What can you expect when driving onto a bridge marked with this sign?

Description

§ 12 para. 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals (Journal of Laws of 2002, No. 170, item 1393, as amended)

Explanation

Correct answer: Frosted road or black ice, even if they do not occur on other sections of the road.

The A-32 warning sign 'Icy road' indicates the possibility of a slippery road surface due to black ice or frost. Such signs are often placed before bridges and viaducts because these structures lose heat faster than a road on the ground. Even when the temperature is above zero and other sections of the road are dry, it can be dangerously slippery on a bridge.

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