Driving expert reveals meaning of 'confusing' road sign - and people had no clue
The Highway Code is brimming with road traffic signs, which you probably memorised during your driving lessons. These signs convey a variety of messages based on their colour, shape, and symbols, providing crucial information about lane restrictions, junctions, merging lanes, speed limits, and more.
Understanding these signs is vital as any confusion could result in danger. But if it's been ages since you last refreshed your knowledge of road signs, there might be a few whose meanings have slipped your mind.
A driving expert has highlighted one particular sign that often perplexes motorists. Annie Winterburn, who runs Theory Test Practice and is a seasoned driving instructor, posed a question to her TikTok audience about a triangular sign with a red border and two arrows pointing in opposite directions.
She clarified: "This is a warning sign. All triangle signs are giving you warnings. And it's got two arrows [...] which are the same length. One is pointing to the left, the other is pointing to the right."
Annie explained that this sign indicates that drivers are on a single-lane road but are about to enter a road with oncoming traffic from both directions. "So this sign is warning you of two-way traffic crossing over your route," she elaborated.
Drivers are learning something new every day – including what some of the most confusing road signs actually mean. An example is the sign showing arrows pointing up and down, which signifies two-way traffic straight ahead.
Numerous road users admitted to their lack of knowledge about this emblem. One overwhelmed social media user confessed: "I passed my test in 1989 and I don't recall ever seeing either sign. I am learning so much about rules and signs from your channel," while another said: "I was surely getting confused, thanks for the clarification."
A third grateful individual expressed: "I failed by one point on my theory and road signs were the most I failed on so this help thank you."