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All 1055 signs, plates, road markings and signal diagrams from the Department for Transport's Know Your Traffic Signs — the real artwork, not approximations. Once you know the shape rule, you can often work out what a sign means before reading a single word on it.
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Circles give orders Triangles warn Rectangles inform Blue circles generally give a mandatory instruction, such as 'turn left', or indicate a route available only to particular classes of traffic, e.g. buses and cycles only Red rings or circles tell you what you must not do, e.g. you must not exceed 30 mph, no vehicles over the height shown may proceed Blue rectangles are used for information signs except on motorways, where blue is used for direction signs Green rectangles are used for direction signs on primary routes White rectangles are used for direction signs on non-primary routes, or for plates used in combination with warning and regulatory signs STOP GIVE WAY STOP line 100 yards GIVE WAY line 50 yards Traffic signals ahead Part-time signals ahead Crossroads T-junction Side road Staggered junction Traffic merges from the left Traffic merges onto main carriageway Roundabout Bend to right (left if symbol reversed) Double bend first to the left (right if symbol reversed) Junction on a bend (symbols may be reversed) Junction on a bend (symbols may be reversed) Plate used with 'roundabout' or 'bend' signs Risk of lorries overturning on bend to the left (right if symbol reversed) Sharp deviation of route to the left (right if chevrons reversed) (alternative designs) Sharp deviation of route to the left (right if chevrons reversed) (alternative designs) Road narrows both sides Road narrows on the right Plate used with warning signs where a reduction in speed is necessary 'Oncoming vehicles in middle of road' plate Single-file traffic in each direction Road wide enough for only one line of vehicles End of dual carriageway Two-way traffic Two-way traffic crossing ahead Near-side edge of carriageway or obstruction near that edge (alternative shapes). White markers are used on the off-side edge and amber ones on the off-side edge of a dual carriageway Near-side edge of carriageway or obstruction near that edge (alternative shapes). White markers are used on the off-side edge and amber ones on the off-side edge of a dual carriageway Worded warning. 'Ford' may be varied to 'Flood', 'Gate', 'Gates' or 'No smoking' Try brakes after crossing a ford or before descending a steep hill Steep hill down 10% Steep hill up 20% Sign used with 'steep hill' or 'try your brakes' signs Plates used with 'steep hill' signs Plates used with 'steep hill' signs Plates used with 'steep hill' signs Opening or swing bridge Quayside or river bank Water course alongside road Soft verges for distance shown End of bridge parapet, abutment wall, tunnel mouth etc. End of bridge parapet, abutment wall, tunnel mouth etc. Tunnel Hump bridge Uneven road Slippery road Side winds Distance and direction to hazard Show 60 more The shape rule Circle = an order (must / must not). Triangle = a warning (be aware). Rectangle = information, not an instruction. Once that's automatic, you're not memorising every sign individually — you're recognising a much smaller set of shapes and colours, then reading the detail inside.
This is the same logic as the full deck Our 78-card flashcard set covers the signs that actually get confused with each other, paired by the rule that distinguishes them — not just shuffled at random.
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