Indian roundabout ahead sign

A triangle showing three curved arrows in a ring.

Also known as: Traffic circle warning India, Rotary ahead sign

Road & transportStandard profile

Meanings

The Indian cautionary sign warning of a roundabout ahead.

Officially standardisedVerified fact
Warns of a roundabout ahead on the Indian network.
Contexts: Road signage
Officially standardisedVerified fact
Runs its arrows clockwise, matching left-hand traffic, so the same sign is drawn the other way round in right-hand-traffic countries.
Contexts: Road signage

A bordered triangle containing three curved arrows arranged in a ring, all pointing the same way round.

Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references.
IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is defined by a current official standard.

Road signs in India
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-25
Tertiary reference. Used for the correspondence between Indian signs and the Vienna Convention families, for statements about multilingual signing practice, and for the history of a sign's adoption. Not used where IRC:67 or the statutory schedule covers the point.
IRC:67, Code of Practice for Road Signs
Indian Roads Congress · retrieved 2026-08-25
The Indian national code of practice for road signs, which defines the mandatory, cautionary and informatory sign families, their shapes, and their meanings. Cited for a sign's identity and defined meaning. Records are descriptive and are not a statement of any road user's legal obligation, which is fixed by the Motor Vehicles Act and its rules.

Last reviewed 2026-08-24

Meanings

The Indian cautionary sign warning of a roundabout ahead.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Warns of a roundabout ahead on the Indian network.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Runs its arrows clockwise, matching left-hand traffic, so the same sign is drawn the other way round in right-hand-traffic countries.

Confidence

Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references.
IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is defined by a current official standard.

Sources

Road signs in India
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-25
Tertiary reference. Used for the correspondence between Indian signs and the Vienna Convention families, for statements about multilingual signing practice, and for the history of a sign's adoption. Not used where IRC:67 or the statutory schedule covers the point.
IRC:67, Code of Practice for Road Signs
Indian Roads Congress · retrieved 2026-08-25
The Indian national code of practice for road signs, which defines the mandatory, cautionary and informatory sign families, their shapes, and their meanings. Cited for a sign's identity and defined meaning. Records are descriptive and are not a statement of any road user's legal obligation, which is fixed by the Motor Vehicles Act and its rules.

Last reviewed 2026-08-24