Which sign is placed at the front and rear of a vehicle carrying a group of children?

Explanation

Mark number 1; a yellow square with a red border and the image of two children.

A vehicle carrying a group of children must display the "carriage of children" mark both at the front and at the rear. This mark is a yellow square with a red border bearing the image of two running children — exactly what is shown as number 1 in the picture.

The important point is the reason for fitting it at both ends of the vehicle. A driver following it must know that it may stop suddenly to pick up or set down children and that at that moment a child may step onto the carriageway from in front of or behind it. A driver approaching from the opposite direction must expect the same thing, because a child usually crosses in front of the stopped vehicle and at that very point is hidden from both drivers' view. A child's short stature and unpredictable behaviour make this one of the most dangerous urban scenarios; the mark takes the place of that lost sight line and tells drivers to slow down and not overtake.

The exam trap is mark 4: the same image of two children, but inside a red triangle. That one is a road warning sign mounted on a post beside a school and never goes on a vehicle. Keep the identification rule fixed: a yellow field means a mark on a vehicle, a white field with a red triangle means a roadside sign.

• Mark 2 bears a wheelchair symbol and identifies a "driver with a disability"; its yellow field is right but its message has nothing to do with carrying children. • Mark 3 is a blue circle with a pedestrian symbol, that is a pedestrian path; it is a mandatory roadside sign, not a mark on a vehicle. • Mark 4 bears an image entirely similar to the correct option and is tempting for that reason, but its red triangle places it in the group of road warning signs.

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