Sign D5: Mandatory direction shown: turn here, follow the arrow.
Legal meaning
Obligation to follow the direction of travel indicated on the sign.
Shape and colour
Round blue sign with a white arrow to the left or right: you must turn in that direction.
Where the sign stands
Just before the junction or entry the order covers, on the right; it applies at that point only.
What the exam asks about this sign
The exam asks what to do at this sign: turn in the direction of the arrow, usually because straight on is forbidden or impossible. Trap: an arrow slanting right means 'enter the side road here', an arrow bending round means 'turn at the junction'. A second trap is the difference with C4: that is information about one-way traffic, D5 is an order.
Often confused with
- Mandatory direction shown on the sign: straight ahead here.
D4— Order to go straight. - One-way road: mandatory right, placed opposite an exit.
C4_(rechts)— Blue rectangular: one-way street to the right, no order. - Mandatory: pick one shown direction; pass obstacle left or right.
D7— Pass left or right: a choice, not an order to one side.
Signs in the same series
- Mandatory: one of the shown directions, e.g. straight or turn.
D6 - Mandatory: pick one shown direction; pass obstacle left or right.
D7 - Mandatory direction shown on the sign: straight ahead here.
D4 - The sign or obstacle may be passed on either side.
D3 - Roundabout with mandatory direction, follow the sign.
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