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This page lists Canadian warning road signs, which is divided into three subseries under the Manual of Traffic Control Devices for Canada (MUTCDC):
- Wa - Physical conditions
- Wb - Regulations ahead
- Wc - Intermittent moving hazards
Wa series (physical conditions)
MUTCDC sign code | Image | English | French | Tags | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wa-1 | Sharp turn | Virage brusque | hazard=turn | ||
Wa-2 | Turn curve | hazard=turn | |||
Wa-3 | Curve | Virage | hazard=curve | ||
Wa-4 | Reverse turn | hazard=turns | |||
Wa-5 | Reverse curve | hazard=curves+curves=serpentine | |||
Wa-6 | Winding road | hazard=curves+curves=extended | |||
Wa-7 | Advisory speed | maxspeed:advisory=* | |||
Wa-8 | Checkerboard - dead end | noexit=yes | |||
Wa-8L | Left end checkerboard | none | |||
Wa-8R | Right end checkerboard | none | |||
Wa-8A | No exit | noexit=yes | Ontario: Wa-31 | ||
Wa-9 | Chevron alignment | none | |||
Wa-10 | Exit speed | maxspeed:advisory=* |
Most provinces place the words "Exit" (French: Sortie) on top of the advisory speed. | ||
Wa-11 | Concealed road | hazard=dangerous_junction | |||
Wa-12 | Concealed road | hazard=dangerous_junction | |||
Wa-13 | Concealed road | hazard=dangerous_junction | |||
Wa-14 | T junction | hazard=dangerous_junction | |||
Wa-15 | Y junction | hazard=dangerous_junction | |||
Wa-16 | Merge | hazard=dangerous_junction | |||
Wa-17 | Double arrow | none | |||
Wa-18 | Railway crossing | none | Ontario: Wc-4 | ||
Wa-19 | Railway crossing ahead at T | none | Ontario: Wc-4B | ||
Wa-20 | Railway crossing ahead at crossroads | none | Ontario: not used | ||
Wa-21 | Hill | incline=* (value in per cent) | |||
Wa-21t | Use lower gear | Rétrogradez | none | ||
Wa-22 | Bump | Cahot | none | ||
Wa-23 | Road narrows | none |
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Wa-24 | Narrow structure | none | |||
Wa-24t | One lane | 1 voie | none | ||
Wa-25 | Pavement ends | Fin du revêtement | none | ||
Wa-26 | Low clearance | maxheight=* | |||
Wa-27 | Low clearance | maxheight=* | |||
Wa-28t | Distance from warning object (for use with Wa series signs) | none | |||
Wa-31 | Divided highway begins | none | Ontario: Wa-34 | ||
Wa-32 | Divided highway ends | none | Ontario: Wa-35 | ||
Wa-33 | Lane ends | none | Ontario: Wa-23 | ||
Wa-34 | Divided highway crossing | none | Ontario: Wa-72 | ||
Wa-36 | Hazard marker | none | Ontario: Wa-33 | ||
Wa-37 | Lane ends ahead XX km (overhead sign) | turn:lanes=||merge_to_left (number of pipes depending on number of lanes). | Ontario: Wa-1123. Alberta, Saskatchewan uses a yellow diamond surrounding the lane drop pictogram, and the words “LANE ENDS”. | ||
Wa-38 | Roundabout directional | none | Ontario: not used | ||
Wa-39 | Roundabout | none |