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What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

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  1. Closed to all vehicles from both directions.· Correct answer
  2. Careful! You are entering a section with a speed limit.
  3. One-way street ahead.
  4. Slow down, hazardous place ahead without designated marking.

Explanation

Sign 401 indicates a road closed in both directions to all vehicles. Entering this road is prohibited regardless of the direction of travel.

How to approach it

Sign 401 = road closed in both directions to all vehicles

closed roadboth directionsall vehiclessign 401

Common mistake

Thinking it is a one-way street, or that the prohibition applies only in one direction

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