Little-known meaning behind roadside markers confirmed

Make a note of this for your next road trip!

When you’re on the road, you wouldn’t be blamed for not knowing the meaning of every single road sign you come across. There are simply too many!

One Aussie local has shared a peculiar post she came across on her travels - and this is one you need to know about.

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What is this??

An Aussie driver has taken to Facebook this week to share a peculiar post she had been coming across a lot on the road.

The post - black and white striped, with a red line on it - was spotted in Western Australia on the side of the road.

And, despite most problems being able to be solved on Facebook, this one was a total mystery, with some joking that it was a zebra crossing.

However, it seems the true meaning can’t be seen at all.

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There’s a simple explanation!

According to Main Roads Western Australia, the posts are designed to indicate that a low culvert is nearby.

Culverts are used to convey water under roads, with low culverts specifically describing those where the water embankment is low or the water is shallow - generally found in areas with less water flow and traffic volume.

“The markers are most often used in remote areas,” a spokesperson told Yahoo News.

“They indicate to drivers… that the ground in the vicinity is lower and uneven, and there may be a significant drop off encountered. Essentially, the markers replace normal white guideposts where there is a low culvert in the vicinity.”

These specific posts are found pretty much exclusively in WA, explaining the confusion from commenters!

Here we go again!

This isn’t the first time Aussies have been stumped by something odd on the road.

Recently, an Adelaide Reddit user took to the platform after spotting a camera they’d never seen before whilst on a drive.

The camera was a large, standalone camera propped up by a tripod on the footpath - nothing like the standard speeding cameras we usually come across.

Thankfully, though, commenters were able to quickly calm the users' concerns, stating that it truly was just a speeding camera - just a unique one.

“There’s usually a Ute parked directly behind these with a camera operator. I’ve seen these before. They are a speed camera I’m certain,” one person said.

“Sure is, they used to put these in the hills and throw camouflage over it so it looked like a bush,” said another.

“They always have these in the hills, behind bushes and stuff. These aren’t often listed on the ‘daily speed camera’ locations. They also often chuck those camouflage netting stuff over them too,” a third added.

Originally published as Little-known meaning behind roadside markers confirmed