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Regulatory Traffic Signs
This section includes the signs that show a road
regulation is in place. These must
be obeyed.
Regulatory signs show the course a driver
must follow and an action
they are required to take or forbidden to take. They
are generally circular and have a red border and black
symbols or letters on a white background. Mandatory
regulatory signs that indicate the direction traffic
must take at junctions are
blue and white.

Stop |

Yield |

Yield |

School wardens stop sign |

No left turn |

No entry |

No right turn |

Parking prohibited |

Clearway |

Max speed limit 30km/h |

Max speed limit 50km/h |

Max speed limit 60km/h |

Max speed limit 80km/h |

Max speed limit 100km/h |

Max speed limit 120km/h |

Taxi rank |

No entry for large vehicles (by reference to
weight) |

No U-turn |

No overtaking |

Height restriction |

Pedestrianised street |

Parking permitted |

Disc parking plate |

Zonal restriction - no parking of large vehicles
|

End of the restriction zone |
Mandatory signs at junctions
(white and blue)

Turn left ahead |

Turn right ahead |

Turn left |

Turn right |

Pass either side |

Straight ahead |

Keep right |

Keep left sign |
Manual traffic control sign at
roadworks

No entry for pedestrians to tramway |

Stop |

Either form of Go |

or Teigh can be used |

No entry to goods vehicles (by reference to
number of axles) |

With flow bus lane on left |

With flow bus lane on right |

Contra flow bus lane |

Tram lane on left |

Tram lane on right |

Start of cycle track |

End of cycle track |

Electronic variable speed limit sign
(tunnel only) |

In a tunnel goods vehicles cannot use right-hand
lane.
(by reference to number of axles) |

Electronic periodic speed limit sign |

Electronic periodic speed limit sign at school
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Tram only street |

Tram and access only street |

Bus only street on left |
Traffic lane control signs in a tunnel

Go (Lane open) |

Stop (Lane closed) |

Move into the left-hand lane |

Move into the right-hand lane |
Motorway Signs
These signs are rectangular with
blue backgrounds and white writing or symbols.

Motorway ahead |

Motorway ahead |

Advance direction sign |

Entry to motorway |

300m to next exit |

200m to next exit |

100m to next exit |

Motorway ends 1km ahead sign |

Motorway ends 500m ahead sign |

End of motorway |

Route confirmatory sign for M7 |

Advance direction sign for destination
Warning Traffic Signs
This section includes signs that warn road users of
a hazard ahead. They are diamond or rectangular in
shape and have a black border and black symbols or
letters on a yellow background.

Dangerous corner ahead |

Roundabout ahead |

Mini-Roundabout ahead |

Merging traffic |

Two-way traffic |

Dangerous bend ahead |

Series of dangerous bends ahead |

Series of dangerous corners ahead |

Restricted headroom |
Junction ahead with roads of less
importance (the latter being indicated by arms of
lesser width)

T-junction |

Y-junction |

Side road |

T-junction |

Crossroads |
Junction ahead with a road or roads
of equal importance

Crossroads |

Side road |

T-junction |

Y-junction |

Staggered crossroads |
Advance warning of a major road (or
dual carriageway ahead)

T-junction with dual carriageway |

Crossroads with dual carriageway |

Crossroads |
General purpose warning signs

Drive on left |

Traffic cross-over ahead |

Low flying aircraft |

Road divides |

Merging or diverging traffic |

Dual carriageway ends |

Safe height plate |

Overhead electric cables |

Traffic signals ahead |

Pedestrian crossing ahead |

Slippery road ahead |

Road narrows on both sides |

Road narrows from left |

Road narrows from right |

Tunnel ahead |

Sharp dip ahead |

Series of bumps or hollows ahead |

Sharp rise ahead e.g. hump-back bridge |

Deer or wild animals |

Sheep |

Cattle and farm animals |

Accompanied horses and ponies |

Crosswinds |

Steep descent ahead |

Steep ascent ahead |

Danger of falling rocks |

Unprotected quay, canal or river ahead |

Low bridge ahead (height restriction show)
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Level crossing ahead, guarded by gates or lifting
barrier |

