Overhead electric cables

Overhead electric cables

Warns of overhead electric cables at the road works ahead.

Warning signs for road work

What should you do?

Check headroom if driving a tall vehicle or load and never raise equipment near the cables.

How to recognise it

Orange diamond with a black lightning bolt and an insulator above it.

Common confusion

It matches the yellow permanent version, but the orange colour links it to temporary cables or works.

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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Warning signs for road work
Sign Name
Overhead electric cables
Category Size
52 signs

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