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Road sign gantry with variable-message signs on the A 3 in Frankfurt am Main. Traffic signs, installations, and symbols used in Germany are prescribed by the Road Traffic Regulation (StVO) (German: Straßenverkehrs-Ordnung) and the Traffic Signs Catalog (VzKat) (German: Verkehrszeichenkatalog).
Irish rural speed limit sign on a local road Sometimes similar signs have minor differences in meanings, following the local traffic codes. For example, the Irish "rural speed limit" sign for local tertiary roads takes the appearance of that used to denote the end of all previously signed restrictions used elsewhere in Europe.
Minimum speeds are very rarely marked in Germany. In 2017, the signs were removed from the Road Traffic Regulations (StVO), hence stopping the production of new signs. Previously existing signs remain valid but are slowly being removed.
Road signs in the European microstates Andorra, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City (the Holy See) generally conform to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals. They largely follow the general European conventions concerning the use of shape and color to indicate their function as well as in most European ...
Road signs in the Philippines are standardized in the Road Signs and Pavement Markings Manual, published by the Department of Public Works and Highways. Philippine road signage practice closely follow those used in Europe, but with local adaptations and some minor influences from the US MUTCD and Australian road signs.
This is a comparison of European traffic laws.. Many countries in Europe have different policies on traffic laws, which are tabulated below. Speed limits on motorways (expressways), dual carriageways (divided streets), single carriageways (undivided streets), and urban areas may differ.
Driving in Germany is regulated by the Straßenverkehrs-Ordnung (road traffic regulations, [117] abbreviated StVO). Enforcement on the federal Autobahnen is handled by each state's highway patrol ( Autobahnpolizei ), often using unmarked police cars and motorcycles and usually equipped with video cameras , [ 118 ] [ 119 ] thus allowing easier ...
German pedestrian crossing special regulation sign. Special regulation signs are road signs that are used to indicate a regulation or danger warning applying to one or more traffic lanes, indicate to lanes reserved for buses, indicate the beginning or end of a built-up area or signs having zonal validity.