Symbolic warning signs
Danger Plates / Delineator Plates (W74)
Slow down and if a train is approaching the crossing, stop. If there is no stop line or sign, the driver should stop no closer than 3m from the nearest track, and not on the track or in the railway reserve.
Where
On any road especially in rural areas.
Purpose
To warn that there is an obstruction or temporary obstruction next to the road and that the road alignment to the left- or right-hand side is altered.
Action
Slow down and if a train is approaching the crossing, stop. If there is no stop line or sign, the driver should stop no closer than 3m from the nearest track, and not on the track or in the railway reserve.
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Other symbolic warning signs
- Traffic signals ahead (W22)
- Traffic control “YIELD” ahead (W23)
- Traffic control ahead (W24)
- Scholar patrol ahead (W25)
- Pedestrian crossing (W26)
- Pedestrians (W27)
- Children (W28)
- Pedal Cyclists (W29)