All road signs

Triangular with a red border: something ahead needs your attention. Outside built-up areas they normally stand 150-250 m before the hazard, closer inside town.

A11 Dangerous junction with a non-priority road A16 Roundabout A17 Pedestrian crossing A18 Two-way traffic A19 Traffic signals A20 Risk of queues A21 Cyclists A22 Children A23 Horse riders ahead A26 Wild animals crossing A27 Farm animals A31 Unusually slippery road A33 Loose stones and chippings A34 Rockfall and fallen rocks A35 Dangerous verge or road edge A36 Speed bump A36.1 Active traffic-calming dip A37 Dangerously uneven road A38 Depression: water may collect A39 Roadworks A41.1 Dangerous bend to the right A41.2 Dangerous bend to the left A42.1 Several bends, first right A42.2 Several bends, first left A43.1 Road narrows on both sides A43.2 Road narrows on the left A43.3 Road narrows on the right A44 Tunnel ahead A46.1 Steep descent A46.2 Steep ascent A72 Level crossing without barriers A73 Level crossing with barriers A74.1 Crossbuck: single railway track A74.2 Crossbuck: several railway tracks A75 Railway-crossing distance markers A91 Opening bridge ahead A92 Quay or ferry landing A95 Side winds A96 Low-flying aircraft A97 Low-flying helicopters A99 Other danger: read the plate

Who gives way: yield, stop, priority road, and priority against oncoming traffic.

B11 Yield B13 Stop B15 Lane merge B16 Main road B17 End of main road B18 Priority for oncoming vehicles B19 Priority over oncoming vehicles

Round with a red border: something is forbidden - entry, a manoeuvre, a speed, parking.

C11.1 No right turn C11.2 No left turn C12 No U-turns C19 No entry C21 No vehicle traffic in either direction C22.1 No motor vehicles, large mopeds or tractors C22.2 No motorcycles or large mopeds C23.1 No trucks C23.2 No buses C23.3 No vehicles carrying dangerous goods C24.1 No tractors or motorised working machinery C24.2 No horse-drawn vehicles and similar traffic C25.1 No cycles or small mopeds C25.2 No small mopeds C26.1 No riding or leading horses C26.2 No pedestrians C31 Actual vehicle weight limit C32 Actual combination weight limit C35 Actual axle load limit C36 Axle-group and single-axle load limit C41 Width limit including load C42 Height limit including load C43 Length limit including load C51 No overtaking C52 No overtaking by trucks C53 End of no overtaking C54 End of the truck overtaking prohibition C55 Local speed limit C56 End of local speed limit C59 End of signed prohibitions C61 No stopping C62 No parking C63 No parking: cycles and small mopeds C92 Stop before passing: read the reason

Round and blue: something is required - a direction, a cycle path, a minimum speed.

D11.1 Ahead only D11.2 Left only D11.3 Right only D11.4 Turn left ahead D11.5 Turn right ahead D11.6 Ahead or left D11.7 Ahead or right D11.8 Left or right D12 Roundabout direction D15.2 Pass on the left D15.3 Pass on the right D16 Pass on either side D21 Cycleway D22 Footway D23 Horse-riding path D26 Pedestrians left, cycles right D26.1 Pedestrians left, riders right D26.2 Cycles left, pedestrians right D26.3 Riders left, pedestrians/cycles right D26.4 Pedestrians/cycles left, riders right D26.5 Riders left, pedestrians right D27 Shared path: pedestrians and cycles D27.1 Shared path: riders, pedestrians and cycles D55 Minimum speed D56 End of minimum speed

Mostly rectangular: they announce a regime, such as motorway, one-way street, zone or parking.

E11.1 Lane directions: straight ahead E11.4 Lane directions: left E11.5 Lane directions: right E11.6 Lane directions: straight ahead or left E11.7 Lane directions: straight ahead or right E11.8 Lane directions: left or right E11.9 Lane directions: straight ahead, left or right E15 Lane directions at a junction E16.1 Lanes merge E16.2 Lane ends: change lanes E17 Pedestrian crossing E18 No through road E19 One-way traffic E21.1 Recommended route for cyclists name only E21.2 Recommended route for pedestrians name only E21.3 Recommended route for equestrians name only E21.4 Recommended route for mopeds name only E22.1 Recommended route for heavy goods vehicles name only E22.2 Recommended route for hazardous goods vehicles name only E22.3 Recommended route for tractors and motorized equipment name only E22.4 Recommended route for busses name only E23 Instructions for disabled name only E24 Instructions for visually impaired name only E26.1 Pedestrian bridge E26.2 Pedestrian underpass E30 Light rail stop E31 Bus stop E33.1 Parking E33.2 Indoor parking name only E34 Emergency stopping place E35 Tunnel E37 Crawler lane E39 Recommended speed E40 End of recommended speed E41 Recommended speed for an exit bend E42 Motorway E43 Motor traffic road E44 End of motorway E45 End of motor traffic road E47 Cycle street E48 End of cycle street E49 Pedestrian street E50 End of pedestrian street E51 Living and play area E52 End of living and play area E53 Traffic-calmed area E55 Urban area E56 End of urban area E68 Zone with no parking E68.2 Zone with no stopping name only E68.3 Zone with parking name only E68.4 Zone with local speed limit E68.5 No heavy goods vehicles permitted zone name only E68.9 Low-emission zone name only E69 End of zone with no parking E69.3 End of zone with parking name only E69.4 End of zone with local speed limit E69.5 End of zone with no heavy goods vehicles name only E69.9 End of low-emission zone name only E70 Parking zone information name only E90 Traffic enforcement camera name only E91 Speed feedback sign name only E92 Variable-message sign name only E93 Video surveillance name only

