Jump to content

Road signs in Ukraine: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
 
(21 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|none}}
{{short description|none}}
'''Road signs in [[Ukraine]]''' are governed by a combination of standards set out by the [[Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals]], the [[European Union|European Union (EU)]], and Ukraine Transport and Roads Agency. Ukrainian signs are similar to the signs of other [[post-Soviet states]] and are set out in 7 separate categories based on meaning: [[#Warning signs|warning]], [[#Priority signs|priority]], [[#Prohibitory signs|prohibitory]], [[#Mandatory signs|mandatory]], [[#Information signs|information]], [[#Service signs|service]], and [[#Additional plates|additional plates]].<ref name="Rules of the Road 2013">{{cite web | url=http://pdd.ua/33/ | title=PDD.UA | publisher=Government of Ukraine | access-date=2013-06-06 }}</ref>
'''Road signs in [[Ukraine]]''' are governed by a combination of standards set out by the [[Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals]], the [[European Union|European Union (EU)]], and Ukraine Transport and Roads Agency. Ukrainian signs are similar to the signs of other [[post-Soviet states]] and are set out in 7 separate categories based on meaning: [[#Warning signs|warning]], [[#Priority signs|priority]], [[#Prohibitory signs|prohibitory]], [[#Mandatory signs|mandatory]], [[#Information signs|information]], [[#Service signs|service]], and [[#Additional plates|additional plates]].<ref name="Rules of the Road 2013">{{cite web | url=http://pdd.ua/33/ | title=PDD.UA | publisher=Government of Ukraine | access-date=2013-06-06 }}</ref>
[[File:UA road signs collage.svg|thumb|Collage of [[Ukraine|Ukrainan]] road signs]]

The state importance roads have [[Roads in Ukraine#Classifications|different indexes]], each standing for the respective letter in [[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]].
The state importance roads have [[Roads in Ukraine#Classifications|different indexes]], each standing for the respective letter in [[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]].


Line 146: Line 146:
File:UA road sign 3.42.svg|End of all restrictions and prohibitions
File:UA road sign 3.42.svg|End of all restrictions and prohibitions
File:UA road sign 3.43.svg|Stop for dangers, including traffic accidents, natural disasters or other road obstructions
File:UA road sign 3.43.svg|Stop for dangers, including traffic accidents, natural disasters or other road obstructions
File:UA road sign 3.44.svg|Road closed to the displayed vehicles
File:UA road sign 3.45.svg|Road closed to the displayed vehicles
</gallery>
</gallery>


