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Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals

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The Convention on Road Signs and Signals, commonly known as the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, is a multilateral treaty designed to increase road safety and aid international road traffic by standardising the signing system for road traffic (road signs, traffic lights and road markings) in use internationally. [1]

28 relations: Cat's eye (road), Coming into force, Comparison of European road signs, Comparison of MUTCD-influenced traffic signs, Comparison of traffic signs in English-speaking countries, Direction, position, or indication sign, English language, Information sign, Mandatory sign, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Multilateral treaty, Pictogram, Priority signs, Prohibitory traffic sign, Regulatory sign, Road surface marking, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Southern African Development Community, Special regulation sign, Stop sign, Traffic, Traffic light, Traffic sign, United Nations Economic and Social Council, Vienna, Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, Warning sign, Yield sign.

Cat's eye (road)

A cat's eye is a retroreflective safety device used in road marking and was the first of a range of raised pavement markers.

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Coming into force

Coming into force or entry into force (also called commencement) refers to the process by which legislation, regulations, treaties and other legal instruments come to have legal force and effect.

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Comparison of European road signs

Despite an apparent uniformity and standardisation, European traffic signs present relevant differences between countries.

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Comparison of MUTCD-influenced traffic signs

Most road signs used by countries in the Americas are generally influenced by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), first released in 1935, reflecting the influence of the United States throughout the region.

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Comparison of traffic signs in English-speaking countries

This is a comparison of road signs in countries that speak majorly English, including major ones where it is an official language and widely understood (and as a lingua franca).

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Direction, position, or indication sign

A direction sign, more fully defined as a direction, position, or indication sign by the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, is any road sign used primarily to give information about the location of either the driver or possible destinations, and are considered a subset of the informative signs group.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Information sign

An informative sign is a very legibly printed and very noticeable placard that informs people of the purpose of an object, or gives them instruction on the use of something.

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Mandatory sign

Mandatory signs are road signs which are used to set the obligations of all traffic which use a specific area of road.

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Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is a document issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) to specify the standards by which traffic signs, road surface markings, and signals are designed, installed, and used.

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Multilateral treaty

A multilateral treaty is a treaty to which three or more sovereign states are parties.

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Pictogram

A pictogram, also called a pictogramme, pictograph, or simply picto, and in computer usage an icon, is an ideogram that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object.

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Priority signs

Priority traffic signs indicate the order in which vehicles should pass intersection points.

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Prohibitory traffic sign

Prohibitory traffic signs are used to prohibit certain types of manoeuvres or some types of traffic.

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Regulatory sign

One type of regulatory signs are traffic signs intended to instruct road users on what they must or should do (or not do) under a given set of circumstances.

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Road surface marking

Road surface marking is any kind of device or material that is used on a road surface in order to convey official information; they are commonly placed with road marking machines (or road marking equipment, pavement marking equipment).

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Secretary-General of the United Nations

The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNSG or just SG) is the head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.

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Southern African Development Community

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana.

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Special regulation sign

Special regulation signs are road signs which 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.

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Stop sign

A stop sign is a traffic sign to notify drivers that they must come to a complete stop and make sure no other cars are coming before proceeding.

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Traffic

Traffic on roads consists of road users including pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars, buses and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using the public way for purposes of travel.

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Traffic light

Traffic lights, also known as traffic signals, traffic lamps, traffic semaphore, signal lights, stop lights, robots (in South Africa and most of Africa), and traffic control signals (in technical parlance), are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings, and other locations to control flows of traffic.

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Traffic sign

Traffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of or above roads to give instructions or provide information to road users.

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United Nations Economic and Social Council

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC; Conseil économique et social des Nations unies, CESNU) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, responsible for coordinating the economic, social, and related work of 15 UN specialized agencies, their functional commissions and five regional commissions.

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Vienna

Vienna (Wien) is the federal capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria.

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Vienna Convention on Road Traffic

The Convention on Road Traffic, commonly known as the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, is an international treaty designed to facilitate international road traffic and to increase road safety by establishing standard traffic rules among the contracting parties.

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Warning sign

A warning sign is a type of sign which indicates a potential hazard, obstacle or condition requiring special attention.

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Yield sign

In road transport, a yield or give way sign indicates that each driver must prepare to stop if necessary to let a driver on another approach proceed.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Convention_on_Road_Signs_and_Signals

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