Sharp Turn
warning sign · diamond · yellow
A turn sharp enough that you must slow well below highway speed — often to the advisory speed posted beneath.
- Visual breakdown
- Yellow diamond with a thick arrow bent at a hard 90-degree angle.
- Shape recognition
- The arrow's corner is angular, not rounded — that hard elbow means turn, not curve.
- Color recognition
- Yellow warning; frequently paired with a small advisory speed plaque (e.g., 25 MPH).
- Memory trick
- Sharp corner on the arrow = sharp slowdown from you. Elbow, not bend.
- Real-world example
- A rural road takes a 90-degree jog around a property line; taking it at 50 puts you in the field.
- Common mistakes
- Treating the advisory speed as optional. It's calibrated for dry pavement in an average car — braking mid-turn is how run-offs happen; slow before the turn.
- Quick recall method
- Angular arrow = hard turn; do your braking before it.
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