Slippery road ahead

Slippery road ahead

Warns that the road surface ahead may be slippery, for example from wet, oily, icy or loose conditions.

General Warning Signs

What should you do?

Reduce speed gently, avoid harsh braking, steering or accelerating, and leave a larger gap to the vehicle in front.

How to recognise it

Yellow diamond with a car and two wavy skid marks behind it.

Common confusion

The orange version applies to road works, while the tram signs version shows a bicycle and warns cyclists about tram tracks.

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.

Quick Facts

Category
General Warning Signs
Sign Name
Slippery road ahead
Category Size
41 signs

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