SCHEDULE 16 Variable message signs

PART 3 Legends giving warnings of adverse weather or other temporary hazards or incidents

4.—(1) A legend provided for in sub-paragraph (2) may be displayed on a variable message sign in conjunction with—

(a) a legend provided for in Part 4;

(b) a legend provided for in Part 5; or

(c) a combination of a legend provided for in Part 4 and a legend provided for in Part 5.

(2) The legends are—

(a) “ACCIDENT”;

(b) “ANIMALS”;

(c) a route number, a junction number or “EXIT” and “CLOSED”;

(d) “CONGESTION”;

(e) “DEBRIS”;

(f) “DELAYS”;

(g) “DIVERSION”;

(h) “EXIT CLOSED”;

(i) “FLOODS”;

(j) “FOG”;

(k) “FOG PATCHES”;

(l) “INCIDENT”;

(m) “LANE CLOSURE”;

(n) “LANE[S]” followed by a number or numbers and “CLOSED”;

(o) “LARGE LOAD”;

(p) “LONG DELAYS”;

(q) “MOBILE WORKS”;

(r) “MOTORWAY CLOSED”;

(s) “NO PHONES”;

(t) “OBSTRUCTION”;

(u) “PEDESTRIANS”;

(v) “QUEUE”;

(w) “ROAD CLOSED”;

(x) “ROAD WORKS”;

(y) “SKID RISK”;

(z) “SLIP ROAD CLOSED”;

(aa) “SMOKE”;

(bb) “SNOW”;

(cc) “SNOW PLOUGH”;

(dd) “SPRAY”;

(ee) “STRANDED VEHICLE”;

(ff) “[STRONG] WINDS”;

(gg) “[The name of a tunnel] TUNNEL CLOSED”;

(hh) “WEIGHT CHECK”;

(ii) “WORKFORCE”.

(3) The following legends may be displayed on their own or in conjunction with another legend as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)—

(a) “[The name of a bridge] BRIDGE CLOSED”;

(b) “BUS LANE CLOSED”;

(c) “GRITTING IN PROGRESS”;

(d) “NEXT SERVICE AREA CLOSED”;

(e) “ONCOMING VEHICLE”;

(f) “SETTING OUT ROAD WORKS”;

(g) “SLOW MOVING LARGE LOAD”.

(4) In sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) square brackets are used to indicate the part of a legend which may be omitted.