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The reverse curve sign warns of two curves in opposite directions — here, first to the right, then back to the left — close enough together that you should treat them as one manoeuvre.
Warning signs alert you to hazards or changing conditions ahead.
Slow before the first curve and hold a steady, reduced speed through both. Straightening your steering between the two curves too early is how vehicles drift over the centre line.
Warning signs are usually yellow diamonds with black symbols. In construction or maintenance zones they are orange instead of yellow.
An S-shaped arrow means two opposite curves; the direction of the first bend in the arrow tells you which way the road goes first.
Road signs are one of the five areas the 30-question Alberta Class 7 knowledge test covers, and the largest block in our mock exam at 8 questions. Signs are the easiest marks on the paper. Bank them, then practise the harder topics free — that's usually where the pass is won or lost.
Also useful: printable practice-test PDF · how many questions are on the test
Sign image courtesy of the Government of Alberta, used under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Pass Your Learner's is not affiliated with the Government of Alberta.
