Warning signs

Give way ahead

A give way sign is ahead; prepare to slow down and give way.

Slow down and watch for traffic with priority as you approach the give way point. A supplementary panel may show the distance to it.

The United States’ W3-2 and Australia’s W3-2 use yellow diamonds containing a give way symbol and an upward arrow. France’s AB3b uses an inverted triangle with a red border and a distance panel.

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.

Vienna Convention modelCode A,20
ArgentinaCode P-33(b)
AustraliaCode W3-2
AustriaCode 23
BelgiumCode B3
CanadaCode WB-002
ChileCode PO-12
ColombiaCode SP-33
FranceCode AB3b
IrelandCode W-041
ItalyCode Fig. II 38
MalaysiaCode WD19
MexicoCode SP-31A
PhilippinesCode W3-3
RomaniaCode B01a
Saudi Arabia
South AfricaCode W303
ThailandCode ต-55
United Arab EmiratesCode 429
United StatesCode W3-2

Image credits

Sign images from Wikimedia Commons, used under their licences.

Vienna Convention model A,20: United Nations, Public domain
Argentina P-33(b): มองโกเลีย๔๔, CC BY-SA 4.0
Australia W3-2: Standards Australia, Public domain
Austria 23: File:Vorschriftszeichen 23.svg: 3247 File:Zusatztafel a.svg: 3247 derivative work: Fredddie, Public domain
Belgium B3: Userc11, Public domain
Canada WB-002: Transportation Association of Canada, Public domain
Chile PO-12: Government of Chile – National Traffic Safety Commission, Public domain
Colombia SP-33: Gobierno de Colombia, Public domain
France AB3b: Roulex 45, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ireland W-041: Government of Ireland – Department of Transport, Public domain
Italy Fig. II 38: Original: Ministero dei Lavori Pubblici Vectorization: Arbalete, Public domain
Malaysia WD19: Public Works Department Malaysia, Public domain
Mexico SP-31A: Original: Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes / Secretaría de Desarrollo Agrario, Territorial y Urbano Vector: Too Classy for This World, Public domain
Philippines W3-3: Department of Public Works and Highways (Philippines), Public domain
Romania B01a: Alex:D, CC BY-SA 3.0
Saudi Arabia: มองโกเลีย๔๔, CC0
South Africa W303: Southern African Development Community, Public domain
Thailand ต-55: Government of Thailand, Public domain
United Arab Emirates 429: มองโกเลีย๔๔, Public domain
United States W3-2: Federal Highway Administration – United States Department of Transportation, Public domain