Small plates under a main sign. They narrow it or extend it: times, vehicle types, distances.

U1.1 Distance to start: 500 m U1.2 Distance to start: 500 m U2.1 Applies from 200 to 800 m ahead U2.2 Applies from 200 to 800 m ahead U3.1 Duration: one hour U3.2 Day: Wednesday U3.3 Hours by weekday, Saturday and holiday U3.4 Duration: one hour U3.5 Day: Wednesday U3.6 Hours by weekday, Saturday and holiday U4.1 Type(s) of vehicle (here heavy goods vehicle) name only U4.2 Type(s) of vehicle (here heavy goods vehicle) name only U5.1 Bicycles and small mopeds exempt name only U5.2 Bicycles and small mopeds exempt name only U6.3 A sign combination this panel is a part of, takes effect after a right turn in the intersection ahead name only U6.4 A sign combination this panel is a part of, takes effect after a right turn in the intersection ahead name only U7 Bicycles and small mopeds may make right turn when traffic signal is red name only UA22 School name only UA31 Slippery because of ice UA41 Recommended speed in curves name only UA43 Free width at the narrowing UA43.1 Narrow road name only UA72 Watch out for trains name only UA73 Overhead electricity lines at level crossing name only UA99 Accident-prone intersection name only UB11.1 Stop ahead name only UB11.2 Two-way cycle track or lane crossing name only UB11.3 Light rail crossing name only UC33 Limited parking name only UC56 Built up area subpanel name only UC57 End of local speed limit subpanel name only UC60.1 Restriction applies before and after sign UC60.2 Restriction begins at sign UC60.3 Restriction ends at sign UC60.5 No stopping on shoulder name only UC60.6 No parking on shoulder name only UC60.7 Parking on shoulder allowed name only UC60.8 Parking partly on sidewalk allowed name only UC61 No stopping subpanel name only UC62 No parking subpanel name only UD1 Subpanel which points to lane or path name only UD21.1 Two-way cycle traffic name only UD21.2 End of Two-way cycle traffic name only UE33.1 Before and after sign name only UE33.2 After sign name only UE33.3 Before sign name only UE33.4 Charging name only UE34 Fire extinguisher and emergency phone name only

Where the roads lead: destinations, exits and the lanes that serve them.

F11 Flag-type direction sign name only F12 Flag-type direction sign name only F13 Flag-type direction sign name only F14 Temporary flag-type direction sign name only F16 Exit sign name only F18 Stack-type direction signs name only F21.1 Bicycle route name only F21.2 Flag-type direction sign name only F21.3 Stack-type direction sign name only F21.4 Map-type advance direction sign name only F33.1 Flag-type direction sign name only F33.2 Stack-type direction sign name only F34.1 Traffic diversion route name only F34.2 Flag-type traffic diversion sign name only F34.3 Map-type traffic diversion sign name only

Distances and place names along the route.

H41 Distance sign name only H42 Split distance sign name only H45 Locality name only H46 Regional border name only H47 Municipal border name only H49 National park name only H49.1 Nature park name only H50 Leaving national park name only H50.1 Leaving nature park name only H51 National Border name only

Exit signs on motorways, counting down to the junction.

I11 Exit from motorway name only I12 Exit from motorway in 500 m name only I13 Exit from motorway in 1500m ‒ the lower sign displays the following exit (with its number) and destination to be reached name only I16 Exit to another motorway name only I17 Exit to another motorway in 500m name only I18 Exit to another motorway in 1500m name only I20 Motorway junction (system interchange) name only

Lane signs above the carriageway: which lane goes where.

J11 Assigned lane(s) name only J12 Lane diagram name only J13 Map-type advance direction sign name only

Route confirmation after a junction: you are on the road you wanted.

K11 Route confirmation name only K12 Distance information name only K30 Tourist information name only

Portal and gantry signs mounted over the carriageway.

G11 Portal sign name only G14 Map-type advance direction sign name only G15 Lane diagram sign name only G18 Stack-type advance direction sign name only

Service signs: fuel, food, rest areas and other facilities.

M12 Airport name only M18 Hub (communal transport) name only M24.1 Charging station for EV name only M53 Unesco world heritage site name only M117 Trail shelter name only