Level crossing ahead, unguarded by gates or
lifting barrier |

Level crossing ahead, with lights and barriers
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Stop when lights are red |

Automatic level crossing ahead |

Chevron board
(a sharp change of direction to the left)
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Chevron board
(a sharp change of direction to the right)
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Warning signs for schools and
children

School ahead |

School children crossing ahead |

Children crossing (in residential area)
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Tram signs
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Tram lane warning
signs for pedestrians |
Warning Signs for Road Works
Warning signs for road works. These are the same
shape as ordinary warning signs but are orange in
colour instead of Yellow

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Roadworks ahead
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One-lane
crossover (out) |
One-lane
crossover (back) |
Move to left
(one lane) |
Move to right
(one lane) |
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Move to left
(two lanes) |
Move to right
(two lanes) |
Obstruction
between lanes |
End of
obstruction between lanes |
Start of
central reserve or obstruction |
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End of central
reserve or obstruction |
Lanes diverge
at crossover |
Lanes rejoin at
crossover |
Two-lanes
crossover (back) |
Two-lanes
crossover (out) |
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Single lane
(for shuttle working) |
Two-way traffic
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Road narrows
from left |
Road narrows
from right |
Road narrows on
both sides |
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Offside lane
(of two) closed |
Nearside lane
(of two) closed |
Offside lane
(of three) closed |
Nearside lane
(of three) closed |
Two offside
lanes (of three) closed |
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Two nearside
lanes
(of three) closed. Two alternative styles.
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Offside lane
(of four) closed |
Nearside lane
(of four) closed |
Two offside
lanes (of four) closed |
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|
Two nearside
lanes (of four) closed |
Side road on
left |
Side road on
right |
Site access on
left |
Site access on
right |
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Temporary
traffic signals ahead |
Flagman ahead
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Queues likely
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Hump or ramp
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Uneven surface
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Slippery road
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Loose chippings
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Pedestrians
cross to left |
Pedestrians
cross to right |
Overhead
electric cables |
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Detour ahead
|
Detour to left
|
Detour to right
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Road closed
|
Diverted
traffic left |
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Diverted
traffic |
Diverted
traffic |
Diverted
traffic |
End of detour
|
Detour
destination |
Information plates at roadworks
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Distance
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Length
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Direction
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Direction and
Distance |
End |
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Cautionary
speed |
Slow |
Concealed
entrance |
Type of works
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Use hard
shoulder |
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Hard shoulder
closed |
Unfinished road
surface |
Barrier Boards
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Chevron board
|
Speed limit
ahead |

Information Signs
This section includes road signs showing directions
and the location of services or other places of interest
to tourists..
Advance Direction Signs

Motorway |

National road |

National road |

Regional road |
Direction Signs
(at junctions)

Motorway direction
sign |

National road direction signs |

Regional road direction sign |

Regional road direction sign |

Local road direction sign |

Destination distance sign |

Town or Village Sign |

Slow lane sign |

Cul-de-sac |

Industrial estate symbol |

Disabled persons parking bay |

Airport symbol |

Ferry symbol |

Alternative route for high vehicles |

Lay-by ahead sign |

Hospital ahead sign |

Lay-by sign |

Hospital sign |

Carpark with facilities for disabled persons
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SOS lay-by |

Advance information sign for low clearance
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Traffic calming sign |

Traffic calming sign |

Supplementary plate |

Ramps on road |
Tourist Information Signs

Advance sign for facilities in lay-by |

Advance sign for lay-by with tourism information
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Sign for Oige youth hostels |

Advance direction to local services |

Signing to approved tourist information
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Tourist advanced direction sign |

Tourist attraction direction sign |

Pedestrian sign to a tourist attraction
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Pedestrian sign to a car park |

Sign to approved tourist information points
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