Slippery When Wet
warning sign · diamond · yellow
The pavement ahead is unusually slick when wet. Slow down and avoid sudden moves.
- Visual breakdown
- Yellow diamond showing a car with wavy skid lines behind it.
- Shape recognition
- Diamond with a skidding-car pictograph — the wavy lines are the giveaway.
- Color recognition
- Yellow = hazard; this one activates mainly in rain, frost, or the first minutes of drizzle.
- Memory trick
- Wavy lines = the road dances when wet. Don't dance with it — slow, smooth, steady.
- Real-world example
- A polished bridge deck ices before the road does; this sign before a bridge means ease off well in advance in cold rain.
- Common mistakes
- Braking hard on the slick surface itself. Slow before the hazard, then steer gently through it.
- Quick recall method
- Skidding car = slick surface; smooth inputs only.
