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Winding road sign — South African road sign
Warning sign

Winding road sign

Afrikaans: Winding road teken

What it means

To warn of a series of curves ahead. In the case of W209 the first curve is to the left and in the case of W208 the first bend is to the right. Slow down enough to take the curves safely or stop within the distance you can see. Remember that there could be any number of curves after the first one without further warning.

Om te waarsku teen 'n reeks draaie vorentoe. In die geval van W209 is die eerste draai na links en in die geval van W208 is die eerste draai na regs. Verminder spoed genoeg om die draaie veilig te neem of binne die afstand wat jy kan sien tot stilstand te kom. Onthou dat daar enige aantal draaie na die eerste een kan wees sonder verdere waarskuwing.

Where you’ll see it

On any public road especially in mountainous areas.

Op enige openbare pad, veral in bergagtige gebiede.

Variants of this sign

This sign appears in 2 versions. They share the same name and meaning.

Winding road sign — variant W208
Winding road sign — variant W209

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