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Revision question · Road and traffic signs
Which diagram shows a hazard warning line?
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This was the right answerYou need to know the difference between the normal centre line and a hazard warning line. If there's a hazard ahead, the markings are longer and the gaps shorter. This gives you advance warning of an unspecified hazard.
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Rule 127Highway Code rule · The actual long white segments and short gaps are hazard warnings, unlike the short normal centre-line segments and yellow edge lines.Hazard warning line See Rule 127Road marking · The actual long white segments and short gaps are hazard warnings, unlike the short normal centre-line segments and yellow edge lines.