It has to be noted that a few of those signs are very rarely seen. You also forgot to add that BMW drivers are not subject to any kind of traffic control whatsoever although they do seem to have a minimum speed which is usually above the speed limit for everyone else.
The Highway Code is not compulsory for anyone driving any German car, as far as I can tell. Volvos too. If you drive a Nissan, you can park anywhere you like if you put on your hazard indicators.
Personally, My BMW came with hidden blues and twos, But you have to have a grade one to get the keys from the cop shop. Same for the Bikes. retired now, have an old beemer :-)
now you know, why you wonder, how so many passed their test. maybe if driving instructors actually taught their pupils to drive, instead of how to pass the test
Just to add to the sign at 4:45, the word "local" on the bus means the lane can only be used by buses running on a local stage carriage service, i.e one running to a registered time table on a registered route, not private hire coaches etc. Without "local" anything that legally classes as a "bus" can use the lane, i.e anything with more than 8 seats, even one privately owned.
Thank you very much. very informative. I've been driving 33yrs and its nice to have "public information" videos from informed sources to refresh your knowledge. Very much appreciated sir !
@@BlackBeltBarrister Haha that was ridiculous. We have a ford near us and cars are forever getting stuck in it after a heavy rain. It is a myth that it is ok to drive in it, it i s often not shallow enough. It is quite funny to watch.
@@beaulieuonnp593 "It is a myth that it is ok to drive in it" The whole point of a ford and the associated signage is that this is a potentially safe place to cross--if it were not there wouldn't be a roadway leading into it! It is, of course, true that drivers should proceed with caution and assess conditions, particularly after rainfall.
👍 Or how about the classic 'man opening umbrella' warning sign (roadworks ahead)? Or 'naturists ahead' (uneven surface warning - triangular) sign? Neither featured in this video.
The " no motor vehicles " sign fell out of favour in the 70's - 80's when a lot of one-way streets systems were set up, where it was replaced by ' no entry ' signs. However it has found a resurgence, were it is used, with an exemption notice like ' residents only ' or ' local council & emergency service vehicles only '
Worrying isn’t it that most drivers don’t recognise these signs. To be honest I didn’t know the “No Vehicles allowed at all”. Great production, thanks for sharing BBB.
@@BlackBeltBarrister What DID they think a no entry sign was (amongst others)...? Could it be that there were conflicting answers that were somewhat correct, but not wholly correct?
@@millomweb I would think an octagon is symmetrical with every line measuring the same, and octangular would be that and also a shape with 8 edges but not necessarily perfectly symmetrical?
@@ivorwhitecar They can be, as well as temporary diversions, they´re used to guide high vehicles on an alternate route to avoid a low bridge, or a bridge that has a severe weight restriction for instance.
I wonder how the participants of the survey were selected. It's hard to believe that people didn't know the No Entry sign. Surely one of the most common and important signs on our roads.
I can't but wonder if there'd be even less excuse if there was some strange device beneath important road signs. In this case, something like the words "NO ENTRY" ? Doesn't seem like rocket science to me.
I did not know the empty circle sign. The octogon made sense but I saw one recently and was wondering about it. It was at a side road joining a National Speed Limit road on a bend leaving very obscured sight lines. Thank you.
@@millomweb they usually found on footpaths, or being pushed out 1st between 2 vehicles as the wean tries to climb up to the handlebars screaming car car. I call them the daft mam with the pram! 😉
7:30 the distinctive shape of the Stop sign is useful for the reasons you mentioned. However the historical reason for this sign being this shape is that it was plagiarised from the North American stop sign. The earlier UK stop sign (around 1966) was circular with a red circle surrounding a red triangle, all on a with background. This was superseded by the sign we all now (should) know only after most of Europe had already adopted it. So the other reason for adopting it is that is was the sign that we most wanted European visitors to understand.
As an newly qualified ADI BlackBeltBarrister, I really appreciate these videos. Thank you very much for them. I've learned a lot off them. Take care and keep safe.
Love the last bit about the mini roundabout. I actually got marked down on a b+e test for not deviating around a painted island on a crossroads of terraced houses with parked cars on all sides! Even though there was no option to.
Thank you. The survey results you quoted justify the need for videos like this and honestly, I probably didn't know half of them though I'm pleased to say that I do know the No Entry sign.
Empty round vehicle allowance sign got me. Often you see the round red circle with a car and motorbike portrayed, sometimes with "except access" but yep, the empty one was a puzzler.
Theres normally text on a seperate sign on the same pole that contains exceptions under the Vienna Convention rules at least in Mainland Europe which may say things such as "Except for Access" or "Emergencies Only" but these signs are very rare especially in the UK
Yeah, the empty one is a stunningly badly designed sign. Most signs contain big hints about what they mean; that one gives you nothing at all. Yes, you're expected to know it and it's not hard to learn it, but some people will forget, especially as it's very rarely used.
The blank red circle was new to me, however I did have a good idea what it meant before you said so. Only been driving for 30 years! My biggest peeve is lane discipline and indicating. Thank you for your great video's.
I'm across the pond, and I knew what most of those signs meant. And we use a completely different system of signs! The circle with nothing in it threw me off though. I would have never guessed. And it is interesting how you use parentheses instead of the word "TO" to indicate a road that leads to something else. Interesting video.
I love these types of information videos most people don't know about signs because driving is not their profession. Another big sign that causes confusion is when on a dual road, then one lane ends with a painted white arrow indicating you need to merge in turn.
@@millomweb I see why you got confused, so the reason I did not state 'dual carriageway' is because I was not referring to one. imagine 2 lanes and the left lane is for busses/ cycles etc the right lane is for normal traffic but they both flow in the same direction! so 2 lanes... but at some point one lane ends and you are left with one lane, you see a big white painted arrow. so the point I was making is who has priority? answer, no one it means merge in turn. I'm not sure what your zip method is?
