Stop signNepal
Traffic rules
Nepal
1. Stop sign
A stop sign requires drivers to bring their vehicle to a complete stop and give way before entering or crossing the road ahead. The stop must be made at the stop line or another legally prescribed position.
After stopping, the driver may continue only when this can be done safely and without interfering with traffic that has priority. The sign does not create priority for the driver who has stopped.
Must I stop completely at a stop sign in Nepal?
Yes. Come to a complete stop when the applicable stop sign controls your approach, even when you cannot see another road user. Slowing to a crawl is not a stop. The stopping duty is separate from the duty to give way before continuing.
🔗 dor.gov.np • Regulatory A1 Stop and Give Way; transverse stop marking F1
🔗 dor.gov.np • Department of Roads — 2018 Volume 2 drawings, edition visually checked
Stop and give way.
English • Traffic sign A1 • Stop and give way. Come to a complete stop and give way to traffic on the main road before proceeding.
नेपाली • A1 • रोक्नुहोस् र बाटो दिनुहोस्। अगाडि बढ्नुअघि पूर्ण रूपमा रोक्नुहोस् र मुख्य सडकको यातायातलाई बाटो दिनुहोस्।
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Dor.gov.np • सडक विभाग • Traffic Signs Manual, 1997 • A1 • PDF पृष्ठ 48
SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Nepali Department of Roads • Public domain • Original revision 2021-12-04. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork reviewed against the Department of Roads Traffic Signs Manual 2018, Volume 2: Dor.gov.np • PDF page 5. Catalogue-equivalent illustration; intentional update from the previous PNG. The earlier manual is retained as supporting evidence.
Where must I stop at a stop-controlled junction in Nepal?
Stop before the stop line or, where none is marked, before entering the junction as required by the stop-sign arrangement. Keep the crossing and priority route clear while checking that it is safe to proceed.
🔗 dor.gov.np • Regulatory A1 Stop and Give Way; transverse stop marking F1
🔗 dor.gov.np • Department of Roads — 2018 Volume 2 drawings, edition visually checked
Does stopping first give me priority at a stop sign in Nepal?
A complete stop does not, by itself, give you priority. Give way to the road users entitled to pass under the junction’s signs and rules, check pedestrians and cyclists, and proceed only when the gap is safe. Do not follow another stopped vehicle through without satisfying your own stopping and yielding duties.
🔗 dor.gov.np • Regulatory A1 Stop and Give Way; transverse stop marking F1
🔗 dor.gov.np • Department of Roads — 2018 Volume 2 drawings, edition visually checked
