Road narrows on both sides

Road narrows on both sides

Warns that the road ahead becomes narrower from both sides.

General Warning Signs

What should you do?

Slow down and check for oncoming vehicles, especially large ones; be ready to give way if there is not room for both to pass.

How to recognise it

Yellow diamond with two black vertical lines that curve inwards towards each other at the top.

Common confusion

Compare with the road narrows from left or right signs, where only one edge moves inwards.

Explanation written by the My Driving Test editorial team using the Department of Transport Traffic Signs Manual conventions and the RSA Rules of the Road.

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General Warning Signs
Sign Name
Road narrows on both sides
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