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327Length of road to which a traffic sign (except a parking control sign) applies
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#### 327 Length of road to which a traffic sign (except a parking control sign) applies
327 Length of road to which a traffic sign (except a parking control sign) applies
> The length of road to which a traffic sign on a road (except a parking control sign) applies is worked out in the direction driven by a driver, or travelled by a pedestrian, on the road who faces the sign before passing it.
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> Example.
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> Rule 21(3) provides that a *speed limit sign* applies to the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the nearest of a different *speed limit sign*, an *end speed limit sign*, or *speed derestriction sign*, and the end of the road. Only the nearest of those things, in the direction driven by a driver, or travelled by a pedestrian, who faces the sign before passing it, is relevant.
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> Note 1.
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> Parking control sign and traffic sign are defined in the Dictionary.
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> Note 2.
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> Rule 332 deals with parking control signs that display an arrow. These signs apply to lengths of road.