https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Road_signs_in_India Road signs in India - Revision history 2026-08-18T17:57:30Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Road_signs_in_India&diff=474600&oldid=prev AndrewJordan: further expand page as per guidelines and fixed typos to improve readability 2026-03-29T20:20:32Z <p>further expand page as per guidelines and fixed typos to improve readability</p> <a href="//en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Road_signs_in_India&amp;diff=474600&amp;oldid=148152">Show changes</a> AndrewJordan https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Road_signs_in_India&diff=148152&oldid=prev 38.70.255.27: /* Gallery */ Cleaned up grammar and formatting. 2021-06-23T13:55:08Z <p><span class="autocomment">Gallery: </span> Cleaned up grammar and formatting.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Overview of road signs in India}}<br /> [[File:Malkassignboard.JPG|thumb|200px|A signboard in Kerala]]<br /> [[File:NBTPL-Variable-Board.jpg|thumb|200px|A sign in Bengaluru]]<br /> [[File:Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway.jpg|thumb|200px|Gurgaon Expressway]]<br /> [[File:Sion Panvel Highway Kharghar exit.jpeg|thumb|200px|Sion Panvel Highway]]<br /> [[File:Kannur South 6, Kerala, India.jpg|thumb|200px|Traffic Sign in Kannur]]<br /> <br /> Road signs in the Republic of [[India]] are similar to those [[Road signs in the United Kingdom|used in some parts of the United Kingdom]], except that place names may be multilingual and signs are metric.<br /> <br /> Most urban roads and [[State Highway (India)|state highways]] have signs in the [[official languages of India|state language]] and [[English language|English]]. [[National Highway (India)|National highways]] have signs in the state language, [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and English.<br /> <br /> In 2012, the Tourism department of Kerala announced plans to upgrade road signs in the state to include maps of nearby hospitals.&lt;ref name=&quot;klup&quot;&gt;{{cite news|title=Tourism dept to update signboards across Kerala|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-15/thiruvananthapuram/32684835_1_tourism-department-road-signs-colour-code|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227002343/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-15/thiruvananthapuram/32684835_1_tourism-department-road-signs-colour-code|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-27|first=Sangeetha|last=Nair|date=2012-07-15|agency=Times of India|location=Trivandrum|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2012-07-21}}&lt;/ref&gt; The [[Noida]] Authority announced plans to replace older signboards with new fluorescent signage.&lt;ref name=&quot;noidafl&quot;&gt;{{cite news|title=Blue road signboards give way to red ones|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-18/noida/32729685_1_signboards-new-boards-colour|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103134707/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-18/noida/32729685_1_signboards-new-boards-colour|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-03|first=Vandana|last=Keelor|date=2012-07-18|agency=Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2012-07-21}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Gallery==<br /> There are three major categories of road signs in India, which are:<br /> <br /> # Regulatory Signs. These signs are circular and show rules and regulations.<br /> # Warnings: These signs are triangular.<br /> # Informational: These signs are rectangular.<br /> <br /> There are two additional sign boards:<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Give Way&#039;&#039;&#039; (shape is an upside-down triangle)<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Stop&#039;&#039;&#039; (shape is an octagon).<br /> <br /> A circle with a slash shows prohibited activities and circles without slashes show rules. Triangles are pointy and show risks. Blue circles show positive Instructions and are there for a particular classes of vehicles. Otherwise, the regular color of sign boards is red and white.<br /> <br /> ===Mandatory/Regulatory Signs===<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:UK traffic sign 602.svg|Give way<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign B2a.svg|Stop<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C1b-V1.svg|No entry<br /> File:Road Sign No Entry Left.jpg|One-way traffic<br /> File:Road Sign No Entry Right.jpg|One-way traffic<br /> File:Road Sign No Entry Bothsides.jpg|No vehicles in both directions<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C3c-V1-1.svg|No entry for cycles<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C3e-V1-1.svg|No entry for goods vehicles<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C3i-V1-1.svg|No entry for pedestrians<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C3j-V1-1.svg|No entry for bullock carts<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C3k-V1-1.svg|No entry for hand carts<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C4a-V1.svg|No entry for motor vehicles<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C6-V1.svg|Height limit<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C7-V1.svg|Weight limit<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C8-V1.svg|Axle weight limit<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C9-V1.svg|Length limit<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C11a-V1.svg|No left turn<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C11b-V1.svg|No right turn<br /> File:Road Sign No Overtaking.jpg|No overtaking<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-50.svg|Maximum speed limit (50&amp;nbsp;km/h)<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-60.svg|Maximum speed limit (60&amp;nbsp;km/h)<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-70.svg|Maximum speed limit (70&amp;nbsp;km/h)<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-80.svg|Maximum speed limit (80&amp;nbsp;km/h)<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-90.svg|Maximum speed limit (90&amp;nbsp;km/h)<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-100.svg|Maximum speed limit (100&amp;nbsp;km/h)<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-110.svg|Maximum speed limit (110&amp;nbsp;km/h)<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-120.svg|Maximum speed limit (120&amp;nbsp;km/h)<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C15-V1.svg|Horn prohibited<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C17a-V1-1.svg|End of all restrictions<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C18-V1.svg|No parking<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign C19.svg|No stopping<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign D1a-V1.svg|Straight ahead<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign D1a-V2.svg|Turn left<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign D1a-V3.svg|Turn right<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign D1a-V4.svg|Turn left ahead<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign D1a-V5.svg|Turn right ahead<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign D1a-V6.svg|Turn left or straight ahead<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign D1a-V7.svg|Turn right or straight ahead<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign D2a-V1.svg|Keep left<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign D4a.svg|Cycle track<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Cautionary/Warning Signs===<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-1a-V1.svg|Left Curve<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-1b-V1.svg|Right curve<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-2c-V1.svg|Steep descent<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-3c-V1.svg|Steep ascent<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-4a-V1.svg|Narrow road<br /> File:Narrow bridge sign (India).svg|Narrow bridge<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-6-V1.svg|Unprotected quarry<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-7a-V1.svg|Uneven road<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-7b-V1.svg|Road hump<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-7c-V1.svg|Dip<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-9-V1.svg|Slippery road<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-10a-V1-LHT.svg|Loose gravel<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-11a-V1-LHT.svg|Falling rocks<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-12a-V1-LHT.svg|Pedestrian crossing<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-13-V1-LHT.svg|School<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-14-V1-LHT.svg|Cyclists<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-15a-V1-LHT.svg|Cattle<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-16-V1.svg|Roadworks<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-17a-V1.svg|Traffic signals<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-18a-V1.svg|Crossroads<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-18c-V1-1.svg|Side road junction<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-18c-V2-1.svg|Side road junction<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-18d-V1-1.svg|Oblique side road junction<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-18d-V2-1.svg|Oblique side road junction<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-18e-V1.svg|T-junction<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-18f-V1.svg|Y-junction<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-18g-V1-1.svg|Staggered side road junction<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-18g-V2-1.svg|Staggered side road junction<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-22-V1-LHT.svg|Roundabout<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-25-V1.svg|Guarded level crossing ahead<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-26a-V1-LHT.svg|Unguarded level crossing ahead<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-29b-V1-1.svg|Level crossing countdown marker<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-29b-V2-1.svg|Level crossing countdown marker<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-29c-V1-1.svg|Level crossing countdown marker<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-29c-V2-1.svg|Level crossing countdown marker<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Informatory Signs===<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign E14a.svg|Parking<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign E15.svg|Bus stop<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign F1a-V1.svg|First aid post<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign F3-V1.svg|Telephone<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign F4-V1.svg|Filling Station <br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign F5-V1.svg|Hotel<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign F6-V1.svg|Restaurant<br /> File:Vienna Convention road sign F7-V1.svg|Refreshments<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Commons category|Road signs in India}}<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Transport in India}}<br /> {{Traffic signs}}<br /> {{Asia topic|Road signs in}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Road signs in India| ]]<br /> [[Category:Road transport in India]]</div> 38.70.255.27