- Learn the meaning of warning road signs for vertical grades,
hills, slopes
- Study examples of warning road signs for vertical grades,
hills, slopes
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- Warning road signs for vertical grades,
hills, and slopes are used
in advance of a downgrade where the length, percent of grade,
horizontal curvature, and/or other physical features require
special precautions on the part of road users.
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Indicates a hill. |
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Indicates a downgrade, hill, or
slope. |
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Indicates a downgrade, hill, or slope
with an 8 percent grade. |
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Indicates a downgrade, hill, or slope
with a 9 percent grade. |
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Indicates a downgrade, hill, or slope
with a 9 percent grade for the next 7 miles. |
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Indicates a downgrade, hill, or slope
with a 9 percent grade for the next 11 kilometers. |
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Indicates the condition will continue
for the next 7 miles. |
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Indicates the condition will continue
for the next 11 kilometers. |
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Trucks are instructed to use a lower
gear due to a downgrade, hill, or slope. |
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Trucks are instructed to use a lower
gear due to a downgrade, hill, or slope. |
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A runaway truck ramp exists one mile
ahead for trucks which are unable to stop on a downgrade,
hill, or slope. |
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A runaway truck ramp exists to the
right for trucks which are unable to stop on a downgrade,
hill, or slope. |
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A runaway escape ramp exists for
trucks which are unable to stop on a downgrade, hill, or
slope. |
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Indicates that a hill is blocking the
view around an upcoming turn. |
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