@@millomweb it difficult to explain more so instead check out a driver instructor on TH-cam called Ashley Neil he made a video called (2 into 1 priority) this is basically what my first comment was regarding. hope that helps. th-cam.com/video/1O7jBSNfZgk/w-d-xo.html
I love these Highway Code videos… very interesting. I learned about roundabouts from another video.. this is really useful to re visit as a driver. Thankyou
Absolutely brilliant video, thanks for doing that thankfully I do know the vast majority of signs but have always been unsure of the yellow symbols for alternative routes so thanks for clearing that up and clarifying others, and I'm sure you know but the stop sign also requires that not only you stop but also apply your handbrake, thanks again keep up your great videos 😁
Living out in the back of beyond I don't see some of the signs you showed, so you taught me a few new ones. I have seen the octagonal stop sign but never bothered (or practiced due diligence as you would put it) to find out why, so thank you for reminding me of my obligations as a concientious driver.
I have a RoSPA Gold Motorcycle qualification and I was a volunteer Motorcycle Instructor so driver ignorance of road signs came as no surprise to me; even motorcyclists wishing to take Advanced Rider Training, never mind CBT candidates are alarmingly ignorant of the meaning of road signs. Great video, informative and very well presented.
Getting ones head into the Highway Code is only part of the solution, look at the stoping distances, my own vehicle will stop in 45mtrs from 70MPH and she weighs 2.1 tonnes. I haven’t checked this fact, however, the Highway Code probably hasn’t been updated for years. One major surprise was that 61% didn’t identify the “No Entry” that’s most concerning for all road users
@@mrichards913 You may be able to stop in 45m as long as you have advanced warning of the need to stop. However in an emergency situation you need to consider the time it needs to see the problem, then your brain to decide what to do, then send a signal to your muscles to start braking. It could take up to 2 seconds before you react, how far will your vehicle go in 2 seconds at 70 mph. (62.6metres) your stopping distance has more than doubled.
I agree the percentages were really high and I was surprised about the No Entry sign too, that is frightening for us going the right way. I found this informative and very helpful and the advice given very helpful and I have now a few new signs that I will be able to explain to my grand daughter at the start of her driving career and I will make sure she knows all the british road signs from the video all british road signs explained. I wish we had had these types of information so readily available when I learnt to drive back in 1967.
I think our road signs are wonderful, so we'll designed and thought out. So much so that if you know the design rules behind the signs you can work any signs meaning without ever having seen it before.
Re the "No stopping" sign, it doesn't mean no stopping under any circumstances. It means No stopping except to set down or pick up passengers; buses, coaches, taxis, tractors any individual may do so but not remain "parked". Re the STOP sign comment, you mentioned that it's that shape as a Triangle, for instance, could be any sign. It can't, which is why the Give Way triangle is inverted, for precisely the same logical reason. Great stuff as always, it's refreshing to hear logic rather than hearsay!
4:20 I believe the "No Entry" sign must be in pairs to indicate where you are not allowed to enter, i.e. between the signs. If there was just one how would you know whether the part of the road you are not allowed to enter is to the left or to the right of the sign causing you to guess the wrong side.
Thanks for that. In a Highway Code test a few years ago I got 100% correct but I didn't know some of these signs you have shown. Now I'll try to remember them.
Having had a stepfather who was a driving instructor and the highway code being a permanent fixture in the "bathroom library", I'm pleased to say I got 100% on the signs (although the no vehicles one had me thinking a bit).
Thanks you were clear and precise The round blank white circle with red band is a bit vague for a strong decision...but I remember it in use as a street play area from old. Thanks for the info on the yellow and black diversion signs... I had an idea it was for this. Thanjs and hooe to see more if your brill informative signs for everyone.
even though i am not a driver I found this video useful as it cleared up a number of things that had been puzzling me, or that i had always wondered about.
I suspect more drivers would recognise the signs if they saw them while driving. Out of context, in a survey, it's harder. (For me the empty red circle was the head-scratcher.) As for the stop sign, in the UK it's very rare but in the USA they put them in all over place when they don't want to spend the money for more sensible road furniture, eg, can't afford a pelican crossing outside a school? Just put a random STOP sign by the front gate, nowhere near a junction. Most drivers will stop most of the time.
very interesting point. There has to be a good reason why there should be a stop sign. I don't think in the UK we have enough because we regularly get crashes at junctions, as the roads in the south east have a lot more traffic now. I think we have some dodgy junctions in our village and I am going to see if I can get a STOP sign on them.
I agree, I don't recall the last time I saw a Stop sign here in the UK but they seem very common in the US. I particularly loved their 4 way stop signs at crossroads--whoever claims to be first has priority... no chance of confusion or contention there then!
Other interesting facts about US stop signs: pedestrians have right-of-way and can cross the road in front of the stopped car even if there is no "crosswalk" painted on the road, and in a small number of states cyclists don't have to stop at stop signs.
There's one not far from me. Trust me, it's there for a damned good reason. Narrow country crossroad. The affected road has a cottage on the right and left with high bushes blocking the view. Even at the stop sign vision is blocked. You have to carefully inch forward and be ready to stop again if vehicles are approaching. Very dangerous. Fortunately everyone seems to know it and treat it with respect because I haven't heard of any accidents there.
To be fair most people are probably not accustomed to seeing the No Vehicles sign on its own without at least the "No Vehicles" rider text on the same fixture although it may be a separate rectangular plate mounted bellow it on the pole.
I passed my test in 1986 and I knew perhaps 75% of what you have shown, I didn't know the hexagonal stop sign was that shape for a reason, Good explanation. 👍
Interesting note: The octagon shape for stop signs has been adopted worldwide. There are only two or three countries that do not use the red octagon to indicate stop. So no matter what language is written on the sign, a red octagon means stop.
i got the blue square cycle wrong, didn't know about that one the diversion signs are a great idea unless the council leaves them up on the sign and then months later puts up other diversion/s nearby confusing the issue (just look around the Birmingham signs to see how many are left up?) great vids ,keep them coming
Rectangle not square. I need to check this, but in actuality the signs appear as opposite logic. The circles are used on paths/pavements that traditionally don't have road signs, but the rectangle is used on roads in conjunction with mandatory and advisory cycle lanes, which defies the normal circle and triangle nature of signs but fits in with the bus lane and contraflow bus lane format.
@@COIcultist oh I see thanks, square and rectangle.. will look out for this. I didn't realise that a lot of the pavement signs are circles, but they are.
That's why there are different symbols. They will use one symbol for one diversion and a different symbol for another diversion. At least that's how it's supposed to work.
