Side road ahead (left)
A red triangle with a smaller road joining from the left warns that a side road meets your road on the left ahead. Traffic on the side road will be giving way to you, but be ready for vehicles emerging — especially in winter or when the side-road junction is partly hidden by hedges or buildings.
- Shape
- Triangular
- Background
- White
- Border
- Red
- Primary symbol
- Arrow
- Diagram reference
- 506.1
Where you'll see this sign
Country roads, residential estates, and rural A roads where a minor road feeds in from the left.
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