Driving In Britain

- Signs of Progress

In Britain, you will occasionally run across your old friend, the octagonal STOP sign, but they are an endangered species over there, thanks to the crafty roundabout. But otherwise, many British road signs look quite different. Here's the scheme... in Britain (and in Europe)...

CIRCLES give ORDERS

Left Turn FORBIDDEN	Right Turn FORBIDDEN	Parking FORBIDDEN	Entry FORBIDDEN
YOU MUST Keep Left	YOU MUST Keep Right	YOU MUST Go Straight On	YOU MUST Keep Left  or Right (pick one!)

TRIANGLES give WARNING

WARNING Change to opposite carriageway	WARNING Dual carriageway ends	WARNING Road works ahead

Quick translation: A "Dual Carriageway" is a 4-lane road (two lanes in each direction).

RECTANGLES give INFORMATION

There are SIX basic types of rectangular INFORMATION signs. They are...

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