Staggered junction
Warning signs

Staggered junction

Two side roads join the main road a short distance apart on opposite sides.

Watch for vehicles entering or turning at both junctions. The warning is normally placed before the first side road.

The diagram shows a continuing road with offset branches on opposite sides. Australia’s W2-8-L displays this layout in black on a yellow diamond.

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.

  • Staggered junction, left (Vienna Convention model)Staggered junction, right (Vienna Convention model)
    Vienna Convention modelCode A,18g
  • Staggered junction, left (Australia)Staggered junction, right (Australia)
    AustraliaCode W2-8-L / W2-8-R
  • Staggered junction, left (Bangladesh)Staggered junction, right (Bangladesh)
    BangladeshCode B4
  • Staggered junction, left (Brazil)Staggered junction, right (Brazil)
    BrazilCode A-11a / A-11b
  • Staggered junction, left (Canada)Staggered junction, right (Canada)
    CanadaCode W-007-2
  • Staggered junction, left (Chile)Staggered junction, right (Chile)
    ChileCode PI-4g / PI-4f
  • Staggered junction, left (China)Staggered junction, right (China)
    ChinaCode 警 1-2-1 / 警 1-2-2
  • Staggered junction, left (Colombia)Staggered junction, right (Colombia)
    ColombiaCode SP-18 / SP-19
  • Staggered junction (Finland)
    FinlandCode A22.2
  • Staggered junction, left (India)Staggered junction, right (India)
    IndiaCode II-18
  • Staggered junction, left (Indonesia)Staggered junction, right (Indonesia)
    IndonesiaCode 4b10 / 4b11
  • Staggered junction, left (Ireland)Staggered junction, right (Ireland)
    IrelandCode W-007-L-R / W-007-R-L
  • Staggered junction, left (Israel)Staggered junction, right (Israel)
    IsraelCode 120 / 119
  • Staggered junction, left (Malaysia)Staggered junction, right (Malaysia)
    MalaysiaCode WD25b / WD25a
  • Staggered junction, left (Mexico)Staggered junction, right (Mexico)
    MexicoCode SP-47A / SP-47
  • Staggered junction, left (Philippines)Staggered junction, right (Philippines)
    PhilippinesCode W2-2 L / W2-2 R
  • Staggered junction, left (Romania)Staggered junction, right (Romania)
    RomaniaCode A38 / A39
  • Staggered junction, left (South Africa)Staggered junction, right (South Africa)
    South AfricaCode W110 / W109
  • Staggered junction, left (Sweden)Staggered junction, right (Sweden)
    SwedenCode A29-8 / A29-9
  • Staggered junction, left (Thailand)Staggered junction, right (Thailand)
    ThailandCode ต-15 / ต-16
  • Staggered junction, left (Türkiye)Staggered junction, right (Türkiye)
    TürkiyeCode T-22e / T-22d
  • Staggered junction, left (Ukraine)Staggered junction, right (Ukraine)
    UkraineCode 1.23.4 / 1.23.3
  • Staggered junction, left (United Arab Emirates)Staggered junction, right (United Arab Emirates)
    United Arab EmiratesCode 406 / 405
  • Staggered junction, left (United States)Staggered junction, right (United States)
    United StatesCode W2-7L / W2-7R
Image credits

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