
W 166 Crosswind |
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Famous quotes containing the words warning and/or signs:
“By day thy warning ringing bell to sound its notes,
By night thy silent signal lamps to swing.”
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