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Revision question · Band 2 traffic signs and signals, car control, pedestrians, mechanical knowledge
What's the purpose of the yellow lines painted across the road?
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To help you choose the correct lane
To help you keep the correct separation distance
To warn you to slow down
To tell you the distance to the roundabout
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To warn you to slow downThis was the right answer
These lines are a device often found on the approach to a roundabout or a dangerous junction. They become closer together as you approach the hazard, warning you to slow down.
Reviewed reading for this question
Know Your Traffic Signs: sign shapes and meaningsReviewed guidance summary · The original yellow-bar and road-hump artwork was inspected. These devices warn and moderate speed; they are not themselves an invented legal limit.Rule 153Highway Code rule · The original yellow-bar and road-hump artwork was inspected. These devices warn and moderate speed; they are not themselves an invented legal limit.