What it means
The S-34 sign informs of a lay-by. It indicates a space beside the road prepared for moving out of the main traffic stream when necessary or convenient, without turning it into free parking or a service area. It usually appears on narrow roads, mountain stretches, tunnels, gradients, or places where stopping on the carriageway would be especially inconvenient or dangerous. When you see it, you may use it only safely, signalling the manoeuvre and slowing progressively. In the test they often distinguish it from a car park or a mandatory stop: the lay-by is for moving out of the traffic stream.
- CategoryInformation signs
- ShapeRectangular or square, blue
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Variants of family S-34
Other related signs
S-800
Distance to the start of a hazard or regulatory requirement
S-810
Length of a hazardous stretch or a stretch subject to a regulatory requirement
S-820
The extension of a prohibition to one side
S-821
Extension of the prohibition to one side
S-830
The extension of a prohibition to both sides
S-840
Gives advance notice of a mandatory stop
S-850
A priority route