Slow

Slow

A supplementary plate telling drivers to slow down at the road works.

Informative Signs for work at road

What should you do?

Reduce speed and be ready for workers, machinery or changes in the road surface.

How to recognise it

A road works plate with the word SLOW.

Common confusion

It is a plate added to a warning sign, not a speed limit; slow down to a safe speed for the conditions.

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

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Informative Signs for work at road
Sign Name
Slow
Category Size
14 signs

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