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    such as motorway signs, warning signs and regulatory signs. The United Kingdom signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on 8 November 1968...
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    and primary road signs Sometimes similar signs have minor differences in meanings, following the local traffic codes. The United Kingdom's "pass either...
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    heavily modelled on road signs in the United Kingdom, since Mauritius is a former British colony and drives on the left. The traffic sign are divided into...
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    Road signs in the United States are, for the most part, standardized by federal regulations, most notably in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices...
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    closely, usually identical to United Kingdom or the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals. However yellow rectangular signs that do carry such messages...
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    the usage in the United Kingdom.[citation needed] The very first standardised road signs in Australia used yellow circular signs as regulatory signs,...
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  • Among the countries listed below, Liberia, Nigeria, and the Philippines have ratified the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, while the United Kingdom...
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  • Road signs in Canada may conform to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada (MUTCDC) by the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)...
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    on signs. Only regulatory signs and certain road markings are prescribed in law under the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 2024. All other signs are...
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    Road signs in Russia are governed by the traffic rules approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1090 of 23 October 1993 "On...
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    to road signs used in the United Kingdom since the country was a British colony until 1960 when Cyprus became an independent republic. Some signs are...
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    11 October 1909, the first attempt at international unification of road signs was made in Geneva. Four round-shaped obstacle signs were adopted: "break"...
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  • Road signs in Singapore closely follow those laid down in the United Kingdom's traffic sign regulations, although a number of changes over the years have...
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    Road signs in Germany follow the design of that set out in the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals. Traffic signs, road markings, installations...
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    font was designed for motorway signs. These then became universal across the UK. See Road signs in the United Kingdom. In many fonts intended for body text...
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    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...
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  • Communications). They closely resemble road signs used in the United Kingdom since Uganda was a British colony until 1962, with the exception that Uganda uses metric...
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    Road signs in the Philippines are regulated and standardized by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Most of the signs reflect minor influences...
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    Road signs in Austria are regulated in the Straßenverkehrsordnung (StVO). Road signs are generally placed on the right side next to the road or above the...
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    closely practice in road sign design, with diamond-shaped warning signs and circular restrictive signs to regulate traffic. Signs usually use the Transport Heavy...
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    Road signs in Japan are standardized by the "Order on Road Sign, Road Line, and Road Surface Marking (道路標識、区画線及び道路標示に関する命令)" established in 1968 with...
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    Ireland, Malta and the United Kingdom. Although Albania is not a member of the European Union, the road signs largely follow the general European conventions...
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    white paint. Road signs in Poland follow the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals and, therefore, are more or less identical to those in other European...
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    of the United Kingdom, with the addition of Traditional Chinese characters. Road signs in Hong Kong closely follow those used in the United Kingdom, and...
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    international norms, road signs in Nepal are controlled by the Nepali Department of Roads and are heavily influenced by those used in the United Kingdom. Nepal drives...
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    Road signs in Wales follow the same design principles as those in other parts of the United Kingdom. All modern signs feature both Welsh- and English-language...
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    Rail Alphabet (category Typefaces and fonts introduced in 1965)
    earlier provided the same designers the broad inspiration for the Transport typeface used for road signs in the United Kingdom. The typeface was designed...
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    The shape and design of the road signs largely follow the road signs used in most European countries. The former Yugoslavia had originally signed the...
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    Road signs in Bangladesh are similar to those used in some parts of the United Kingdom, except that they are multilingual. Stop and give way Give way No...
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    Transport (typeface) (category Road transport in the United Kingdom)
    Transport is a sans serif typeface first designed for road signs in the United Kingdom. It was created between 1957 and 1963 by Jock Kinneir and Margaret...
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