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...
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Prohibitory traffic signs are used to prohibit certain types of manoeuvres or some types of traffic. No admittance to unauthorised personnel, usually...
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warning sign is a type of sign which indicates a potential hazard, obstacle, or condition requiring special attention. Some are traffic signs that indicate...
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This article is a summary of traffic signs used in each country. Roads can be motorways, expressways or other routes. In many countries, expressways share...
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sign that was standard from 1934 until 1964. Before this time regulations for traffic signs were published under powers created by the Road Traffic Act...
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Traffic-sign recognition (TSR) is a technology by which a vehicle is able to recognize the traffic signs put on the road e.g. "speed limit" or "children"...
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United States, road signs are, for the most part, standardized by federal regulations, most notably in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)...
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Traffic sign design involves any tasks in the process of designing traffic signage. Traffic signs may provide information about the law, warn about dangerous...
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European traffic signs present relevant differences between countries despite an apparent uniformity and standardisation. Most European countries refer...
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subjective Sign (semiotics): the basic unit of meaning Information sign: a notice that instructs, advises, informs or warns people Traffic sign: a sign that...
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enter, a prohibitory traffic sign "Do Not Enter", "Wrong Way", or "No Entry" sign is posted, e.g. with that text, or a round red sign with a white horizontal...
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A stop sign is a traffic sign designed to notify drivers that they must come to a complete stop and make sure the intersection (or railroad crossing) is...
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Traffic signs, installations, and symbols used in Germany are prescribed by the Road Traffic Regulation (StVO) (German: Straßenverkehrs-Ordnung) and the...
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Road signs used by countries in the Americas are significantly influenced by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), first released in...
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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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SADC Road Traffic Signs Manual. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) used in the United States has also influenced signing practices...
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standards by which traffic signs, road surface markings, and signals are designed, installed, and used. In the United States, all traffic control devices...
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Road signs in Namibia are based on the SADC Road Traffic Signs Manual, a document designed to harmonise traffic signs in member states of the Southern...
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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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speed sign is a special traffic light, variable traffic sign, or variable-message sign giving drivers a recommended speed to approach the next traffic light...
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message sign or message board, often abbreviated VMS, VMB, CMS, or DMS, and in the UK known as a matrix sign, is an electronic traffic sign often used...
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other information signs it has a squared shape () Expressway ahead with a summary of transit restrictions Expressway ends One-way traffic (right) (formerly...
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Road signs in Uganda are regulated in the Traffic Signs Manual and governed by the Ministry of Works and Transport (formerly the Ministry of Works, Housing...
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it is ended by another sign, or until the next crossroads depending on the specific sign. No entry Road closed to all traffic No motor vehicles except...
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Road signs in Tanzania are based on the SADC Road Traffic Signs Manual, a document designed to harmonise traffic signs in member states of the Southern...
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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...
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Road signs in South Africa are based on the SADC-Road Traffic Sign Manual, a document designed to harmonise traffic signs in member states of the Southern...
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explosives (such as fireworks) prohibited. No U-turns for vehicular traffic Police Stop sign Priority road End of priority road Stop, crossroads by children...
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Road signs in Zambia are based on the SADC Road Traffic Signs Manual, a document designed to harmonise traffic signs in member states of the Southern...
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ends Temporary sign, Lane merges with oncoming traffic Temporary sign, oncoming traffic merges with this lane Advance direction sign diagrammatic indicating...
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