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Additional signs
An additional sign is a traffic sign placed directly below another sign to provide extra information or clarify how the main sign should be understood. It can specify conditions such as distance, time periods, road users affected, directions, or special circumstances. Additional signs do not create new rules by themselves but modify, limit, or explain the meaning of the sign above them so drivers can apply the rule correctly in that specific situation.
1. For disabled people
The supplementary sign for disabled people is a panel placed below a main traffic sign to indicate that the sign's regulation applies specifically to persons with disabilities. It clarifies that the main sign is intended only for disabled people, often those with an official disability permit.
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2. For trucks
The supplementary sign for trucks is a traffic panel placed below a main traffic sign to indicate that the instruction, restriction, or permission applies specifically to trucks. It includes light trucks, heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), articulated lorries, and delivery trucks.
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3. meter to the left
A supplementary sign ... meters to the left is used below a main traffic sign to indicate that the instruction, restriction, or relevant feature applies at a location to the left at a specified distance ahead. Example: “100 m to the left”.
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4. meter to the left or right
A supplementary sign ... meters to the left or right is placed below a main traffic sign to indicate that the instruction, restriction, or relevant feature applies to both sides—left and right—at a specified distance ahead. Example: “100 m to the left or right”.
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5. meter to the right
A supplementary sign ... meters to the right is placed below a main traffic sign to indicate that the instruction, restriction, or relevant feature is located to the right at a specified distance ahead. Example: “50 m to the right”.
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6. Panel begin
A supplementary sign panel begin is placed below a main traffic sign to indicate that the effect, regulation, or zone marked by the main sign starts immediately at this point.
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7. Panel valid
A supplementary sign panel valid is placed below a main traffic sign to indicate that the regulation, restriction, or zone indicated by the main sign is currently in effect from this point onward.
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8. Panel end
A supplementary sign panel end is placed below a main traffic sign to indicate that the regulation, restriction, or zone indicated by the main sign ends at this point.
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9. meter ahead
A supplementary sign ... meters ahead is placed below a main traffic sign to indicate that the instruction, restriction, or relevant feature applies or begins a specified distance ahead on the road. Example: “100 m ahead”.
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10. For meter
A supplementary sign for ... meters is placed below a main traffic sign to indicate that the regulation, restriction, or condition applies for a specified distance along the road. Example: “For 500 m”.
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