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What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

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  1. Road works - drive in the direction of the appropriate arrow.
  2. Merge with the traffic in the adjacent lane, from either right or left.· Correct answer
  3. Lane is closed. No driving in the lane under the traffic sign.
  4. A hairpin turn, either left or right.

Explanation

Sign 725 (move to the adjacent lane) directs drivers to merge into the adjacent lane on the right or left, according to the direction of the arrow. The sign is usually used when a lane is closing or ending, and an orderly merge of traffic into the adjacent lane is required.

How to approach it

Diagonal arrow = merging into an adjacent lane, not a closure or a winding turn

mergeadjacent lanediagonal arrow

Common mistake

Confusing a merge sign with a closed-lane sign or a winding-turn sign

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