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Road signs in India
Road signs in the Republic of India are similar to those used in some parts of the United Kingdom, except that place names may be multilingual and signs are metric.
Most urban roads and state highways have signs in the state language and English. National highways have signs in the state language, Hindi and English.
In 2012, the Tourism department of Kerala announced plans to upgrade road signs in the state to include maps of nearby hospitals.[1] The Noida Authority announced plans to replace older signboards with new fluorescent signage.[2]
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There are three major categories of road signs in India, which are:
- Regulatory Signs. These signs are circular and show rules and regulations.
- Warnings: These signs are triangular.
- Informational: These signs are rectangular.
There are two additional sign boards:
- Give Way (shape is an upside-down triangle)
- Stop (shape is an octagon).
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.
Mandatory/Regulatory Signs[edit]
Give way
Stop
No entry
One-way traffic
One-way traffic
No vehicles in both directions
No entry for cycles
No entry for goods vehicles
No entry for pedestrians
No entry for bullock carts
No entry for hand carts
No entry for motor vehicles
Height limit
Weight limit
Axle weight limit
Length limit
No left turn
No right turn
No overtaking
Maximum speed limit (50 km/h)
Maximum speed limit (60 km/h)
Maximum speed limit (70 km/h)
Maximum speed limit (80 km/h)
Maximum speed limit (90 km/h)
Maximum speed limit (100 km/h)
Maximum speed limit (110 km/h)
Maximum speed limit (120 km/h)
Horn prohibited
End of all restrictions
No parking
No stopping
Straight ahead
Turn left
Turn right
Turn left ahead
Turn right ahead
Turn left or straight ahead
Turn right or straight ahead
Keep left
Cycle track
Cautionary/Warning Signs[edit]
Left Curve
Right curve
Steep descent
Steep ascent
Narrow road
Narrow bridge
Unprotected quarry
Uneven road
Road hump
Dip
Slippery road
Loose gravel
Falling rocks
Pedestrian crossing
School
Cyclists
Cattle
Roadworks
Traffic signals
Crossroads
Side road junction
Side road junction
Oblique side road junction
Oblique side road junction
T-junction
Y-junction
Staggered side road junction
Staggered side road junction
Roundabout
Guarded level crossing ahead
Unguarded level crossing ahead
Level crossing countdown marker
Level crossing countdown marker
Level crossing countdown marker
Level crossing countdown marker
Informatory Signs[edit]
Parking
Bus stop
First aid post
Telephone
Filling Station
Hotel
Restaurant
Refreshments
References[edit]
- ↑ Nair, Sangeetha (2012-07-15). "Tourism dept to update signboards across Kerala". The Times of India. Trivandrum. Times of India. Archived from the original on 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ↑ Keelor, Vandana (2012-07-18). "Blue road signboards give way to red ones". The Times of India. Times of India. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
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