Sign K14: Designated route for the transport of certain hazardous substances
Legal meaning
Route for the transport of certain dangerous goods.
Shape and colour
Orange rectangular sign with a black symbol: route for dangerous goods.
Where the sign stands
At the junctions where the dangerous-goods route turns off, on the right before the junction.
What the exam asks about this sign
The question is whom this sign is for: lorries carrying certain dangerous goods must follow the route shown (and may for example not enter a tunnel). For a car it has no consequences. Trap: candidates think all lorries must follow this route.
Often confused with
- Closed to trucks (lorries)
C7— Closed to lorries: a real restriction for all lorries. - Detour; indicates a temporary diversion route
K9— Diversion for all traffic. - Traffic tunnel
L13— Road tunnel: often the reason for the route.
Signs in the same series
- Detour; indicates a temporary diversion route
K9 - Advance direction sign within the built-up area pre-announcing directions
K10 - Finger-post for cyclists showing direction and destination.
K7 - Advance sign on a non-motorway showing directions and destinations.
K5 - Low-level decision direction sign along a motorway showing destinations
K1