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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1974

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THE +VITH-THE-FLOW BUS LANE+ SIGN PROHIBITS ALL VEHICLES, EXCEPT BUSES, FROM USING THE NEARSIDE LANE, PART-TIME OPERATION OF THE BUS LANE, A SUPPLERENTARY TIME PLATE VILL BE USED. THE NUNDER OF FORWARD ARROUS CR NURDER OF OKCOHING LANES ON THE SIGN HAY DE ALTERED TO SUIT THE KUNDER OF LAKES AVAILABLE. THE WORD +EXCEPT BUSES HAY DE VARIED TO ACCORD WITH THE SPECIFIED TYPE OR CLASS CF VEHICLE EXCEPTED. THE SIGN IS RECTANG JLAR, WITH DLACK BORDER, ARROUS, SYICOL, CHARACTERS AND LETTERS, RED CIRCLE AND DIAGONAL, AND WHITE BACKGROUND.

THE +ONE WAY ONLY- AHEAD+ SIGN INFORMS MOTORISTS OF THE DIRECTION OF PERMITTED TRAFFIC FLOU ON A ONE-WAY STREET. RECTANGULAR WITH WHITE BORDER AND ARROU, AND BLUE BACKGROUND, IT MAY BE PLACED AT THE ENTRY TO THE ONE-WAY STREET.

THE +ONE WAY ONLY - LEFT/RIGHT+ SIGN INFORMS OF ONE-WAY TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS TO LEFT OR RIGHT AS INDICATED BY THE ARROW, ALONG THE ROAD AHEAD. IT IS RECTANGULAR WITH WHITE BORDER AND ARROW, AND BLUE BACKGROUND.

TO HELP MOTORISTS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE +SYMBOLIC+ CONCEPT, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT, IN GENERAL, THE SYMBOLIC ROAD SIGNS LOOSELY FALL INTO THREE CATECORIES, EACH OF WHICH IS GENERALLY CHARACTERISED DY SHAPE AND/OR COLOUR.

ONE CATEGORY CONSISTS OF MANDATORY SIGNS GIVING INSTRUCTION WHICH ARE GENERALLY CIRCULAR WITH BLUE BACKGROUND AND WHITE SYMBOLS.

ANOTHER CATEGORY IS MANDATORY SIGNS OF PROHIBITION WHICH ARE GENERALLY CIRCULAR WITH RED ANNULUS, WHITE BACKGROUND AND BLACK SYMBOLS WITH OR WITHOUT RED DIAGONALS.

A THIRD CATEGORY IS ADVISORY OR WARNING SIGNS WHICH ARE GENERALLY TRIANGULAR WITH BLACK SYMBOL INDICATING THE HAZARD ON WHITE BACKGROUND.

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