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Question 4751

What does this sign indicate?

  1. Danger due to a section of road with a steep downhill grade.
  2. Danger due to a section of road with a steep uphill grade.
  3. Danger due to a difference in level or a lateral drop-off along the road.
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Correct answer: Danger due to a section of road with a steep uphill grade.

The upward-pointing arrow and the number, 10% in the image, identify , “Steep uphill grade.” The number gives the grade. Trucks and buses lose speed on the hill, so expect the vehicle ahead to go more slowly. A drop-off at the edge of the roadway has a different sign, .

Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento General de Circulación · Real Decreto 465/2025; catálogo oficial de señales del Reglamento General de Circulación