Hump sign
What the Hump sign means: There is a raised hump across the road ahead, so slow right down before you reach it.
- Group
- Warning signs
- Does this group carry the law
- Not enforceable on its own. It changes nothing about right of way.
- In the sign deck
- 3 questions ask about this sign
What to do when you see it
- Slow to a crawl before the hump, not on it.
- Cross it square rather than at an angle, so both wheels lift together.
- Watch for pedestrians, because humps are usually installed where people cross.
- Accelerate gently afterwards rather than making up the time.
Where you see it
On residential streets used as short cuts, in car parks, at shopping centre entries, near schools, and as raised crossings in shared zones.
Across the states and territories
The device is used by councils rather than by state agencies, so how common a hump is depends on the local council rather than the state. The sign is read the same way everywhere, and a raised pedestrian crossing carries the crossing duty on top of the warning.
Tell it apart from these
- Humpthis pageDip
Opposite shapes on the same idea: one goes up and one goes down, and both cost you speed and sight distance.
Dip: There is a dip in the road ahead that can hide oncoming traffic and jolt the car, so slow down.
- Humpthis pagePedestrian crossing
A raised crossing is both a hump and a crossing, and the give way duty is the part that matters more.
Pedestrian crossing: You must give way to any pedestrian on the crossing and be ready to stop before it.
How the knowledge tests use it
It turns up in questions about residential street speed and about why traffic calming exists where children are about.
What does this sign mean?
The raised shape in the diamond warns of a hump built across the road, often to slow traffic in a street or a car park.
State and territory driver handbooks, warning signs
Common questions
- What does the Hump sign mean?
- There is a raised hump across the road ahead, so slow right down before you reach it.
- What should you do when you see a Hump sign?
- Slow to a crawl before the hump, not on it. Cross it square rather than at an angle, so both wheels lift together. Watch for pedestrians, because humps are usually installed where people cross. Accelerate gently afterwards rather than making up the time.
- Where is the Hump sign used?
- On residential streets used as short cuts, in car parks, at shopping centre entries, near schools, and as raised crossings in shared zones.
- What is the Hump sign confused with?
- Dip: Opposite shapes on the same idea: one goes up and one goes down, and both cost you speed and sight distance. Pedestrian crossing: A raised crossing is both a hump and a crossing, and the give way duty is the part that matters more.
- How do the knowledge tests ask about the Hump sign?
- It turns up in questions about residential street speed and about why traffic calming exists where children are about.
Try it in a question
Original practice questions, not the official bank. How we write and check them.
More warning signs
Yellow diamond with a black symbol.