Police stop: stop at the checkpoint
At this sign you must stop at the police checkpoint. Slowing down is not enough: you really stop.
It is not a border, a toll booth, or customs.
Word: Posto di blocco = a police check on the road.
The exam is in Italian: key terms and trap words are kept in Italian, so you learn them.
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The sign shown gives advance warning of the presence of a road checkpoint set up by police authorities.
The sign shown obliges you to stop in the vicinity of a road checkpoint set up by police authorities.
The sign shown indicates the obligation to stop at a road checkpoint set up by the police authorities.
The sign shown signals a road checkpoint set up by police authorities at which it is mandatory to stop.
The sign shown, located at an appropriate distance from the checkpoint, is repeated at the level of the stopping point.
The sign shown obliges you to slow down in order to be ready to stop in case of a signal from the officers.
The sign shown gives advance warning of a state border with an obligation to stop.
The sign shown signals a motorway toll station at which it is mandatory to stop.