Information sign
Emergency exit sign
What does the Emergency exit sign mean?
Shows the direction and distance to an emergency exit from a road tunnel, for people on foot.
Also known as: Tunnel emergency exit sign
What it means
An emergency exit from the road tunnel is in the direction shown.
The running figure, arrow and door show the way to an emergency exit from a road tunnel.
If you have to leave your vehicle in a tunnel, follow the signs to the nearest emergency exit.
Where you'll see it
Inside road tunnels, along the walls.
Rules to know
The sign shows the direction and distance to an emergency exit from a road tunnel.
Know Your Traffic Signs, p. 137
Common mistakes
Mistake: Driving through the exit or stopping at it.
Instead: Emergency exits are for people on foot. Do not block them.
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See also
Tunnel
Warning sign
The warning sign before a tunnel.
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- Know Your Traffic Signs (Department for Transport, Sixth edition, 2023), Information signs, p. 137
Sign image: Department for Transport, Traffic sign images (diagram 2711). © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last reviewed 11 October 2026. This page explains the sign in our own words; for the full rules, see The Highway Code. How we source and check content