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Controlled-access highway begins

Thai road sign น.12: Controlled-access highway begins. Meaning: Marks the beginning of a controlled-access highway. Learner-manual coverage: this identity is shown in the current DLT car-driver learner manual. Inclusion does not mean it appears in every theory test.

Thai name: ป้ายเริ่มต้นทางด่วน

Independent English reference · Source: Department of Highways · Sign น.12

Road response

On the road

Driver action

What should you do?

Recognise that the controlled-access highway begins here and follow the entry controls for that carriageway.

Exam-style scenario

Read the situation

The sign marks the point where your route enters the controlled-access highway.

Best response: Enter the controlled-access highway only through its signed approach and follow the controls that begin here.

Sign comparison

Don’t confuse it

This sign

Controlled-access highway begins

Compare with

Controlled-access highway ends

Key difference

The begins sign marks entry into controlled-access conditions; the companion end sign marks the transition back to an ordinary road.

Put sign knowledge into practice.

Answer exam-style questions about road signs, traffic lights, and lane markings in clear English.

Mascot considering three blank road-sign shapes on a board.