Sign L4: Get in lane; indication of the lanes to follow
Legal meaning
Get in lane.
Shape and colour
Blue rectangular sign with white arrows per lane: get in lane.
Where the sign stands
Above or beside the road well before the junction, where the lanes split.
What the exam asks about this sign
The question is what to do with this sign: choose the lane that matches your direction, shown per lane on the sign; at the junction you may then only follow that direction. Trap: candidates think the sign is a D-series order; it is information, but the arrows on the road are binding.
Often confused with
- Advance direction sign within the built-up area pre-announcing directions
K10— Advance direction sign in town: shows destinations instead of lanes. - Mandatory: one of the shown directions, e.g. straight or turn.
D6— Round blue order straight or turn. - End of a lane
L5— End of lane: a lane drops away.