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Boxes stacked on dumbbells are unstable

This sign looks like someone’s knocked over a box that was sitting on a dumbbell, but it’s to indicate that lorries (or other vehicles with a high centre of gravity) are at risk of tipping over around the next right-hand bend.

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Fill in the correct height. Or be electrocuted

This sign we spotted in Sydney could have a shocking conclusion [pun intended].  As far as we can find out (with a quick search), the maximum height for a vehicle working around powerlines in Sydney is 4.6m, but we couldn’t find

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Warning: elephant trainers ahead

That would give them something to shovel. This sign is an Australian road works sign we spotted in Sydney. If you’re driving around road works in the UK remember to keep your speed down. Bet you don’t get all these

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Stop unfashionably short trousers

These aren’t hipster-style drainpipes, and we definitely should stop unfashionably short trousers! This sign looks like it’s preventing a fashion crime, but it’s actually for a pedestrian crossing with a compulsory stop. The stop is for the junction just after the crossing. Of

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High Gravity Area

Of course, it’s not a high gravity area seeing as gravity is constant. Or is it? This sign is a no u-turn sign. Kudos if you can tell which country it’s from (it’s not the UK, although we have a similar

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Road sign consultation: only three weeks remain

The Department for Transport is considering reducing the number of road signs in order to simplify and de-clutter the driving experience. Many towns in Europe have experimented with reducing or virtually eliminating road signs and they have seen a decrease in

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Animal road signs from Africa

Check out these road signs from Africa. This is the fourth in our series of international animal road signs. They may have animals that you’ve never seen before, so it’s best to admire them at a distance (and alive) rather than

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