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The main road you are driving on turns through the approaching intersection and continues on in the direction of the arrow.

Yellow Signs

The boggy when wet sign indicates that after rain, the road becomes spongy, and you may not be able to drive or will be very slow.

White roadsigns

The signs are used where there are no traffic control signs for vehicles or pedestrians crossing the tracks. The sign may also show the number of tracks you will cross.

You will see this sign on undivided roads when there are 2 lanes of traffic in approaching you and 1 lane of traffic in the other direction you are driving in.

These warning signs let you know the road is going to change direction. You should drive with caution within the speed limit and follow the conditions of the road.

You need to drive slowly ahead because of changes in the road ahead such as the lanes narrow or reduce to a single lane.

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A grid is a structure made of metal bars covering a hollow or hole dug in the road to keep livestock inside a fenced area.

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Warning signs let you know that road changes are coming up on your drive. These can be permanent or temporary traffic hazards and obstacles.

This sign lets you know water may flow across the road ahead except during droughts. You can still use the road with care.

Orange roadsigns

Red roadsigns

This sign tells you that when you are using a motorway entry ramp, there will be a set of traffic lights that may require you to stop before entering the motorway.

A crossing for pedestrians or children is coming up ahead. A crossing ahead sign is only used with a children sign or traffic signal sign.

You will see this sign when traffic starts travelling in both directions on the road. This sign is used to warn drivers to expect traffic in both directions. It is used when you travel from a divided road to an undivided road.

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On a multi-lane divided road, this sign lets you know that the far left lane is ending. The remaining lanes bend to the left, to allow for a right turn only lane at the next intersection.

These signs warn bushwalkers and horse riders using a national trail that they will cross a road ahead and to proceed with caution.

Special shapes are specifically assigned to certain types of signs so that travelers can recognize them quickly and react appropriately.

Animal crossing signsThese signs warn drivers and riders that the road ahead is  in an area where wild animals are known to cross, or be on, the road and can be  a hazard such as:

In general, the greater number of sides on a sign, the more critical a message it conveys. This is why a circular shape was adopted for the Railroad Advance warning sign (i.e. infinite number of sides), as a collision between a train and a typical vehicle will nearly always end badly. Then next the octagon shape is used for the Stop sign, since not noticing that sign typically has unpleasant consequences, and so on down the line. There are of course exceptions to this rule - a pentagonal County Route marker isn't (typically) a greater threat than a standard square route marker, and even though they have only 3 sides, the Yield and No Passing Zone signs are still rather important (and the pennant shape of the NPZ sign serves as a sort of "get back over on your own side of the road" arrow).

Sugar cane harvesting and hauling may be happening on the road. Drivers should look out for agricultural and heavy vehicles.