Double bend ahead
Warning signs

Double bend ahead

Bends in opposite directions are ahead; the first turns the way shown.

Reduce speed before the first bend and prepare for the road to turn the other way afterwards. A supplementary plate may indicate that the warning covers a longer series of bends.

The United Kingdom’s 513 uses a red-bordered triangle with a black double-bend symbol. Australia’s W1-2-L uses a yellow diamond with a black reverse-turn arrow, showing the first turn to the left.

How it looks in each country

Official sign in each country; the code is its number in the national rules. Signs that come in two directions show the left and the right version.

  • Double bend ahead, left (Vienna Convention model)Double bend ahead, right (Vienna Convention model)
    Vienna Convention modelCode A,1c / A,1d
  • Double bend ahead, left (Argentina)Double bend ahead, right (Argentina)
    ArgentinaCode P-7(d) / P-7(e)
  • Double bend ahead, left (Australia)Double bend ahead, right (Australia)
    AustraliaCode W1-2-L / W1-2-R
  • Double bend ahead, left (Austria)Double bend ahead, right (Austria)
    AustriaCode 2d / 2c
  • Double bend ahead, left (Bangladesh)Double bend ahead, right (Bangladesh)
    BangladeshCode B12
  • Double bend ahead, left (Belgium)Double bend ahead, right (Belgium)
    BelgiumCode A1c / A1d
  • Double bend ahead, left (Brazil)Double bend ahead, right (Brazil)
    BrazilCode A-4a / A-4b
  • Double bend ahead, left (Bulgaria)Double bend ahead, right (Bulgaria)
    BulgariaCode А4 / А3
  • Double bend ahead, left (Canada)Double bend ahead, right (Canada)
    CanadaCode Wa-4L / Wa-4R
  • Double bend ahead, left (Chile)Double bend ahead, right (Chile)
    ChileCode PG-4b / PG-4a
  • Double bend ahead, left (China)Double bend ahead, right (China)
    ChinaCode 警 3-1 / 警 3-2
  • Double bend ahead, left (Colombia)Double bend ahead, right (Colombia)
    ColombiaCode SP-05 / SP-06
  • Double bend ahead, left (Croatia)Double bend ahead, right (Croatia)
    CroatiaCode A05-2 / A05-3
  • Double bend ahead, left (Czechia)Double bend ahead, right (Czechia)
    CzechiaCode A 2b / A 2a
  • Double bend ahead, left (Denmark)Double bend ahead, right (Denmark)
    DenmarkCode A42.2 / A42.1
  • Double bend ahead, left (Estonia)Double bend ahead, right (Estonia)
    EstoniaCode 144 / 143
  • Double bend ahead, left (Finland)Double bend ahead, right (Finland)
    FinlandCode A2.2 / A2.1
  • Double bend ahead, left (France)Double bend ahead, right (France)
    FranceCode A1d / A1c
  • Double bend ahead, left (Germany)Double bend ahead, right (Germany)
    GermanyCode 105-10 / 105-20
  • Double bend ahead, left (Greece)Double bend ahead, right (Greece)
    GreeceCode Κ-2α / Κ-2δ
  • Double bend ahead, left (Hungary)Double bend ahead, right (Hungary)
    HungaryCode 66 / 67
  • Double bend ahead, left (India)Double bend ahead, right (India)
    IndiaCode II-6 / II-5
  • Double bend ahead, left (Indonesia)Double bend ahead, right (Indonesia)
    IndonesiaCode 1c / 1d
  • Double bend ahead, left (Ireland)Double bend ahead, right (Ireland)
    IrelandCode W-052-L / W-052-R
  • Double bend ahead, left (Israel)Double bend ahead, right (Israel)
    IsraelCode 105 / 104
  • Double bend ahead, left (Italy)Double bend ahead, right (Italy)
    ItalyCode II 7 / II 6
  • Double bend ahead, left (Japan)Double bend ahead, right (Japan)
    JapanCode 205-L / 205-R
  • Double bend ahead, left (Latvia)Double bend ahead, right (Latvia)
    LatviaCode 106 / 105
  • Double bend ahead, left (Lithuania)Double bend ahead, right (Lithuania)
    LithuaniaCode 116 / 115
  • Double bend ahead, left (Malaysia)Double bend ahead, right (Malaysia)
    MalaysiaCode WD2b / WD2a
  • Double bend ahead, left (Mexico)Double bend ahead, right (Mexico)
    MexicoCode SP-9A / SP-9
  • Double bend ahead, left (Netherlands)Double bend ahead, right (Netherlands)
    NetherlandsCode J5 / J4
  • Double bend ahead, left (Norway)Double bend ahead, right (Norway)
    NorwayCode 102.2 / 102.1
  • Double bend ahead, left (Philippines)Double bend ahead, right (Philippines)
    PhilippinesCode W1-4 L / W1-4 R
  • Double bend ahead, left (Poland)Double bend ahead, right (Poland)
    PolandCode A-4 / A-3
  • Double bend ahead, left (Portugal)Double bend ahead, right (Portugal)
    PortugalCode A1d / A1c
  • Double bend ahead, left (Romania)Double bend ahead, right (Romania)
    RomaniaCode A03 / A04
  • Double bend ahead, left (Russia)Double bend ahead, right (Russia)
    RussiaCode 1.12.2 / 1.12.1
  • Double bend ahead, left (Saudi Arabia)Double bend ahead, right (Saudi Arabia)
    Saudi Arabia
  • Double bend ahead, left (Serbia)Double bend ahead, right (Serbia)
    SerbiaCode I-2 / I-2.1
  • Double bend ahead, left (Slovakia)Double bend ahead, right (Slovakia)
    SlovakiaCode 111-10 / 111-20
  • Double bend ahead, left (Slovenia)Double bend ahead, right (Slovenia)
    SloveniaCode I-2 / I-2.1
  • Double bend ahead, left (South Korea)Double bend ahead, right (South Korea)
    South KoreaCode 114 / 113
  • Double bend ahead, left (Spain)Double bend ahead, right (Spain)
    SpainCode p14b / p14a
  • Double bend ahead, left (Sweden)Double bend ahead, right (Sweden)
    SwedenCode A2-1 / A2-2
  • Double bend ahead, left (Switzerland)Double bend ahead, right (Switzerland)
    SwitzerlandCode 1.04 / 1.03
  • Double bend ahead, left (Taiwan)Double bend ahead, right (Taiwan)
    TaiwanCode 警4 / 警3
  • Double bend ahead, left (Thailand)Double bend ahead, right (Thailand)
    ThailandCode ต-5 / ต-6
  • Double bend ahead, left (Türkiye)Double bend ahead, right (Türkiye)
    TürkiyeCode T-2b / T-2a
  • Double bend ahead, left (Ukraine)Double bend ahead, right (Ukraine)
    UkraineCode 1.3.2 / 1.3.1
  • Double bend ahead, left (United Arab Emirates)Double bend ahead, right (United Arab Emirates)
    United Arab EmiratesCode 415 / 414
  • Double bend ahead, left (United Kingdom)Double bend ahead, right (United Kingdom)
    United KingdomCode 513
  • Double bend ahead, left (United States)Double bend ahead, right (United States)
    United StatesCode W1-3L / W1-3R
  • Double bend ahead, left (Vietnam)Double bend ahead, right (Vietnam)
    VietnamCode W.202a / W.202b
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