Sign library · Warning

CURVE AHEAD

ColorYellow
ShapeDiamond
FamilyWarning
Where you see itBefore bends sharper than the road’s speed suggests

What it means

The road bends in the direction of the arrow, more sharply than you would guess. Often paired with a smaller advisory speed plaque underneath.

What you should do

Slow before the curve, not inside it. Braking mid-curve on a fast bend is how tires lose grip; enter slow, exit smooth.

Memory trick

The arrow is a photograph of the next ten seconds of road.

The mistake drivers make

Ignoring the small advisory speed under the diamond. That number is measured for this exact bend; the main limit is not.

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