😁👍🏻 I got all but one. Very happy. Still sending my license back tomorrow if I'm sharing the road with people that don't know a no entry sign. Even my mrs knows that one... and she doesn't even drive!!
I've found your driving signs meanings very helpful, but have found that most people do not understand the road markings. In particular the white lines at junctions and the double and single white lines in the centre of the road. I was even stopped by the police for my wheels crossing a continuous white line. I pointed out that I was not overtaking and he remonstrated me that I should not cross a continuous white line.
@@beaulieuonnp593 I think the general rule is that you can cross a broken line, but not a solid line or hatched area. If there are two lines, the line on your side is the one that applies to you. I always wondered why the Americans had double yellow lines down the centres of some roads, and later learnt it means no overtaking on either side, so I guess the equivalent of our solid double white lines.
I have been driving for 45 years and have never seen the blue circle 30mph sign, meaning you must maintain a minimum speed. Great video BBB, thank you.
The last time I drove through the Dartford Tunnel there was a blue minimum speed sign of 10mph. It was many years ago, but I do recall there being an old couple actually driving at 10mph with nothing in front of them which nearly caused a pile-up since everyone else was driving at 50mph.
Really interesting. Thank you. Do you remember the holiday route signs which used to be prolific, and especially so in the west country? They were black on yellow squares and intended for summer use on the narrow lanes were clogged with visitors, especially caravans.
When I was taking my test the phrase used for driving to slowly was "not making sufficient progress" I would think it is still inforceable on the Highway.
Very relieved that I knew them all - even the diversion route signs (you could have included the Holiday route signs there too) and the mini roundabout. Mind you, I did pass my test in 1977 and I did recently help my daughter to learn the signs for hers; she passed.
@@millomweb I remember learning the Highway Code in preparation for my driving test. Don't know what your comment about being housebound is about. Are you saying anyone who isn't housebound and doesn't drive must know the Highway Code? That is what your question and statement means. I agree that every road user should know the entire Highway code. Who said I don't know every rule and sign in the current Highway Code?
@@millomweb So you've changed it. Why must a pedestrian know all the rules for cars/motorbikes etc...? Where did I say I don't know all the rules and signs in the current Highway Code? That's your assertion. Best if you worry about your own understanding of Highway Code as you can't understand TH-cam comments.
@@millomweb So you are saying pedestrians have to know the HC in full. That's interesting. You want car drivers to have ridden a bike before they are allowed to get a driver's licence. That's interesting. Yes. Many years ago when I passed my driver's test I knew everything in the HC. Then forgot some. Then I re-read the HC and know everything. So don't worry about my HC knowledge. Worry about your knowledge.
As an experienced HGV/PSV B plus E driving instructor with 36 experience in the UK and Europe...I have seen many fall foul of signs especially in Europe where an unpaid on the spot fine ends up in detention in a Police station
The last sign indicating a mini-roundabout and the comment that you are allowed to drive over it reminded me of an old friend. He held many different jobs - salesman, bus driver, waiter, policeman and finally a vicar. When he was training to be a policeman, he drove over a roundabout. The problem was - it wasn't a mini-roundabout. He was "allowed" to move on to the next job.
Always wondered what your white arrow arrow on the blue background meant ... 40 yrs ago on 1st trip to UK we decided these meant that it was always OK to follow this arrow regardless of colour of lights ... the driver made excellent time across Wales and into the centre of London ;)
Having just taken a "no points on your license or fine retraining option for going faster than I should and getting nabbed by a speed camera" course....there's alot of changes that I was unaware of!
The red circle and white back ground means No! 30 in middle means no speed above 30mph, bike means no cycling, m/bike above a car means no motor vehicles. That one everyone should know
We have a lot of junctions around here in Devon of a minor road going right with the double lines and cross hatching allowing good space in the middle of the road. Since the Highway Code says you can drive over it "as long as it is safe to do so", I often overtake slow moving traffic after checking none is turning right. I get horns, flashing lights especially from BMW drivers, angry that a little Picanto has overtaken them.
I think you've miss read highway code rule 129. You can only cross double white lines to pass a stationary vehicle, pedal cycle, horse or maintenance vehicle if they are travelling 10 mph or less
@@BrantwoodRob I think he means the cross hatching. I have taken the hatching to be crossable if the line on the carriageway is a broken line, if the hatchings are in a solid, uncrossable,except for the allowed exception on double whites
having driven for 32 years and still driving now for my employment. i can honestly say the only sign you showed there that caught me slightly was the hexagonal one. i didnt know the reason as to why it was this shape. thanks for the clarification. mainly though i have never said this before but this video should be made compulsory viewing for all new learner drivers. nothing is left to chance and everything you say is concise and easily understood. many, many thanks for this.
All learners have to pass a theory test, so should know most signs. Only a guess, but the drivers who didn't get the signs correct could be older drivers.
I have been driving for over 55year. We all learnt the highway code and more or less learnt it back to front, but over the years we have forgotten all the wording for signs as we only remember the ones we need to. The others we understand with out thinking about them.
I wonder how many drivers know theat cars joining a motorway must give way to vehicles on the motorway, it is not required that vehicles on the motorway should change lane to allow them to join (although it would be a courtesy, just like using indicators when joining a motorway) and a solid white line on a slip road joining a motorway must not be crossed.
A STOP sign is octagonal internationally. It's one of the standard road signs no matter what country you are in. The letters inside the sign in many cases say "STOP" even though it's not that country's language. Some exceptions are Farnce and French territories that say ARRET; and CTOII (phonetically STOP) in Russia.
It's always good to refresh your memory regarding road signs or indeed the highway code in general , there are changes and additions from time to time . how many drivers after passing their test never read the highway code ever again thinking they know it all . I couldn't remember what some of those signs were in this video straight away but when you told me what they meant it jogged my memory , which proves my point. Could you tell me who is responsible if a sign is obscured by vegetation growing around or onto it , who's responsibility is it to ensure these signs are kept clear and visible ?
In Romania, I drove past the road to Peles Castle. That road has an enormous yellow triangle. Meaning a coach load of tourists can hurtle down to the junction and drive straight onto the main road in front of you without stopping for you.
It's baffling that the STOP signs around here have all been replaced with an octagon on a rectangular background. The rectangle is yellow, presumably to make it more visible but once covered in crud, they are just another rectangle.
