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Regulatory signs. Regulatory signs give instructions to motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists. Signs including Stop, Yield, No Turns, No Trucks, No Parking, No Stopping, Minimum Speed, Right Turn Only, Do Not Enter, Weight Limit, and Speed Limit are considered regulatory signs.
Exit numbers in the United States are assigned to freeway junctions, and are usually numbered as exits from freeways. Exit numbers generally are found above the destinations and route number (s) at the exit, as well as a sign in the gore. Exit numbers typically reset at political borders such as state lines.
Traffic sign. A "route confirmation" sign on the Warrego Highway in Queensland, Australia, informing motorists of their distance (in kilometres) from the places listed. Fingerposts 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 ...
Road signs in Germany. Road sign gantry with variable-message signs on the A 3 in Frankfurt am Main. Traffic signs, installations, and symbols used in Germany are prescribed by the Road Traffic Regulation ( StVO) ( German: Straßenverkehrs-Ordnung) and the Traffic Signs Catalog ( VzKat) ( German: Verkehrszeichenkatalog ). [ 1][ 2][ 3] §§ 39 ...
On a road with distance-based exit numbering, the exit number (shown here on a gore sign) matches a nearby mile or kilometer marker. Puerto Rico is the only place in the United States that uses Spanish like the "Salida 5B" sign. An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway.
A direction sign, more fully defined as a direction, position, or indication sign by the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, is any road sign used primarily to give information about the location of either the driver or possible destinations, and are considered a subset of the informative signs group.
The title page of the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals. The Convention on Road Signs and Signals, commonly known as the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, is a multilateral treaty to standardize the signing system for road traffic (road signs, traffic lights and road markings) in use internationally.
Highway shield. A highway shield or route marker is a sign denoting the route number of a highway, usually in the form of a symbolic shape with the route number enclosed. As the focus of the sign, the route number is usually the sign's largest element, with other items on the sign rendered in smaller sizes or contrasting colors.