Sign J5: Warning: double bend, first one to the left.

Legal meaning

Double bend(s), first to the left.

Source: RVV 1990 annex 1 · checked 2026-10-23

Shape and colour

Triangle with a red rim and a black S-arrow that first goes left: two bends, the first to the left.

Where the sign stands

About 30 m before the first curve of the double bend, on the right.

What the exam asks about this sign

The question is which bend comes first: the left one, then one to the right. Keep right in the first bend especially and steer in gently; the second bend is often not yet visible, so keep your speed low until you are out of both. Trap: candidates confuse it with J4 and misread the direction of the first bend.

Often confused with

• Warning: double bend, first one to the right. J4 — First bend to the right.
• Warning for a bend to the left J3 — One bend to the left.
• Warning for a bend to the right J2 — One bend to the right.