Cautionary Signs These traffic signs are required to make the road users realize potential dangers or safety hazards on the road. These signs are, in a way, used to caution the driver to take the necessary steps that make him or her ready to handle a situation.
These signs are meant to warn the driver about the hazards/situation lying ahead on the road. Cautionary signs are triangular in shape with red border
Signs are divided into three basic categories: Regulatory, Warning, and Guide signs. Most signs within each category have a special shape and color.
The traffic signs on National Highways and other roads must conform strictly to the configuration, colour scheme and location as prescribed in IRC:67-2001, which is also based on the UN Convention on Road Signs and Signals, Vienna November 1968 of which India is one of the signatories.