Loose chippings on road ahead
A red triangle with a car throwing up stones warns that the road has been freshly resurfaced and the surface is still loose. Slow down — chippings reduce grip, especially in bends and under braking — and leave more space behind the vehicle in front so you don't catch a flying stone in your windscreen.
- Shape
- Triangular
- Background
- White
- Border
- Red
- Primary symbol
- Other
- Secondary symbol
- Other
- Diagram reference
- 7009.0
Where you'll see this sign
After roadworks in summer (the surface dressing season), country lanes after maintenance, and motorway resurfacing zones.
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