Road and traffic signs
Most warning signs are which shape and colour?
- Round with a blue background
- Rectangular with a green background
- Triangular with a red borderCorrect
- Eight-sided with a red background
Why?
Warning signs alert you to a hazard ahead, such as a bend or a school. They are triangular with a red border and a white background, so you can recognise the warning from a distance. Rule 109 of The Highway Code says you must obey all traffic signs, including these warnings.
Highway Code rules 109, Traffic signs