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Road signs in Namibia are based on the SADC Road Traffic Signs Manual, [1] [2] [3] a document designed to harmonise traffic signs in member states of the Southern Africa Development Community. Namibia drives on the left .
Namibia's road network is regarded as one of the best on the continent; road construction and maintenance adheres to international standards. [3] The country's 48,875.27 km roads (2017) are administered by the Roads Authority, a state-owned enterprise established by Act 17 of 1999. Due to low traffic volumes the majority of roads are not tarred.
As the name suggests, the corridor starts at Walvis Bay (in Namibia), passes through Ndola (in Zambia) and ends at Lubumbashi (in DR Congo).. The corridor begins in the coastal town of Walvis Bay as the B2 road, heading northwards to the coastal town of Swakopmund (a distance of 35km), where it turns eastwards.
The B1 is a national highway of Namibia, and is the country's longest and most significant road, running the length of the country from south to north.It connects Noordoewer in the south on the South African border with Oshikango in the north on the Angolan border via Namibia's capital city Windhoek.
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The A1 is a national highway in Namibia.The 76 kilometres (47 mi) stretch of road between Windhoek and Okahandja is the only A-rated road in Namibia. Consisting of freeway for its entire length, it came into existence in 2017 when freeway sections of the B1 were redesignated A1 in accordance with new standards of the Roads Authority Namibia. [1]
The general speed limits in Namibia are (according to Road Authority of Namibia): 60 km/h on a public road within an urban area (may be lifted to 80 km/h on some major urban roads) 120 km/h on every tarmac freeway. 100 km/h on non-tarmac freeway ("gravel" road)
European traffic signs have been designed with the principles of heraldry in mind; [citation needed] i.e., the sign must be clear and able to be resolved at a glance. Most traffic signs conform to heraldic tincture rules, and use symbols rather than written texts for better semiotic clarity.