Rappel! - French road signs - Page 1 - Le Mans (2024)

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What does rappel on French road signs mean? ›

'Rappel' on a French road sign means 'reminder'. They are there to remind drivers that speed restrictions most recently passed are still in place.

Rectangular signs (normally with one pointed end) are directional signs, and helpfully they're also colour-coded: Blue = autoroute / motorway. Green = major roads. Yellow = temporary roads - often detours. White = local roads.

Similar to a yield road sign in America, this France road sign means that you should give way ("Cedez le passage"). You may see this sign as a warning in advance of an upcoming "Stop" sign - in this case the sign will typically have the distance to the stop sign included just below.

Aire de repos: rest stop. Allumez vos feux: Turn on your lights. Attention au feu: Beware of traffic signal. Attention travaux: Beware roadwork.

rappel, le ~ (m) reminder, the ~ Noun. ‐ A message that appears at a specified interval before an appointment, meeting, or task that announces when the activity is set to occur.

(in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body, usually under the left thigh and over the right shoulder, and paid out gradually in the descent.

Curiously, stop signs in France use only the English word "STOP," an artifact of European Union standardization (see earlier slide from Spain). Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where signs are either English-French bilingual or only in French.

Marianne. Marianne is the national personification of the French Republic. An embodiment of liberty and reason, and a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty, her bust is present in every city hall in France. Her face is also drawn on stamps.

Broken White Line: you may change lanes if it is safe to do so. Solid White Line: requires you to stay within the lane and also marks the shoulder of the roadway.

Combined with its red background, the unique shape makes it easily recognizable even at great distances. An upside-down triangle road sign always means “yield.”

What does a white square sign mean? ›

A white background indicates a regulatory sign; yellow conveys a general warning message; green shows permitted traffic movements or directional guidance; fluorescent yellow/green indicates pedestrian crossings and school zones; orange is used for warning and guidance in roadway work zones; coral is used for incident ...

French road signs that are in the shape of a red triangle (like this 'avalanche risk' sign) are alerting drivers of potentially dangerous situations.

Weather related traffic signs

Route inondée, the road is flooded. … par temps de pluie, … when raining, for example, 50kmh par temps de pluie, 50kmh when raining.

What is the sign for a ring road? The ring road sign has a yellow boarder and green background with the letter R in it. It lets you know that it is a primary route forming part of a ring road.

Stop Signs From Around the World. A bilingual English-French "STOP/ARRET" sign in Quebec, the North American bastion of French language and culture. Curiously, stop signs in France use only the English word "STOP," an artifact of European Union standardization (see earlier slide from Spain).

Also called “pull cords” or “rap lines”, Tag Lines are small and lightweight- most often used for doubling with a single rope to make long, full-length rappels. Proper Tag Line setup can be immensely helpful to technical climbers but should only be attempted by climbers with the proper training and safety knowledge.

A standard rappel, during which a person lowers herself down vertical terrain with her back toward the ground and her feet in contact with the rock, and walks down while letting the rope slide through the device. (The angle of the rope through the device determines the speed of the descent.)

Diamond sign with an icon of a car with squiggly lines coming from it. Slippery road signs are posted along roadsides that are prone to rain and ice. Yellow background with black border and black icons.