Emergency telephone
Information
Written by Chris Prosman Reviewed by Dirk van Zuijlen
Updated
- Sign code
- L16
- Category
- Information
- Traffic signs
- Emergency telephone.
Emergency telephone. The symbol identifies an emergency telephone; use it to call for help during an incident.
How to recognise the sign
Read the image, arrows and any text on sign L16; they distinguish this version within the information category.
Difference from L18 — Emergency telephone and fire extinguisher
L16: Emergency telephone. L18: Emergency telephone and fire extinguisher. Read the separate application of L18 too; similar appearance does not mean identical meaning.
L18 — Emergency telephone and fire extinguisherLegal basis
Explained in the course
Practise this sign for your theory exam
Emergency telephone belongs to the Information 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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