A rare traffic signage board showing four black dots placed horizontally in a red triangle in Bengaluru has made locals and netizens alike scratch their heads to figure out “why and what for”.
The rare traffic sign on a street near the Hope Farm junction caught the attention of Twitter user Aniruddha Mukherjee, who shared its image online and asked the police what the signage meant.
A large number of Twitter users, responding to the tweet, acknowledged that they, too, were unaware of the meaning of the traffic sign.
One Twitter user said it might be a sign for drivers and riders using the road to be watchful for potholes ahead.
What traffic symbol is this?@wftrps @blrcitytraffic
This is put up just before Hopefarm signal!#curious pic.twitter.com/OLwW9gZiyy
— Aniruddha Mukherjee (@yesanirudh) August 1, 2022
And I thought it was a sign of potholes ahead.
— Almas Ahmed (@AlmasAhmed0) August 2, 2022
Another Twitter user wrote, “This looks like there would be huge traffic block so people can get down from their vehicles and play goli (marbles) on the road till the traffic is cleared [sic].”
This looks like there would be huge traffic block so people can get down from their vehicles and play goli (marbles) on the road till traffic is cleared
— MuttaParota (@MuttaParota) August 2, 2022
The Whitefield Traffic Police, responding to the query on Twitter, wrote, “Dear Sir, That is a Cautionary sign board which tells about a possible blind person likely on the road. Exercise caution while driving. There is a blind school at hopefarm junction where this board is placed. [sic]”
Dear Sir,
That is a Cautionary sign board which tells about a possible blind person likely on the road. Exercise caution while driving.
There is a blind school at hopefarm junction where this board is placed.
Regards— WHITEFIELD TRAFFIC PS BTP (@wftrps) August 1, 2022
Whitefield Traffic Police Inspector Putta Obala Reddy told South First, “The signboard was refurbished recently so it came to the notice of the daily commuters. I cannot say exactly since when this signage was there, but I have noticed it from the day I joined duty in Whitefield.”
Reddy added that the traffic signage was issued by the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) — the apex body of highway engineers in the country that decides the specification, standards, and design codes of all signboards on Indian roads.
“Rule 15.36 of the Code of Practice for Roadsigns suggests that this particular sign is to be installed near schools or institutions for special children and blind persons,” the officer explained.
