Revision question · Band 2 traffic signs and signals, car control, pedestrians, mechanical knowledge

What type of road uses direction signs with a green background?

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Urban motorway

Cycle route

Tourist route

Primary route

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A primary route is a road of national or regional importance and is the major route between larger towns and cities. The direction signs on these routes have green backgrounds. Many maps and road atlases show these routes in green.

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Know Your Traffic Signs: sign shapes and meaningsReviewed guidance summary · The original blue motorway patch, green primary-route and ring-road artwork was inspected; background and patch identify the route class and destination.

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