Drivers should under no circumstances ignore this warning sign
Created: 12/30/2022 11:37 am
By: Dominik Jahn
The traffic sign with tornado: What do drivers actually have to consider here?
© Oliver Boehmer/dpa
Almost everyone knows the red triangle with a wind sock or tornado.
However, drivers do not always react as required by the road traffic regulations.
In the event of an accident, this can be expensive.
Arrows, circles, lines - the design variety of the sign forest in German road traffic is enormous, as
echo24.de
reports again and again.
It is not uncommon for drivers to find themselves in front of traffic signs that nobody knows.
But even with signs that you have often noticed, most of them are not quite sure of the rules.
The traffic sign with tornado is also part of it.
Most drivers have seen a red triangle with a tornado or windsock on a white surface on a freeway.
The traffic sign is even more precisely a danger sign - 117 side wind.
Similar to the white arrows with a line are particularly common here.
Traffic sign with tornado: additional sign for motorists
Anyone who sees the traffic sign with the tornado should be warned of strong side winds and gusts of wind.
It is usually in front of bridge ramps.
Motorists are also repeatedly informed of the corresponding distance to the source of danger by an additional sign, as the portal
fuehrerschein.de
describes.
In order to give road users a particularly good impression, it can also be the case that a real windsock is attached directly to the sign.
This allows drivers to estimate the actual wind direction and strength of the wind.
Wind pants danger sign: Motorists are asked to be particularly careful
With the danger sign of the tornado, road users are asked to adjust their driving accordingly on the following section of the route.
The speed should be throttled.
You have to drive very carefully and be ready to brake at any time.
If you subsequently feel crosswinds, experts advise never to jerkily countersteer.
Holding the steering wheel and reacting calmly is crucial.
Overhearing processes should also be avoided in these areas.
Disregarding the traffic sign with tornadoes: In the event of an accident, this is decisive for the question of guilt
Drivers who dismiss the traffic sign with the tornado as a brief side note will be annoyed at their inattentiveness at the latest in the event of an accident.
According to
fuehrerschein.de
, it is not "a ban in the narrower sense, but a warning".
Accordingly, this group of danger signs initially has no
“consequences in terms of fines”
.
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However, should an accident occur in the area of the Windhosen sign, non-observance can still have consequences for motorists when it comes to clarifying who is at fault.