Wild animals likely to be in road ahead
A red triangle with a leaping deer silhouette warns of an area where wild animals — typically deer — are known to cross the road. Most collisions happen at dawn and dusk, when deer are most active and visibility is poorest. Slow down, scan the verges, and if you see one animal, expect more — they travel in groups.
- Shape
- Triangular
- Background
- White
- Border
- Red
- Primary symbol
- Animal
- Diagram reference
- 551.0
Where you'll see this sign
Forest edges, the New Forest, parts of Scotland, and any rural road bordered by woodland.
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