You are driving a tanker carrying petrol to Vlaardingen. In front of the tunnel stands a round sign with a red border and a diamond-shaped hazard symbol, without a number. What do you do?
- You drive on: the sign only warns, so you drive carefully
- ✓ You do not enter the tunnel: this sign closes it to your load
- You drive on: the sign is about vehicles above a fixed length
Correct answer: You do not enter the tunnel: this sign closes it to your load
Explanation
False — you confuse this sign with the length sign. The length sign always carries the number of the permitted length; this sign without a number closes the road to vehicles carrying certain dangerous goods
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you read the hazard symbol as a warning. A round sign with a red border is a closure sign: a ban on entering, not advice to be careful
- Wrong: you confuse this sign with the length sign. The length sign always carries the number of the permitted length; this sign without a number closes the road to vehicles carrying certain dangerous goods
Topic: Closure signs C: who, what and which number is barred
Read the rule: Core: Closure signs C: who, what and which number is barred
Sections
- Challenge: Closure signs C: who, what and which number is barred
- The model: Closure signs C: who, what and which number is barred
- Core: Closure signs C: who, what and which number is barred
- Why it matters: Closure signs C: who, what and which number is barred
- Active recall: Closure signs C: who, what and which number is barred
- Teach back: Closure signs C: who, what and which number is barred
- Memory hook: Closure signs C: who, what and which number is barred