Choice of compulsory directions
Official name: Mandatory: follow one of the directions indicated on the sign
Direction of travel
Written by Chris Prosman Reviewed by Dirk van Zuijlen
Updated
- Sign code
- D7
- Category
- Direction of travel
- Traffic signs
- Follow one of the indicated directions: turn left or turn right.
Follow one of the indicated directions: turn left or turn right. Choose left or right as the arrows show; straight ahead is not an available direction.
How to recognise the sign
A circular blue sign with white arrows or a white symbol identifying the road users concerned.
Supplementary panel and application
The arrow or arrows determine the permitted direction. Read any panel exemption and establish priority separately.
Difference from D6 — Choice of compulsory directions
D7: Follow one of the indicated directions: turn left or turn right. D6: Follow one of the indicated directions of travel. Read the separate application of D6 too; similar appearance does not mean identical meaning.
D6 — Choice of compulsory directionsLegal basis
Explained in the course
Practise this sign for your theory exam
Choice of compulsory directions belongs to the Direction of travel category. In the CBR theory exam a traffic sign is almost never asked on its own: you are shown a situation and have to know what you may or must do in it. In the free sign trainer you practise the signs by category, with the explanation shown right after every answer.
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