T-junction sign: what it means

T-junction warning sign: a white triangle with a red border and a black T shape
Image: Crown copyright, OGL

The T-junction sign warns that your road meets another road at a T-junction ahead. The broad bar across the top is the road with priority.

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What it means

The stem of the T is your road and the bar across the top is the road you meet. The broader line marks the priority route, so you will normally have to give way or stop at the end of your road.

Slow down in good time and look out for cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians, who are not always easy to see at junctions (rule 170).

Where you see it

On the approach to a T-junction where your road ends at another road.

A common mistake

Leaving the braking to the last moment. The sign is there so you can slow down early and decide which way you need to turn.

Quick quiz

On the T-junction sign, which part shows the road you are driving on?

  1. The bar across the top
  2. The stem of the T
  3. The red border
Show answer

B. The stem of the T. The stem is your road; the broader top bar is the road with priority. Source: The Highway Code, rule 170, GOV.UK; Know your traffic signs: warning signs, GOV.UK; The Highway Code: traffic signs, GOV.UK; Traffic sign images, Department for Transport, GOV.UK

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Sources

  1. The Highway Code, rule 170, GOV.UK
  2. Know your traffic signs: warning signs, GOV.UK
  3. The Highway Code: traffic signs, GOV.UK
  4. Traffic sign images, Department for Transport, GOV.UK

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