| SIGN |
HOW TO READ |
COMMENTS |
| a |
And |
Distance less than 50m |
| Õ
|
Into |
Used as distance shorter than (And) but not immediate Crest into L4, L4 into R4 etc |
| 50 80 |
Just straight out distances |
Distance in meters, but you don't have to say METERS. Just the number |
| ↑↓ |
Up, Down |
Uphill, Downhill |
| C50L4 |
Crest Fifty Left Four |
Crest,distance,Instruction, where there is a distance over the crest. |
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C |
Absolute Crest |
(Absolute or Flat crest) Means there is adequate distance after to go flat out. |
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B |
Absolute Brow |
Smaller than a crest, or as some people say "small crest" |
| ST |
Straight To |
Road may wind a little between bends,so instead of trying to put in all the wiggles, just say straight to. There may be a distance eg: 50 ST |
| DC |
Dont cut |
For obvious reasons |
| CC |
Cut |
Can cut corner |
| -------- -------- |
Underlined |
Calls underlined need to be said together,quickly |
| Care |
Care |
May be on fast section or slow bit |
| ! |
Caution |
A bit more care than above |
| !! |
Double Caution |
Slow down |
| !!! |
Danger |
Really slow down- extreme!!! |
| Drawing of sign |
Signpost |
Maybe used as marker. |
| Yump |
jump |
Describes jump |
| TL4 |
Tee L4 (circled T) |
Driver needs to know the difference between a T-junction and a Turn! |
| TL4 |
Turn Left Four |
Numbers used are from 1 to 6, one being the tightest |
| L4 onCrest |
As written |
Bend right on top of crest. Make sure you differentiate between ON and OVER |
| L4/C |
Left Four OVER Crest |
Bend is Over not ON |
| L4lg |
Left Four long |
Longer than usual bend |
| L4vlg |
Left Four very long |
Very long bend |
| L4 < |
Left Four Opens |
Bend opens out |
| L4 > |
Left Four Tightens |
Bend tightens up |
| L4< > |
Left Four Opens & Tightens |
Bend opens and tightens |
| L4 > < |
Left Four Tightens & Opens |
Bend tightens then Opens |
| L4+ |
Left Four Plus |
Indicates degree of bend between 4 and 5 |
| R / E L4 |
Right entry Left Four |
This is ONE instruction-not TWO
May also be used as R / E Bridge, Yump etc. The entry is indicative of the degree of the bend that follows. |
| L4 R4 |
Read together |
Immediate corners or hazard |
| ~~~ |
Wet Maybe |
Depends on weather |
| Ruff, boggy, sandy |
Ruff, boggy, sandy |
Road condition |
~~~~
~~~~ |
Water |
This is different to wet because there may be a big puddle on the inside apex of a bend |
| Drawing of |
Trees |
May be too close for comfort or used to indicate where next hazard is or for co-drivers info only |
| ZZZ |
Slippy |
Z with a line through |
| US |
Unseen |
Hard to see corner or hazard |
| N or Ns |
Narrow or Narrows |
Road Narrows, maybe between trees etc |
| Grid |
Grid |
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Bridge |
Drawing of bridge, make up your own. |
| II |
White (or otherwise) posts |
Used as a marker |
| x
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Gate |
(Gate into L4) (L4 thru gate) etc |
