Dip
warning sign · diamond · yellow
A sunken stretch of pavement ahead. Slow down — and never enter a flooded dip.
- Visual breakdown
- Yellow diamond with the word DIP.
- Shape recognition
- Word-message diamond like BUMP — opposite hazard, same treatment.
- Color recognition
- Yellow warning; in desert states a dip often doubles as a flash-flood crossing.
- Memory trick
- DIP drops the car, and water collects at the bottom of every drop. If you can't see the pavement, don't drive into it.
- Real-world example
- Arizona's flooded dips are why 'Turn Around, Don't Drown' exists — a foot of moving water floats a car.
- Common mistakes
- Hitting a dip at speed and bottoming the suspension — or treating standing water in one as puddle-deep.
- Quick recall method
- DIP = down; slow down, and never ford a flooded one.
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