what does this symbol mean?
MUTCD W1-4 A yellow diamond with an S-shaped arrow

Reverse curve sign

A yellow diamond with an S-shaped arrow. It warns of two curves ahead, the first bending one way and the second bending back.

Rules vary by state and country. This explains the sign's standard meaning in the U.S. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; it isn't legal advice.

How to read it

The MUTCD uses it where two curves in opposite directions are less than 600 feet apart, in place of two separate Curve signs. Florida's example curves right, then left. For two sharp turns, the Reverse Turn sign (W1-3) is used instead; for three or more curves, the Winding Road sign.

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