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While some countries share many of the same road signs, every nation has their own set of unique visual warnings. That is why it's important for locum tenens doctors to brush up on road signs before they live and work in Australia.
On the whole, road signs Down Under are more similar to those that found in America than those in Europe. For example, stop signs in Australia are the traditional red octagon found in the U.S. Yield signs, however, appear as upside down white triangles with red borders and may include three circular arrows warning of a roundabout, or the instructions to "Give Way."
Other "Give Way" signs appear as rounded squares, and often feature images of a bicycle, a tram or livestock. Pedestrian crossing signs are yellow circles with a pair of legs walking in the center.
Then, there are the road signs that can only be found in Australia, as they warn of the country's native animals. For example, in the event that locum tenens are driving through the Outback, they may see a tilted square that alerts drivers of kangaroos for a specific set of kilometers. It is not uncommon to see signs that also feature images of koalas and wombats.