What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?
- Railway crossing ahead.· Correct answer
- Railway crossing with more than one track.
- Warning sign before a train station.
- Warning sign, 500 meters before a railway crossing.
Explanation
Sign 129 warns of a railway crossing with a single track. The sign shows a single X shape. When there is more than one track, sign 134 appears with a double X. The distance signs (130, 131, 132) show diagonal lines indicating the distance to the crossing.
How to approach it
Single X = one track, double X = more than one track
railway crossingsingle track
Common mistake
Confusing the crossing sign with the distance signs or with the number of tracks
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