safety cone

Orange road warning

A safety cone is a brightly colored plastic cone, typically orange, placed on roads or in work areas to direct traffic or warn of hazards.

Also called a traffic cone or pylon.

The conical shape makes them stackable for storage and visible from multiple angles: Workers set out safety cones around the construction site.

Related

work zone · warning · roadwork · road crew · hard hat · pylon · barrier · caution · slow down · fluorescent · high visibility · striped · reflective · detour · highway · plastic · stackable · bright

Categories
Opposites
warning vs. invitation

safety conewelcome mat

Rug at the entrance

green light · open sign · welcome sign · red carpet · finish line

temporary obstruction vs. permanent infrastructure

safety conepaved road

Hard-surfaced thoroughfare

guardrail · traffic light · lane marking · curb · median

hazard marking vs. hazard itself

safety conepothole

Cavity in pavement

hazard · obstruction · debris · sinkhole · downed power line

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G