Farm machinery, 200 m: What should you understand from this sign and the plaque beneath it?

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A distance plaque under a warning sign tells you how far ahead the hazard begins, so slow-moving tractors and other farm machines may be on the road, or entering and leaving it, starting about 200 m ahead. The plaque does not set a following distance to keep behind a farm vehicle.

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Topic: Warning signs   License: Car permit

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• Bicycles, Motorcycles and Trucks

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