Wild animals ahead

Wild animals ahead

Warns that wild animals, such as deer, may cross the road ahead.

General Warning Signs

What should you do?

Slow down, especially at dawn, dusk and night, and use full beam when appropriate to spot eyes reflecting at the roadside.

How to recognise it

Yellow diamond with a black leaping deer.

Common confusion

Different from the cattle and farm animals or sheep signs, which warn of livestock that may be herded on the road.

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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Wild animals ahead
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