What does the Start of motorway sign indicate?

What does the Start of motorway sign indicate?

• A. Countdown markers to exit motorway
• B. End of motorway
• C. Start of motorway and point from which motorway regulations apply
• D. Lane usage signs

Answer: (C)

The key idea is that this sign marks the point where the road becomes a motorway and the special motorway rules apply from there on. From this point you must follow motorway regulations—things like the standard speed expectation (usually the national limit unless posted differently), keeping primarily to the left lane and using the middle or right lanes only for overtaking, and the restrictions that apply to who may use a motorway (for example, pedestrians, cyclists, and horse riders are not allowed). This sign isn’t about countdowns to exits or about the end of the motorway; those are indicated by other signs. So it correctly signals that you’re entering the motorway and should apply motorway rules from that point onward.

The key idea is that this sign marks the point where the road becomes a motorway and the special motorway rules apply from there on. From this point you must follow motorway regulations—things like the standard speed expectation (usually the national limit unless posted differently), keeping primarily to the left lane and using the middle or right lanes only for overtaking, and the restrictions that apply to who may use a motorway (for example, pedestrians, cyclists, and horse riders are not allowed). This sign isn’t about countdowns to exits or about the end of the motorway; those are indicated by other signs. So it correctly signals that you’re entering the motorway and should apply motorway rules from that point onward.