A few local authorities have done this. My local authority has non-valid variations on the 20mph zone sign with none of the street furniture that a zone should have.
Tactical diversions or specific diversion signs to be used for emergency purposes Birmingham spaghetti junction has numerous ones encase of terrorist attack or structural failures
Surprised you didn't make reference to the Transport Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, which is the main document that defines all the road signs and road markings used in Britain. We sometimes refer to it as the "Beige Bible" because it is a big thick book that tells you what to do, and it has a beige cover.
the American stop sign is not the only one used in the UK ; there is also the inverted triangle , earlier versions with a circle around them and a T shaped placard with either STOP , or HALT at major road ahead written out below it . These do still exist although most have been supplanted by the octagonal American sign .
As they try to design out the stop signs where possible someone said they were no longer in use NO if you see one it is imperative that you stop, in the UK they are only seen at blind junctions and the like
The octagonal stop-sign is also one of the few signs, if not the only sign, that is the same in the UK and the USA - and in many other counries too, although the word 'stop' _may_ not be in English.
Hi, very informative channel, thank you. I did understand some of the more obscure signs, but not all of them, so 93% or so, but I have to admit that some were not recognised by instant memory recall. Thank you once again for providing a helpful and interesting channel. There is one (or three) questions I hope that you can assist me with. Whilst presenting this upload I could help noticing that beneath your, what I assumed to be a tv, a display of the two swords presented to a man when he had proven his worth, 1. Katana 2. Wakizashi (the blade of honour) Although not visible in your display 3. Tanto or Tachi (a short bladed knife sometimes worn with and used in same way as the Wakizashi) but also used, within the strict ways of 'Bushido', a journey all Samurai have sworn to undertake. This is the instrument used by the Samurais, when they fell from grace to commit the ritual suicide 'Stomach slitting' termed 'Seppuku' or more commonly known as 'HaraKiri' "cutting the stomach". As I have always aspired to own the three pieced set of Japanese Samurai swords, they do not need to carry any kind of historical achievement but must have been 'born' and received their 'Souls' together. Also extremely important is that they be made in the old traditional way and be a matching pair. The "Tanto" or "Tachi" , whilst the desirability of the three being made as a matching set is high, as one would expect, this would be accepted as a compromise if this "knife" were to be born at a earlier or later date. Apologies for writing this "Novella" but I considered important to explain what I actually would consider to be essential. At last to my questions i. If it is a possibility under the current laws regarding "bladed" 'tool's" ii What exactly would I need to do, both before and during a application to import instruments that were designed and constructed with only two main reasons in mind. iii Is there anything else that I could to assist with my request, such as, for instance obtain a independent Psychiatric assessment, A doctors report agreeing with the psychiatric assessment. Once again my sincerest apologies for my long winded approach. If your reply is likely to be long or it is not a subject that you are comfortable discussing openly, you should have received my e-mail address please us that to reply. Sincerest thanks
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Keep up the great work,
It has to be noted that a few of those signs are very rarely seen. You also forgot to add that BMW drivers are not subject to any kind of traffic control whatsoever although they do seem to have a minimum speed which is usually above the speed limit for everyone else.
The Highway Code is not compulsory for anyone driving any German car, as far as I can tell. Volvos too.
If you drive a Nissan, you can park anywhere you like if you put on your hazard indicators.
Personally, My BMW came with hidden blues and twos, But you have to have a grade one to get the keys from the cop shop. Same for the Bikes.
retired now, have an old beemer :-)
Why have a go at BMW drivers?! Don't you know that indicators are an optional extra on Beamers!
@@jaysondudley4176 it’s because the blinking fluid runs out quickly
true that.....about bmw drivers
Those percentages were frightening. 62% didn't know what a No Entry looked like. 😯
Yes that is shocking.
now you know, why you wonder, how so many passed their test. maybe if driving instructors actually taught their pupils to drive, instead of how to pass the test
I'm not surprised considering the number of vehicles that drive into my road the wrong way to drive to a school.
@@devnull08 That's a good point -- it would be good to know what the wrong answers were. Probably still scary, though...
especially cyclists. (dig, dig)
Just to add to the sign at 4:45, the word "local" on the bus means the lane can only be used by buses running on a local stage carriage service, i.e one running to a registered time table on a registered route, not private hire coaches etc. Without "local" anything that legally classes as a "bus" can use the lane, i.e anything with more than 8 seats, even one privately owned.
100% correct, its a shame that bus lanes here in York are not enforced.
But that is the failure of York Council.
In the Netherlands, the word "LIJN" will be added, indicating that only buses with registered line numbers within the city may use the lane.
Thank you very much. very informative. I've been driving 33yrs and its nice to have "public information" videos from informed sources to refresh your knowledge. Very much appreciated sir !
Glad it was helpful!
I love how you showed a clip of a Ford in the ford.
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@@BlackBeltBarrister Haha that was ridiculous. We have a ford near us and cars are forever getting stuck in it after a heavy rain. It is a myth that it is ok to drive in it, it i s often not shallow enough. It is quite funny to watch.
@@beaulieuonnp593 "It is a myth that it is ok to drive in it" The whole point of a ford and the associated signage is that this is a potentially safe place to cross--if it were not there wouldn't be a roadway leading into it! It is, of course, true that drivers should proceed with caution and assess conditions, particularly after rainfall.
Black belt BANTister at work there 💁🏻♂️
@@MrPaulMorris , check out the Rufford Ford videos on YT. :D
6:07 The more commonly found 'No jumping over cars on your motorcycle' sign
Yes I remember that public information ad.🙂
👍 Or how about the classic 'man opening umbrella' warning sign (roadworks ahead)? Or 'naturists ahead' (uneven surface warning - triangular) sign? Neither featured in this video.
The " no motor vehicles " sign fell out of favour in the 70's - 80's when a lot of one-way streets systems were set up, where it was replaced by ' no entry ' signs. However it has found a resurgence, were it is used, with an exemption notice like ' residents only ' or ' local council & emergency service vehicles only '
Evel Knievil prohibition sign.
@@ianl1052 Also, the whacking something with a hammer sign (loose chippings).
I didn’t know the empty red circle sign or the yellow diversion route signs - thanks for educating me on them
Worrying isn’t it that most drivers don’t recognise these signs. To be honest I didn’t know the “No Vehicles allowed at all”. Great production, thanks for sharing BBB.
