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  2. Road signs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    11th edition of the MUTCD, published December 2023. In the United States, road signs are, for the most part, standardized by federal regulations, most notably in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and its companion volume the Standard Highway Signs (SHS).

  3. Non-motorized access on freeways - Wikipedia

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    Despite the autoroutes of France normally banning non-motorized traffic, [1] a warning sign cautions motorists as an exception on the Pont de Normandie.. In the countries of Western and Northern Europe with relatively high bicycle share like the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium and Germany, cycling on motorways is not a topic for debate: cycling is not allowed on official motorways, and is ...

  4. Prohibitory traffic sign - Wikipedia

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    Overtaking is prohibited either for all vehicles or for certain kinds of vehicles only (e.g. lorries, motorcycles). In the USA, this is usually phrased as "no passing zone" and indicated by a rectangular, black-on-white sign on the right side of the road that says "DO NOT PASS", and/or by a solid yellow line painted on the roadway marking the left limit of traffic (centerline), and sometimes ...

  5. The Highway Code - Wikipedia

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    The Official Highway Code, 17th edition cover, 2022. The Highway Code is the official set of information and guidance for road users in the United Kingdom.Its objective is to promote the safe and efficient use of the road network.

  6. Traffic sign - Wikipedia

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    Signs and markings British traffic signs from the Highway Code; Danish traffic signs Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine; securite-routiere.gouv.fr (in French) Know Your Traffic Signs - Department for Transport (UK) German traffic signs and signals; Norma 8.,1-IC Style manual for road signs in Spain (in Spanish)

  7. Road hierarchy - Wikipedia

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    Bundesautobahn 9 near by Garching bei Muenchen, Germany. At the top of the hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed are controlled-access highways; their defining characteristic is the control of access to and from the road, meaning that the road cannot be directly accessed from properties or other roads, but only from specific connector roads.

  8. Bicycle law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Bicycle law in the United States is the law of the United States that regulates the use of bicycles.Although bicycle law is a relatively new specialty within the law, first appearing in the late 1980s, its roots date back to the 1880s and 1890s, when cyclists were using the courts to assert a legal right to use the roads.

  9. Comparison of European road signs - Wikipedia

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    A sign with the use of Transport font in Icelandic. Andorra officially uses the Swiss 721 (Black Condensed) typeface, which is identical to Helvetica. However, some signs use the Caractères and Carretera Convencional typefaces. Austria and Slovakia use the Tern typeface. Austria used the Austria typeface until 2010.