A black sign shows a yellow figure holding up a round bat. What does it tell you?
Right.Not quite. The answer is B.
The sign warns that a person is directing traffic at roadworks ahead. Ease off and be prepared to stop.
Source: Safe driving practice
Warning sign · Roadworks
Traffic controller ahead sign
A person is directing traffic ahead, so slow down and do exactly what they show.
Road Rules 2014 (NSW) rule 101Asked in general knowledgeShown in 3 practice questions
What it means
What does the traffic controller ahead sign mean in NSW?
This rectangle is black with a yellow rim, the reverse of most roadwork signs. A yellow figure raises one hand and holds a round bat on a pole, with the word STOP on it. Ahead, a traffic controller is directing vehicles. When they show you STOP, you stop and stay stopped until they turn the bat to SLOW or wave you on. Their directions outrank the usual rules at that spot.
What to do
- 1
Slow down and look for the controller and their bat.
- 2
Stop where they show STOP, and stay stopped.
- 3
Go only on SLOW or when they wave you through.
Practice questions with this sign
Past a traffic controller ahead sign, the controller shows you the STOP side of the bat. What must you do?
Right.Not quite. The answer is C.
A controller at roadworks must be obeyed. Stay stopped until they turn the bat to SLOW or wave you on.
Source: Road Rules 2014 (NSW) rule 101
Common questions
- Do you have to obey a traffic controller at roadworks?
- Yes. Stop when they show STOP and stay stopped until they turn the bat to SLOW or wave you on.
- What if a traffic controller waves me through a red light?
- Do what they signal. Where a controller is directing traffic, their instructions come before the normal rules.
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