Thank you 👍
@@xTerminatorAndy They were active drivers.
It seems a redundant sign. We have the much better recognised 'no entry' which seems to achieve the same result.
@@WideCuriosity No entry would prevent a horse rider, no vehicles doesn't, maybe a subtle difference but still important.
@@BlackBeltBarrister What DID they think a no entry sign was (amongst others)...? Could it be that there were conflicting answers that were somewhat correct, but not wholly correct?
I learnt a new word today. Octangular. Always used octagonal myself. Every day is a learning day.👍
Me too. I even Googled it! :-)
@@aliwhitwell I've intentionally not done that, is it an Americanisation or just a bastardisation?
Does it mean the same exactly?
@@millomweb I would think an octagon is symmetrical with every line measuring the same, and octangular would be that and also a shape with 8 edges but not necessarily perfectly symmetrical?
I've been driving for over 30 years and until now never properly understood what the set of yellow signs really meant. Thank you.
Yes same here, been driving for nearly 20 years, never come across an explanation for these yellow diversion signs.
I always thought they were for goods vehicle routes.
@@ivorwhitecar They can be, as well as temporary diversions, they´re used to guide high vehicles on an alternate route to avoid a low bridge, or a bridge that has a severe weight restriction for instance.
@@millomweb Yup, some of us actually got a life and have other things to do. You should try it - it's very rewarding.
I thought they were principally for Lorries.
I wonder how the participants of the survey were selected. It's hard to believe that people didn't know the No Entry sign. Surely one of the most common and important signs on our roads.
I can't but wonder if there'd be even less excuse if there was some strange device beneath important road signs. In this case, something like the words "NO ENTRY" ? Doesn't seem like rocket science to me.
I did not know the empty circle sign. The octogon made sense but I saw one recently and was wondering about it. It was at a side road joining a National Speed Limit road on a bend leaving very obscured sight lines. Thank you.
Same here
Yes, I didn't know the reason for the octogon shape until I saw this video.
@@millomweb WHITE RED CIRCLE,says no vihicles ,except pushing a dismounted bycycle
@@millomweb they usually found on footpaths, or being pushed out 1st between 2 vehicles as the wean tries to climb up to the handlebars screaming car car. I call them the daft mam with the pram! 😉
I'm pleased that someone is going to tell us what the symbols mean when I put my class 2 years ago it was never discussed
7:30 the distinctive shape of the Stop sign is useful for the reasons you mentioned.
However the historical reason for this sign being this shape is that it was plagiarised from the North American stop sign. The earlier UK stop sign (around 1966) was circular with a red circle surrounding a red triangle, all on a with background. This was superseded by the sign we all now (should) know only after most of Europe had already adopted it. So the other reason for adopting it is that is was the sign that we most wanted European visitors to understand.
As an newly qualified ADI BlackBeltBarrister, I really appreciate these videos. Thank you very much for them. I've learned a lot off them. Take care and keep safe.
My husband and I always wondered about the little black triangle..
We thought that it was a tent.
Directions to a campsite.
Thanks for this👍
Love the last bit about the mini roundabout. I actually got marked down on a b+e test for not deviating around a painted island on a crossroads of terraced houses with parked cars on all sides! Even though there was no option to.
Thank you. The survey results you quoted justify the need for videos like this and honestly, I probably didn't know half of them though I'm pleased to say that I do know the No Entry sign.
Empty round vehicle allowance sign got me. Often you see the round red circle with a car and motorbike portrayed, sometimes with "except access" but yep, the empty one was a puzzler.
That's the one that caught me out as well. I don't think I have ever seen one.
Theres normally text on a seperate sign on the same pole that contains exceptions under the Vienna Convention rules at least in Mainland Europe which may say things such as "Except for Access" or "Emergencies Only" but these signs are very rare especially in the UK
Yeah, the empty one is a stunningly badly designed sign. Most signs contain big hints about what they mean; that one gives you nothing at all. Yes, you're expected to know it and it's not hard to learn it, but some people will forget, especially as it's very rarely used.
The blank red circle was new to me, however I did have a good idea what it meant before you said so. Only been driving for 30 years! My biggest peeve is lane discipline and indicating. Thank you for your great video's.
I'm across the pond, and I knew what most of those signs meant. And we use a completely different system of signs! The circle with nothing in it threw me off though. I would have never guessed. And it is interesting how you use parentheses instead of the word "TO" to indicate a road that leads to something else. Interesting video.
I love these types of information videos most people don't know about signs because driving is not their profession. Another big sign that causes confusion is when on a dual road, then one lane ends with a painted white arrow indicating you need to merge in turn.
@@millomweb maybe you did not understand my comment?
@@millomweb I see why you got confused, so the reason I did not state 'dual carriageway' is because I was not referring to one. imagine 2 lanes and the left lane is for busses/ cycles etc the right lane is for normal traffic but they both flow in the same direction! so 2 lanes... but at some point one lane ends and you are left with one lane, you see a big white painted arrow. so the point I was making is who has priority? answer, no one it means merge in turn. I'm not sure what your zip method is?
@@millomweb it difficult to explain more so instead check out a driver instructor on TH-cam called Ashley Neil he made a video called (2 into 1 priority) this is basically what my first comment was regarding.
hope that helps.
th-cam.com/video/1O7jBSNfZgk/w-d-xo.html
@@millomweb did you check out the video? I thought he made a strong point.
@@millomweb I'm surprised by your comment, what is your driving back ground ?
This is without doubt one of the most useful and informative / valuable channels on TH-cam!
Thank you very knowledgable, I didn’t know few signs. Lol, you cleared my memory now.
I love these Highway Code videos… very interesting. I learned about roundabouts from another video.. this is really useful to re visit as a driver. Thankyou
Absolutely brilliant video, thanks for doing that thankfully I do know the vast majority of signs but have always been unsure of the yellow symbols for alternative routes so thanks for clearing that up and clarifying others, and I'm sure you know but the stop sign also requires that not only you stop but also apply your handbrake, thanks again keep up your great videos 😁
Living out in the back of beyond I don't see some of the signs you showed, so you taught me a few new ones. I have seen the octagonal stop sign but never bothered (or practiced due diligence as you would put it) to find out why, so thank you for reminding me of my obligations as a concientious driver.
