In the situation presented, does the visible sign warn you of frequent snowfall over a distance of 2 kilometres?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving on a road through a pine forest; on the right there is a yellow triangle with a snowflake symbol - sign A-32 "frost on the roadway" - with plate T-2 "2 km". The sign does not warn you of frequent snowfall, but of possible frost or black ice on the roadway over a distance of 2 km. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that sign A-32 "frost on the roadway" warns of frost or black ice that may occur on the road, and plate T-2 placed under a warning sign shows the length of the section of road on which the danger repeats or occurs, if it is longer than 500 m. The snowflake on the sign can be misleading - it is not about snowfall, but about the fact that the road surface in this place freezes earlier and more often than elsewhere: in the shade of a forest, on bridges, in valleys and near rivers. Ice may lie there when the rest of the road is dry, and even when the temperature is slightly above zero. You drive through the marked section more slowly and smoothly, without sharp braking or sudden steering movements, with a longer following distance from the vehicle in front.
Legal basis: § 12 para. 2 and § 3 para. 1 and 5 of the Regulation on road signs and signals