'Confusing' road sign has very important meaning - but most drivers don't know it

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The Highway Code is packed with road traffic signs, which you likely committed to memory during your driving lessons. These signs communicate various messages through their colour, shape, and symbols, providing essential information about lane restrictions, junctions, merging lanes, speed limits, and more.It's crucial to understand these signs as any misunderstanding could lead to danger.

However, if it's been a while since you last brushed up on your road sign knowledge, you might have forgotten the meaning of some.A driving expert has pointed out one particular sign that often confuses drivers.

Annie Winterburn, who operates Theory Test Practice and is an experienced driving instructor, asked her TikTok followers about a triangular sign with a red border and two arrows pointing in opposite directions.She clarified: "This is a warning sign.

All triangle signs are giving you warnings. And it's got two arrows [...] which are the same length. One is pointing to the left, the other is pointing to the right."Annie explained that this sign indicates that drivers are on a single-lane road but are about to enter a road with oncoming traffic from both directions. "So this sign is warning you of two-way traffic crossing over your route," she elaborated.Drivers are learning something new every day – including what some of the most confusing road signs actually mean.