I have a RoSPA Gold Motorcycle qualification and I was a volunteer Motorcycle Instructor so driver ignorance of road signs came as no surprise to me; even motorcyclists wishing to take Advanced Rider Training, never mind CBT candidates are alarmingly ignorant of the meaning of road signs.
Great video, informative and very well presented.
A lot of power rangers on sport bikes are usually going too fast to see any road signs never mind understand them anyway ..
Thank you, well worth the refresher, I too knew most, however, the empty circle was clearly one l had forgotten.
Getting ones head into the Highway Code is only part of the solution, look at the stoping distances, my own vehicle will stop in 45mtrs from 70MPH and she weighs 2.1 tonnes.
I haven’t checked this fact, however, the Highway Code probably hasn’t been updated for years.
One major surprise was that 61% didn’t identify the “No Entry” that’s most concerning for all road users
@@mrichards913 You may be able to stop in 45m as long as you have advanced warning of the need to stop. However in an emergency situation you need to consider the time it needs to see the problem, then your brain to decide what to do, then send a signal to your muscles to start braking. It could take up to 2 seconds before you react, how far will your vehicle go in 2 seconds at 70 mph. (62.6metres) your stopping distance has more than doubled.
Square signs inform, triangles warn, circles command. If you remember that you can normally figure out nearly all British road signs.
Being pedantic, it is circles and octagons that command - Stop is octagonal.
Thankyou.Keep up with all the videos.Learning a lot
Thanks. A useful video for me, a driving instructor
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great
I agree the percentages were really high and I was surprised about the No Entry sign too, that is frightening for us going the right way. I found this informative and very helpful and the advice given very helpful and I have now a few new signs that I will be able to explain to my grand daughter at the start of her driving career and I will make sure she knows all the british road signs from the video all british road signs explained. I wish we had had these types of information so readily available when I learnt to drive back in 1967.
I think our road signs are wonderful, so we'll designed and thought out. So much so that if you know the design rules behind the signs you can work any signs meaning without ever having seen it before.
At 7.43 those signs did puzzle me, thanks for the info. The rest are pretty straightforward.
Thank you for taking the time to direct us to further info channels.
Very informative, even/especially for someone who has been driving for decades as some of the signs are not frequently seen.
Thank you.
These are the video's i enjoy, informative with good diction, well done and thank you.
Re the "No stopping" sign, it doesn't mean no stopping under any circumstances. It means No stopping except to set down or pick up passengers; buses, coaches, taxis, tractors any individual may do so but not remain "parked".
Re the STOP sign comment, you mentioned that it's that shape as a Triangle, for instance, could be any sign. It can't, which is why the Give Way triangle is inverted, for precisely the same logical reason.
Great stuff as always, it's refreshing to hear logic rather than hearsay!
4:20 I believe the "No Entry" sign must be in pairs to indicate where you are not allowed to enter, i.e. between the signs. If there was just one how would you know whether the part of the road you are not allowed to enter is to the left or to the right of the sign causing you to guess the wrong side.
this answers my question as to why it seems no one can "drive" these days, they are just machine operators
Very good reminders thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for that. In a Highway Code test a few years ago I got 100% correct but I didn't know some of these signs you have shown. Now I'll try to remember them.
Having had a stepfather who was a driving instructor and the highway code being a permanent fixture in the "bathroom library", I'm pleased to say I got 100% on the signs (although the no vehicles one had me thinking a bit).
Only signs contained in this video i didn't know, was the yellow background signs, thanks for clearing that up.
Thanks for this. I learnt a great deal and would be embarrassed to list all the signs I previously misunderstood
Thanks you were clear and precise
The round blank white circle with red band is a bit vague for a strong decision...but I remember it in use as a street play area from old.
Thanks for the info on the yellow and black diversion signs...
I had an idea it was for this.
Thanjs and hooe to see more if your brill informative signs for everyone.
Soz for fat finger spelling 😀
Excellent information.
👍 all the videos are useful. Many thanks.
Another excellent video Thanks
2:50. “It’s in a round circle”. Phew , that’s a relief - I’d be confused if it were in a square one.
even though i am not a driver I found this video useful as it cleared up a number of things that had been puzzling me, or that i had always wondered about.
I suspect more drivers would recognise the signs if they saw them while driving. Out of context, in a survey, it's harder. (For me the empty red circle was the head-scratcher.) As for the stop sign, in the UK it's very rare but in the USA they put them in all over place when they don't want to spend the money for more sensible road furniture, eg, can't afford a pelican crossing outside a school? Just put a random STOP sign by the front gate, nowhere near a junction. Most drivers will stop most of the time.
very interesting point. There has to be a good reason why there should be a stop sign. I don't think in the UK we have enough because we regularly get crashes at junctions, as the roads in the south east have a lot more traffic now. I think we have some dodgy junctions in our village and I am going to see if I can get a STOP sign on them.
I agree, I don't recall the last time I saw a Stop sign here in the UK but they seem very common in the US. I particularly loved their 4 way stop signs at crossroads--whoever claims to be first has priority... no chance of confusion or contention there then!
Other interesting facts about US stop signs: pedestrians have right-of-way and can cross the road in front of the stopped car even if there is no "crosswalk" painted on the road, and in a small number of states cyclists don't have to stop at stop signs.
There's one not far from me. Trust me, it's there for a damned good reason. Narrow country crossroad. The affected road has a cottage on the right and left with high bushes blocking the view. Even at the stop sign vision is blocked. You have to carefully inch forward and be ready to stop again if vehicles are approaching. Very dangerous. Fortunately everyone seems to know it and treat it with respect because I haven't heard of any accidents there.
To be fair most people are probably not accustomed to seeing the No Vehicles sign on its own without at least the "No Vehicles" rider text on the same fixture although it may be a separate rectangular plate mounted bellow it on the pole.
Thanks for all the info, I'm confident I'll pass my driving test for sure. I've never seen a lot of these symbols. That would have been embarrassing.
I passed my test in 1986 and I knew perhaps 75% of what you have shown, I didn't know the hexagonal stop sign was that shape for a reason, Good explanation. 👍
thank you!
Interesting note: The octagon shape for stop signs has been adopted worldwide. There are only two or three countries that do not use the red octagon to indicate stop. So no matter what language is written on the sign, a red octagon means stop.
