- MUTCD
- W8-15
- Category
- warning
- Color
- yellow
- Shape
- diamond
Grooved Pavement
The pavement ahead has been grooved and may affect vehicle handling, especially for motorcycles.
Used where the roadway has been longitudinally grooved (typically as a temporary surface during resurfacing or as a permanent skid-resistance treatment) this warning alerts drivers to a textured surface that can grab tires and cause subtle wandering. Motorcyclists and small vehicles should hold a firm grip, reduce speed, and avoid abrupt steering inputs through the affected segment.
Related signs
FHWA SHSM Interim — W8-15 (https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/shsm_interim/zip_files/w08_15.zip) (Public domain (FHWA))