Types of road traffic signs

Traffic signs are divided into two categories: main signs and auxiliary signs. (1) Warning sign: a sign warning vehicles and pedestrians to pay attention to dangerous places in front of the road.

(2) Prohibition signs: signs that prohibit or restrict certain traffic behaviors of vehicles and pedestrians.

(3) Indicating signs: signs indicating the movement of vehicles and pedestrians.

(4) Guiding signs: signs that convey information such as road direction, location and distance.

(5) signs of tourist areas: signs that provide directions and distances of tourist attractions.

(6) Road construction safety signs: signs announcing the passage of road construction areas.

(7) Speed limit sign: a sign warning the vehicle to slow down. 1, the setting of traffic signs should be considered comprehensively, and the layout should be reasonable to prevent the phenomenon of insufficient information or overload. Information should be related and important information should be displayed repeatedly.

2. Traffic signs should generally be set on the right side of the road direction or above the roadway; Can also be set on the left or both sides at the same time according to the specific situation.

3, in order to ensure visibility, the same place need to set up more than two signs, can be installed on a supporting structure (bracket), but at most should not exceed four; Separation signs shall meet the setting space of prohibition, indication and warning signs.

4. In principle, different kinds of signs and settings should be avoided. Signs should be set to lift the speed limit, prohibit overtaking, give priority to intersections, go ahead, stop and make way, and slow down; If the conditions are limited, it cannot be set separately, and a supporting structure (bracket) does not exceed two kinds of signs at most. The signboard is installed on the supporting structure (bracket)

The setting should be in the order of prohibition, instruction and warning, first up and then down, first left and then right.

5. Warning signs should not be set. When more than two warning signs need to be set in the same place, in principle, only the most needed one should be set. (Warning sign: warning vehicles and pedestrians to pay attention to the road ahead) Generally speaking, the basic meanings of traffic sign colors are as follows:

1. Red: indicates prohibition, stop and danger. It is used for the border, background color and diagonal line of the prohibition sign, as well as the background color of the cross symbol, diagonal line symbol and warning linear guidance target. Yellow or fluorescent yellow: indicates warning and is used as the background color of warning signs.

2. Blue: used to indicate directions and follow, used to indicate the background color of signs, used to indicate driving information such as place names, routes and directions, and used as the background color of general road guidance signs.

3. Green: indicates the driving information such as place names, routes and directions, and is used as the background color of road signs of expressway and urban expressways.

4. Brown: the indication of tourist areas and scenic spots, which is used as the background color of tourist area signs.

5. Black: the background color of characters, graphic symbols and some signs used for identification.

6. White: used as the background color of signs, text and graphic symbols, and as the border of some signs.

7. Orange or fluorescent orange: used for warning and guiding signs in road operation areas.

8. Fluorescent yellow-green: indicates warning, and is used to pay attention to warning signs for pedestrians and children. General rules for the use of traffic signs.

Equilateral triangle: used for warning signs.

Circle: used to prohibit and indicate signs.

Inverted equilateral triangle: a forbidden sign for "slowing down and giving way".

Octagonal: used for "stop and give way" without signs.

Fork: warning sign used for "railway crossing fork sign".

Square: used for guiding signs, some warning, prohibition and indication signs, tourist area signs, auxiliary signs, notice signs, etc.

Except for individual signs, the border color of the sign is consistent with the color of the logo graphic or text, and the lining color of the sign should be consistent with the background color of the sign except for the indication sign.

Border and lining drawings of various signs: Note: Except for warning black, black and yellow symbols and diagonal symbols, red and white are prohibited, except for individual signs with white lines, there is no blue, white, blue or green tourist areas, white and brown road operation areas, black and orange road operation areas, other signs remain unchanged, and only warning, detour and other signs are supplemented with black and white notices.