The stop sign is that distinctive shape so that it can be recognised even if partially obscured, e.g. by vegetation or snow.
The best sign is often during sections of roadworks on a dual carriageway or motorway that says 'sign not in use'
Yes. TopGear even mentioned that one.
i got the blue square cycle wrong,
didn't know about that one
the diversion signs are a great idea unless the council leaves them up on the sign
and then months later puts up other diversion/s nearby confusing the issue
(just look around the Birmingham signs to see how many are left up?)
great vids ,keep them coming
Rectangle not square. I need to check this, but in actuality the signs appear as opposite logic. The circles are used on paths/pavements that traditionally don't have road signs, but the rectangle is used on roads in conjunction with mandatory and advisory cycle lanes, which defies the normal circle and triangle nature of signs but fits in with the bus lane and contraflow bus lane format.
@@COIcultist oh I see thanks, square and rectangle.. will look out for this. I didn't realise that a lot of the pavement signs are circles, but they are.
That's why there are different symbols. They will use one symbol for one diversion and a different symbol for another diversion. At least that's how it's supposed to work.
😁👍🏻 I got all but one. Very happy. Still sending my license back tomorrow if I'm sharing the road with people that don't know a no entry sign. Even my mrs knows that one... and she doesn't even drive!!
I've found your driving signs meanings very helpful, but have found that most people do not understand the road markings. In particular the white lines at junctions and the double and single white lines in the centre of the road. I was even stopped by the police for my wheels crossing a continuous white line. I pointed out that I was not overtaking and he remonstrated me that I should not cross a continuous white line.
Yes I think we need a refresher on the white road markings
@@beaulieuonnp593 I think the general rule is that you can cross a broken line, but not a solid line or hatched area. If there are two lines, the line on your side is the one that applies to you. I always wondered why the Americans had double yellow lines down the centres of some roads, and later learnt it means no overtaking on either side, so I guess the equivalent of our solid double white lines.
Highway code rule 129!
I have been driving for 45 years and have never seen the blue circle 30mph sign, meaning you must maintain a minimum speed. Great video BBB, thank you.
I've only seen it on Italian motorways where the fast lane has a minimum speed.
The only one I ever saw was coming off the eastbound M62 onto the M1/ M621 towards Leeds but even that has gone now.
The last time I drove through the Dartford Tunnel there was a blue minimum speed sign of 10mph. It was many years ago, but I do recall there being an old couple actually driving at 10mph with nothing in front of them which nearly caused a pile-up since everyone else was driving at 50mph.
Really interesting. Thank you.
Do you remember the holiday route signs which used to be prolific, and especially so in the west country? They were black on yellow squares and intended for summer use on the narrow lanes were clogged with visitors, especially caravans.
Most informative thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
When I was taking my test the phrase used for driving to slowly was "not making sufficient progress" I would think it is still inforceable on the Highway.
Thought that you could fail a driving test for what used to be called non progression or driving too slowly.
@@millomweb I imagine they change the phrase from year to year so thumbs up!
i wish some of the "duffers" in my county would grasp that point. (10 mph under the limit on any road they travel)
Wow that was brilliant. First clip of this channel I've seen and now subscribed 😀.
Awesome, thank you!
Very relieved that I knew them all - even the diversion route signs (you could have included the Holiday route signs there too) and the mini roundabout. Mind you, I did pass my test in 1977 and I did recently help my daughter to learn the signs for hers; she passed.
I remember when learning the Highway Code enjoying learning the much lesser known signs and symbols.
Which I have now forgotten!
I find that can happen when learning other laws too, it's annoying isn't it lol.
@@millomweb I remember learning the Highway Code in preparation for my driving test.
Don't know what your comment about being housebound is about.
Are you saying anyone who isn't housebound and doesn't drive must know the Highway Code? That is what your question and statement means.
I agree that every road user should know the entire Highway code.
Who said I don't know every rule and sign in the current Highway Code?
@@millomweb So you've changed it. Why must a pedestrian know all the rules for cars/motorbikes etc...?
Where did I say I don't know all the rules and signs in the current Highway Code? That's your assertion.
Best if you worry about your own understanding of Highway Code as you can't understand TH-cam comments.
@@millomweb So you are saying pedestrians have to know the HC in full. That's interesting.
You want car drivers to have ridden a bike before they are allowed to get a driver's licence. That's interesting.
Yes. Many years ago when I passed my driver's test I knew everything in the HC. Then forgot some.
Then I re-read the HC and know everything. So don't worry about my HC knowledge. Worry about your knowledge.
@@millomweb So you're admitting you never had a point. That's good.
Who said I've forgotten anything since I read the latest HC?
As an experienced HGV/PSV B plus E driving instructor with 36 experience in the UK and Europe...I have seen many fall foul of signs especially in Europe where an unpaid on the spot fine ends up in detention in a Police station
The last sign indicating a mini-roundabout and the comment that you are allowed to drive over it reminded me of an old friend. He held many different jobs - salesman, bus driver, waiter, policeman and finally a vicar. When he was training to be a policeman, he drove over a roundabout. The problem was - it wasn't a mini-roundabout. He was "allowed" to move on to the next job.
I was taught on a mini roundabout , two wheels allowed 'on' the roundabout. Thanks for the reminders. 👍
Always wondered what your white arrow arrow on the blue background meant ... 40 yrs ago on 1st trip to UK we decided these meant that it was always OK to follow this arrow regardless of colour of lights ... the driver made excellent time across Wales and into the centre of London ;)
very helpful, thanks
Excellent video. Is the longer handled Katana for Tamishigiri?
Extremely useful thank you
You’re awake early unless not in the UK?!
Great video, lot's of sense. Thank you.
Having just taken a "no points on your license or fine retraining option for going faster than I should and getting nabbed by a speed camera" course....there's alot of changes that I was unaware of!
Very informative
The red circle and white back ground means No! 30 in middle means no speed above 30mph, bike means no cycling, m/bike above a car means no motor vehicles. That one everyone should know
Maybe, but not so clearly as you obviously do!
@@Arcticnick you need to read the highway code again. Its very enlightening once youre used to driving .
