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A "route confirmation" sign on the Warrego Highway in Queensland, Australia, informing motorists of their distance (in kilometres) from the places listedFingerposts and other road signage in the English village of Sturminster Marshall, near Poole
Traffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of or above roads to give instructions or provide information to road users. The earliest signs were simple wooden or stone milestones. Later, signs with directional arms were introduced, for example the fingerposts in the United Kingdom and their wooden counterparts in Saxony.
Traffic sign in London
With traffic volumes increasing since the 1930s, many countries have adopted pictorial signs or otherwise simplified and standardized their signs to overcome language barriers, and enhance traffic safety. Such pictorial signs use symbols (often silhouettes) in place of words and are usually based on international protocols. Such signs were first developed in Europe, and have been adopted by most countries to varying degrees.
Road sign for roundabout leading to highways 1, 2 and 3 in Mariehamn, ÅlandSign in Australia reminding drivers to carry adequate supplies before entering remote areas
Trafficsigns or road signs are signs erected at the side of or above roads to give instructions or provide information to road users. The earliest signs...
This article is a summary of trafficsigns used in each country. Roads can be motorways, expressways or other routes. In many countries, expressways share...
Prohibitory trafficsigns are used to prohibit certain types of manoeuvres or some types of traffic. No admittance to unauthorised personnel, usually...
Trafficsign design involves any tasks in the process of designing traffic signage. Trafficsigns may provide information about the law, warn about dangerous...
sign that was standard from 1934 until 1964. Before this time regulations for trafficsigns were published under powers created by the Road Traffic Act...
United States, road signs are, for the most part, standardized by federal regulations, most notably in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)...
A regulatory sign is used to indicate or reinforce traffic laws, regulations or requirements which apply either at all times or at specified times or...
warning sign is a type of sign which indicates a potential hazard, obstacle, or condition requiring special attention. Some are trafficsigns that indicate...
European trafficsigns present relevant differences between countries despite an apparent uniformity and standardisation. Most European countries refer...
A stop sign is a trafficsign designed to notify drivers that they must come to a complete stop and make sure the intersection is safely clear of vehicles...
Trafficsigns, installations, and symbols used in Germany are prescribed by the Road Traffic Regulation (StVO) (German: Straßenverkehrs-Ordnung) and the...
speed sign is a special traffic light, variable trafficsign, or variable-message sign giving drivers a recommended speed to approach the next traffic light...
stop sign requires each driver to stop completely before proceeding, whether or not other traffic is present. Under the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and...
Road signs in South Africa are based on the SADC-Road TrafficSign Manual, a document designed to harmonise trafficsigns in member states of the Southern...
Road signs in Singapore closely follow those laid down in the trafficsign regulations used in the United Kingdom, although a number of changes over the...
explosives (such as fireworks) prohibited. No U-turns for vehicular traffic Police Stop sign Priority road End of priority road Stop, crossroads by children...
Road signs in Canada may conform to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada (MUTCDC) by the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)...
Road Traffic Act (Færdselsloven). The design and definitions of road signs is delegated to the executive, according to §95 ¶1 of the Road Traffic Act....
Road signs in Tanzania are based on the SADC Road TrafficSigns Manual, a document designed to harmonise trafficsigns in member states of the Southern...
Road signs in South Korea are regulated by the Korean Road Traffic Authority (Korean: 도로교통안전공단). Signs indicating dangers are triangular with a red border...
subjective Sign (semiotics): the basic unit of meaning Information sign: a notice that instructs, advises, informs or warns people Trafficsign: a sign that...
from the right B6: Give Way sign, must give priority to other traffic on the main road ahead B7: Stop: Give priority to traffic on the main road ahead (formerly...
2024). This succeeded two earlier editions - TrafficSigns Manual 2010 and TrafficSigns Manual 1996. Older signs appear in secondary legislation (see the...
new road trafficsigns. The new change will be replaced in colour and sizes and introduction of Variable-message sign & electronic digital sign boards in...
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