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 SCHEDULE 15

LEGENDS FOR USE ON VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1.—(1) In a legend prescribed by this Schedule the number of a junction shall be shown in the form of the letter "J" followed by the number of the junction.

(2) Where this Schedule provides for a route number to be displayed on a sign, a compass point ("NORTH", "SOUTH", "EAST" or "WEST") or an abbreviated compass point ("N", "S", "E", "W", "NW", "NE", "SW" or "SE") may be added to the route number.

(3) Where any part of a legend prescribed by this Schedule is shown in square brackets, the brackets shall not be displayed on a sign.

(4) Different legends or different parts of the same legend displayed on a sign in accordance with this Schedule may be separated by a dash.

PART II SIGNS AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED BY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC

2. One of the following legends may be displayed on a sign which is activated by a particular type of vehicle approaching the equipment which controls the sign—

(a) "OVERHEIGHT VEHICLE DIVERT" with—

(i) an arrow;

(ii) "USE" and a route number; or

(iii) "FOLLOW" and a symbol shown in Part VII of Schedule 13;

(b) "OVERHEIGHT VEHICLE TURN BACK";

(c) "HIGH VEHICLE USE MIDDLE OF ROAD"; or

(d) "ONCOMING VEHICLE IN MIDDLE OF ROAD".

PART III LEGENDS GIVING WARNINGS OF ADVERSE WEATHER OR OTHER TEMPORARY HAZARDS OR INCIDENTS

3.—(1) A legend specified in sub-paragraph (2) may only be used in conjunction with—

(a) a legend specified in Part IV;

(b) a legend specified in Part V; or

(c) a combination of a legend specified in Part IV and a legend specified in Part V.

(2) The legends specified in this sub-paragraph are—

(a) "ACCIDENT";

(b) "ANIMALS";

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

(d) "CONGESTION";

(e) "DEBRIS"; 384