We have a lot of junctions around here in Devon of a minor road going right with the double lines and cross hatching allowing good space in the middle of the road. Since the Highway Code says you can drive over it "as long as it is safe to do so", I often overtake slow moving traffic after checking none is turning right. I get horns, flashing lights especially from BMW drivers, angry that a little Picanto has overtaken them.
I think you've miss read highway code rule 129. You can only cross double white lines to pass a stationary vehicle, pedal cycle, horse or maintenance vehicle if they are travelling 10 mph or less
@@BrantwoodRob I think he means the cross hatching. I have taken the hatching to be crossable if the line on the carriageway is a broken line, if the hatchings are in a solid, uncrossable,except for the allowed exception on double whites
@@highpath4776 Correct
Good on you for being bold and not being a sheep. You helped to reduce traffic that day.
Thank you. Great memory jogger
having driven for 32 years and still driving now for my employment. i can honestly say the only sign you showed there that caught me slightly was the hexagonal one. i didnt know the reason as to why it was this shape. thanks for the clarification. mainly though i have never said this before but this video should be made compulsory viewing for all new learner drivers. nothing is left to chance and everything you say is concise and easily understood. many, many thanks for this.
I think you might find the sign you are thinking about "the hexagonal one" (having six sides) is actually "the octagonal one" (having eight sides)
All learners have to pass a theory test, so should know most signs. Only a guess, but the drivers who didn't get the signs correct could be older drivers.
Great video!
Thank you. I have been driving since the 1970s and never knew about the yellow diversions
I have been driving for over 55year. We all learnt the highway code and more or less learnt it back to front, but over the years we have forgotten all the wording for signs as we only remember the ones we need to. The others we understand with out thinking about them.
I wonder how many drivers know theat cars joining a motorway must give way to vehicles on the motorway, it is not required that vehicles on the motorway should change lane to allow them to join (although it would be a courtesy, just like using indicators when joining a motorway) and a solid white line on a slip road joining a motorway must not be crossed.
A STOP sign is octagonal internationally. It's one of the standard road signs no matter what country you are in. The letters inside the sign in many cases say "STOP" even though it's not that country's language. Some exceptions are Farnce and French territories that say ARRET; and CTOII (phonetically STOP) in Russia.
Thank you, I dont drive but am a confident and fast road cyclist . I know most of the road signs but feel I should understand them all.
Ditto. Never in my life seen a minimum speeed limit sign, but those roads are probably banned for cyclists anyway.
Thanks for sharing, shared.
It's always good to refresh your memory regarding road signs or indeed the highway code in general , there are changes and additions from time to time . how many drivers after passing their test never read the highway code ever again thinking they know it all . I couldn't remember what some of those signs were in this video straight away but when you told me what they meant it jogged my memory , which proves my point.
Could you tell me who is responsible if a sign is obscured by vegetation growing around or onto it , who's responsibility is it to ensure these signs are kept clear and visible ?
In Romania, I drove past the road to Peles Castle. That road has an enormous yellow triangle. Meaning a coach load of tourists can hurtle down to the junction and drive straight onto the main road in front of you without stopping for you.
It's baffling that the STOP signs around here have all been replaced with an octagon on a rectangular background. The rectangle is yellow, presumably to make it more visible but once covered in crud, they are just another rectangle.
A few local authorities have done this. My local authority has non-valid variations on the 20mph zone sign with none of the street furniture that a zone should have.
Tactical diversions or specific diversion signs to be used for emergency purposes Birmingham spaghetti junction has numerous ones encase of terrorist attack or structural failures
interesting
Surprised you didn't make reference to the Transport Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, which is the main document that defines all the road signs and road markings used in Britain. We sometimes refer to it as the "Beige Bible" because it is a big thick book that tells you what to do, and it has a beige cover.
I used to have trouble with the yellow signs but now I won't ty for yet another amazing video
the American stop sign is not the only one used in the UK ; there is also the inverted triangle , earlier versions with a circle around them and a T shaped placard with either STOP , or HALT at major road ahead written out below it . These do still exist although most have been supplanted by the octagonal American sign .
As they try to design out the stop signs where possible someone said they were no longer in use NO if you see one it is imperative that you stop, in the UK they are only seen at blind junctions and the like
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The octagonal stop-sign is also one of the few signs, if not the only sign, that is the same in the UK and the USA - and in many other counries too, although the word 'stop' _may_ not be in English.
Hi, very informative channel, thank you. I did understand some of the more obscure signs, but not all of them, so 93% or so, but I have to admit that some were not recognised by instant memory recall. Thank you once again for providing a helpful and interesting channel.
There is one (or three) questions I hope that you can assist me with. Whilst presenting this upload I could help noticing that beneath your, what I assumed to be a tv, a display of the two swords presented to a man when he had proven his worth,
1. Katana
2. Wakizashi (the blade of honour)
Although not visible in your display
3. Tanto or Tachi (a short bladed knife sometimes worn with and used in same way as the Wakizashi) but also used, within the strict ways of 'Bushido', a journey all Samurai have sworn to undertake. This is the instrument used by the Samurais, when they fell from grace to commit the ritual suicide 'Stomach slitting' termed 'Seppuku' or more commonly known as 'HaraKiri' "cutting the stomach".
As I have always aspired to own the three pieced set of Japanese Samurai swords, they do not need to carry any kind of historical achievement but must have been 'born' and received their 'Souls' together. Also extremely important is that they be made in the old traditional way and be a matching pair.
The "Tanto" or "Tachi" , whilst the desirability of the three being made as a matching set is high, as one would expect, this would be accepted as a compromise if this "knife" were to be born at a earlier or later date. Apologies for writing this "Novella" but I considered important to explain what I actually would consider to be essential.
At last to my questions
i. If it is a possibility under the current laws regarding "bladed" 'tool's"
ii What exactly would I need to do, both before and during a application to import instruments that were designed and
constructed with only two main reasons in mind.
iii Is there anything else that I could to assist with my request, such as, for instance obtain a independent Psychiatric assessment, A doctors report agreeing with the psychiatric assessment.
Once again my sincerest apologies for my long winded approach.
If your reply is likely to be long or it is not a subject that you are comfortable discussing openly, you should have received my e-mail address please us that to reply.
Sincerest thanks
The sign at 4:44, the word local means buses running a service. Not coaches, private buses or mini buses for example.