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Traffic signs

Traffic rules

Traffic signs

A traffic sign is a standardised visual symbol placed along roads to guide, warn, or regulate drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. These signs provide essential information about road conditions, rules, directions, and potential hazards, helping to ensure safety and smooth traffic flow. They come in various shapes and colours—such as triangular warning signs, circular prohibitory or mandatory signs, and rectangular information signs—each designed for quick recognition and clear understanding.

101. Start of a zone for pedestrians

This traffic sign indicates the start of a pedestrian zone. Pedestrians are the principal road users within the zone, while access by vehicles and other road users is subject to the applicable traffic signs and local rules.

102. End of the zone for pedestrians

This traffic sign indicates the end of the pedestrian zone. The special traffic rules associated with the pedestrian zone end at this point. Follow the traffic signs and rules that apply beyond the zone.

103. National speed limits

This traffic sign indicates the national speed limits. The applicable default maximum speeds depend on the road type, vehicle category and local traffic rules when no different speed limit is indicated.

104. Crossing for pedestrians

This traffic sign indicates a crossing for pedestrians. It marks a designated place where pedestrians cross the road. Priority and crossing rules depend on the applicable traffic signs, signals and local regulations.

105. Crossing for cyclists

This traffic sign indicates a crossing for cyclists. It marks a designated place where cyclists cross the road. Priority depends on the applicable traffic signs, signals and local rules.

106. Road narrowing, oncoming drivers have to give way

This traffic sign indicates a road narrowing where oncoming drivers have to give way.

107. Dead end street

This traffic sign indicates a dead end street. The road has no through route for vehicles, although access to properties or other destinations along the road may still be possible.

108. Road with one-way traffic

This traffic sign indicates a road with one-way traffic. Vehicular traffic may travel only in the permitted direction, subject to any exceptions indicated by traffic signs or local rules.

109. Information about the next exit

This traffic sign gives information about the next exit. It may show the exit number, destination, direction or distance to the exit.

110. Overview of the lanes and their direction

This traffic sign gives an overview of the lanes and their direction. The arrows or other indications show how the lanes continue and which directions or destinations they serve.

111. Overview of the lanes and their direction

This traffic sign gives an overview of the lanes and their direction. The diagram shows how the traffic lanes are arranged and how they continue, divide or merge.

112. Route to be followed in order to turn left

This traffic sign indicates the route to use for a left turn. Follow the indicated route instead of turning left directly at this point.

113. General information about the directions

This traffic sign gives general information about road directions. The arrows, destinations and route information show which direction to follow.

114. Information about the directions of the roundabout

This traffic sign gives information about directions at a roundabout. The diagram shows the available exits and the destinations reached from them.

115. End of a lane

This traffic sign indicates the end of a lane. The displayed lane arrangement shows which lane ends and how the remaining traffic lanes continue.

116. Temporary median strip diversion

This traffic sign indicates that traffic is temporarily directed through an opening in the central reservation. Follow the displayed direction and temporary lane markings through the diversion.

117. End of temporary median strip diversion

This traffic sign indicates that traffic is directed back through an opening in the central reservation. Follow the displayed direction and temporary lane markings as the diversion ends.

118. Parking allowed

This traffic sign indicates that parking is allowed. Vehicles may be parked in the area covered by the sign subject to any indicated conditions, restrictions or local parking rules.

119. Section control

This traffic sign indicates section control, also called average-speed enforcement. A vehicle’s average speed is measured over a defined section of road and compared with the applicable speed limit.

120. End of the section control

This traffic sign indicates the end of the section control. The section over which average speed is measured ends at this point.

121. Crossroad shape

This traffic sign shows the shape or layout of an upcoming junction. The diagram indicates how the approaching road and connecting roads are arranged.

122. People with disabilities excepted

This supplementary sign indicates that people with disabilities are excepted from the restriction shown by the main traffic sign. Any permit or eligibility requirements depend on the applicable local rules.

123. Tractors allowed

This supplementary sign indicates that tractors are allowed where the main traffic sign would otherwise restrict their access or use.

124. Electric vehicles allowed while charging

This supplementary sign indicates that electric vehicles are allowed while charging where the main traffic sign would otherwise impose a restriction. The exception applies only under the charging conditions indicated or required by the applicable local rules.

125. Exit on the left

This supplementary sign indicates that the main traffic sign refers to an exit on the left of a road divided into traffic lanes.

126. Applies to the indicated lane

This supplementary sign indicates that the main traffic sign applies specifically to the indicated traffic lane.

127. metres ahead

This supplementary sign indicates the distance from the main traffic sign to the point where the indicated danger, regulation or information begins. The distance is shown in metres.

128. Stop metres ahead

This supplementary sign announces a STOP sign at the indicated distance ahead. The displayed value shows the distance to the upcoming STOP sign.

129. For kilometres

This supplementary sign indicates the length of the section to which the main traffic sign applies. The length is shown in kilometres.

130. Junction shape

This supplementary sign shows the shape or layout of the upcoming junction.

131. Junction shape

This supplementary sign shows the shape or layout of the upcoming junction.

132. Illegally parked vehicles may be towed

This supplementary sign warns that illegally parked vehicles may be towed away.

133. Begin

This supplementary sign indicates the beginning of the section to which the main traffic sign applies.

134. End

This supplementary sign indicates the end of the section to which the main traffic sign applies.

135. Ice

This supplementary sign warns that the road surface may be icy.

136. Wet

This supplementary sign warns that the road surface may be wet and slippery.