Know Your UK Traffic Signs Trivia Quiz

Answer: Military establishment

Directional signs to military establishments such as military bases, research centres and training areas are always white with a red outline and arrow (where applicable) even if they appear on primary routes where signs are usually green. Near military bases drivers sometimes see another UK road sign warning that slow moving military vehicles may be using or crossing the road, this sign is a red warning triangle with a picture of a tank in it.

Answer: Bicycle

This sign is sometimes informally referred to as 'the flying motorbike' because of how the symbols are positioned. This sign means no motor vehicles so any vehicle with an engine or motor is not allowed to use the route but non-motorised conveyances like bicycles can. If bicycles are also banned the sign used is a red circle with no symbols in it which means the route cannot be used by motor vehicles and bicycles are only allowed if being pushed by hand.

Answer: No

This sign is the symbol for a hospital and is used on direction signs for motorists; however, this sign states that the hospital doesn't have an Accident and Emergency Department meaning it is not able to provide emergency treatment such as you would need for a heart attack.

This is signified on the sign by 'No A & E'. Signs for hospitals that do have emergency facilities still have the large H but are on a red background with details of the emergency provision available such as A & E or Minor Injuries Department.

Answer: Overtaking

This sign means overtaking is banned. In the UK, signs with a red circle outline are signs which prohibit something. This sign is often used with a white information plate below it stating the distance that overtaking is banned for, when overtaking is allowed again the sign is used again but this time with a plate saying 'End' under it.

Answer: Yes

This sign is used on roads which are dead ends meaning the road does not lead to another road and the only way out is the way motorists have entered the street. Sometimes this sign will have an information plate under it saying 'except for' and then the type of vehicle that can connect to other roads for example cyclists or buses.

Answer: Cardiff

This sign is in English and Welsh and therefore would be seen on roads in Wales, such as those in Cardiff the capital of Wales. While some signs in other parts of the UK use both English and another language, such as Gaelic in Scotland, in Wales it is mandatory for signs to be in both English and Welsh with Welsh written first on the sign.

The sign in this question is used for a junction where approaching traffic must give priority to traffic on the road being joined but unlike a stop sign motorists do not need to come to a complete halt before proceeding if the road is clear.

Answer: The end of a motorway

This sign means that motorway regulations have ended and is found at the end of motorways or the end of slip roads for traffic leaving a motorway. The rules for driving on motorways are different from other roads in the UK with traffic being prohibited from stopping (except for emergency), a standard speed limit of 70mph instead of 60mph and certain road users being banned from using the road including horse drawn vehicles, cyclists and low speed vehicles such as tractors.

Answer: Road works

This sign is used to warn motorists that road works are being undertaken. Signs in red triangles in the UK are generally warning signs with the picture in the sign informing motorists of the potential hazard. This sign is often used with other temporary signs giving information about what works are being done and for how long as well as any temporary road layout changes there might be due to works.

These temporary signs usually have a yellow background to make them look different to motorists than the permanent signage.

The symbol on this sign is supposed to be a man in work boots shovelling something but people in the UK sometimes joke that it shows a man struggling to open an umbrella.

Answer: Cricket ground

In the UK, signs with a brown background are designed to give tourist and leisure information. There are many different symbols that can be used on these signs depending on the nature of the venue they are directing people to, including a number for different sports venues.

The picture in this question is the symbol for a cricket ground and is supposed to show a ball breaking a wicket. The sign for a bowling alley is two bowling pins and a motor racing circuit has a chequered flag. Despite it being a popular sport in the UK there is no official picture for signs directing motorists to a rugby stadium.

Answer: Trams

Signs such as this are used to signify that a route is only to be used by certain vehicles with the picture on the sign marking which vehicles can use the route. This sign has the symbol for a tram on it which means only trams would be allowed to use the route.

This sign is being seen more frequently in the UK as more towns and cities re-introduce tram networks with cities including Manchester, Sheffield, and Nottingham having re-introduced trams in recent times. Trams are electrically-powered vehicles that run on rails either on dedicated routes or on rails set in to roadways.