Road humps sign

What it means

Road humps are ahead.

The raised bump in the symbol warns of road humps, which are built to slow traffic down.

Slow down before the first hump and keep a steady low speed. Plates may show how far the humps continue or where they are.

Where you'll see it

At the start of roads with humps or a series of humps.

Rules to know

• Road humps may have a flat or round top. Warning signs may be used at the beginning of the road where a hump or series of humps is installed.

  Know Your Traffic Signs, p. 85

• Plates can show the distance over which the humps continue, the direction, or a single hump in a given distance.

  Know Your Traffic Signs, p. 85

Common mistakes

• Mistake: Braking hard at the last moment.

  Instead: Slow down in good time and cross the humps at a steady low speed.

Test yourself

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What does this sign mean?

• ARoad humps ahead
• BFrail pedestrians likely to cross
• CA cattle grid ahead
• DTraffic merging from the left ahead

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