Line 207: Line 209:
File:UA road sign 5.20.1.svg|Additional lane on the right begins
File:UA road sign 5.20.1.svg|Additional lane on the right begins
File:UA road sign 5.20.2.svg|Additional lane on the left begins
File:UA road sign 5.20.2.svg|Additional lane on the left begins
File:Ukraine road sign 5.21.1.gif|Right lane ends
File:UA road sign 5.21.1.gif|Right lane ends
File:Ukraine road sign 5.21.2.gif|Left lane ends
File:UA road sign 5.21.2.gif|Left lane ends
File:UA road sign 5.22.svg|Right lane merges with traffic coming from other road
File:UA road sign 5.22.svg|Right lane merges with traffic coming from other road
File:UA road sign 5.23.svg|Lane on the right begins with traffic coming from other road
File:UA road sign 5.23.svg|Lane on the right begins with traffic coming from other road
Line 254: Line 256:
File:UA road sign 5.55 (2021).svg|National speed limits (used at border crossings with other countries)
File:UA road sign 5.55 (2021).svg|National speed limits (used at border crossings with other countries)
File:UA road sign 5.56.svg|Other road restrictions (such as for a mountainous road ahead)
File:UA road sign 5.56.svg|Other road restrictions (such as for a mountainous road ahead)
File:UA road sign 5.57A (2021).svg|Route guide sign with destinations
File:UA road sign 5.57.1.svg|Route guide sign with destinations
File:UA road sign 5.58.1.svg|Route guide sign with destinations
File:UA road sign 5.58.1.svg|Route guide sign with destinations
File:UA road sign 5.58.2.svg|Route guide sign with destinations
File:UA road sign 5.58.2.svg|Route guide sign with destinations
Line 273: Line 275:
File:UA road sign 5.72.png|Train station
File:UA road sign 5.72.png|Train station
File:UA road sign 5.73.png|Bus station
File:UA road sign 5.73.png|Bus station
File:Ukraine road sign 5.68.png|Church (may include name or religious denomination)
File:UA road sign 5.68 (2014–2021).svg|Church (may include name or religious denomination)
File:Ukraine road sign 5.69.png|Factory
File:UA road sign 5.69 (2014–2021).svg|Factory
File:Ukraine road sign 5.70.png|Traffic cameras area
File:UA road sign 5.76.png|Traffic cameras area
File:UA road sign 5.77.svg|Sea (river) port or station
File:UA road sign 5.77.svg|Sea (river) port or station
File:UA road sign 5.82.1.svg|Expressway begins (toll/payment required)
File:UA road sign 5.82.1.svg|Expressway begins (toll/payment required)
Line 281: Line 283:
File:UA road sign 5.90.svg|Bicycle and pedestrian zone
File:UA road sign 5.90.svg|Bicycle and pedestrian zone
File:UA road sign 5.91.svg|Bicycle and pedestrian zone ends
File:UA road sign 5.91.svg|Bicycle and pedestrian zone ends
File:UA road sign 5.92.1.svg|Bicycle crossing (placed on right side of road)
File:UA road sign 5.92.1.svg|Cyclist crossing (placed on right side of road)
File:UA road sign 5.92.2.svg|Bicycle crossing (placed on left side of road)
File:UA road sign 5.92.2.svg|Cyclist crossing crossing (placed on left side of road)
File:UA road sign 5.93.1.svg|Pedestrians and Cyclist crossing crossing (placed on right side of road)
File:UA road sign 5.93.2.svg|Pedestrians and Cyclist crossing crossing (placed on left side of road)
File:UA road sign 5.95.1.svg|Entrance to a road with one-way traffic and an oncoming bicycle lane (right)
File:UA road sign 5.95.1.svg|Entrance to a road with one-way traffic and an oncoming bicycle lane (right)
File:UA road sign 5.95.2.svg|Entrance to a road with one-way traffic and an oncoming bicycle lane (left)
File:UA road sign 5.95.2.svg|Entrance to a road with one-way traffic and an oncoming bicycle lane (left)
Line 296: Line 300:
File:UA road sign 6.3.svg|Emergency phone call
File:UA road sign 6.3.svg|Emergency phone call
File:UA road sign 6.4.svg|Fire extinguisher
File:UA road sign 6.4.svg|Fire extinguisher
File:Ukraine road sign 6.5.svg|Mechanic
File:UA road sign 6.5.svg|Mechanic
File:Ukraine road sign 6.6.svg|Car wash
File:UA road sign 6.6.svg|Car wash
File:UA road sign 6.7.1.svg|Gas station
File:UA road sign 6.7.1.svg|Gas station
File:UA road sign 6.7.2.svg|Filling-only gas station
File:UA road sign 6.7.2.svg|Filling-only gas station
Line 311: Line 315:
File:UA road sign 6.12.svg|Drinking water
File:UA road sign 6.12.svg|Drinking water
File:UA road sign 6.13.svg|Restaurant or an lunch
File:UA road sign 6.13.svg|Restaurant or an lunch
File:Ukraine road sign 6.14.svg|Cafeteria refreshments
File:UA road sign 6.14.svg|Cafeteria refreshments
File:Ukraine road sign 6.15.svg|Rest area
File:UA road sign 6.15.svg|Rest area
File:Ukraine road sign 6.16.svg|Hotel or motel
File:UA road sign 6.16.svg|Hotel or motel
File:Ukraine road sign 6.17.svg|Tourist base
File:UA road sign 6.17.svg|Tourist base
File:Ukraine road sign 6.18.svg|Camping grounds
File:UA road sign 6.18.svg|Camping grounds
File:Ukraine road sign 6.19.svg|Caravan parking
File:UA road sign 6.19.svg|Caravan parking
File:Ukraine road sign 6.20.svg|Camping grounds with caravan parking
File:UA road sign 6.20.svg|Camping grounds with caravan parking
File:Ukraine road sign 6.22.svg|Route for pedestrians
File:Ukraine road sign 6.22.svg|Route for pedestrians
File:Ukraine road sign 6.23.svg|Beaches or pools
File:UA road sign 6.21.svg|Beaches or pools
File:UA road sign 6.22 (2021).svg|National historic/cultural/tourist site
File:UA road sign 6.22 (2021).svg|National historic/cultural/tourist site
File:UA road sign 6.23 (2021).svg|Tire fitting
File:UA road sign 6.23 (2021).svg|Tire fitting

Latest revision as of 15:37, 23 November 2024

Road signs in Ukraine are governed by a combination of standards set out by the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, the European Union (EU), and Ukraine Transport and Roads Agency. Ukrainian signs are similar to the signs of other post-Soviet states and are set out in 7 separate categories based on meaning: warning, priority, prohibitory, mandatory, information, service, and additional plates.[1]

Collage of Ukrainan road signs

The state importance roads have different indexes, each standing for the respective letter in Cyrillic.

Ukrainian road signs were used in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol before their occupation and subsequent annexation by Russia in 2014. After the annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia, Ukrainian road signs began to be removed and replaced with Russian ones.[2] In some cases, road signs in Ukrainian were removed from Crimea, while in others the text was changed from Ukrainian to Russian, including the names of settlements.

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine was started on February 24, 2022, Ukravtodor began to remove road signs as they could be used by invading Russian forces to find their way around the country. Ukravtodor also posted an edited photo of a standard road sign in which directions to nearby cities have been replaced with Russian-language profanities.[3][4] In the territories of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts occupied by Russia in 2022, Ukrainian-language road signs were removed by the Russians and replaced with Russian-language ones.

Standardisation

[edit]

On January 1, 1980, the standard GOST 10807-78 was introduced in the Soviet Union. In August 1991, after Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union, the standard GOST 10807-78 continued to operate until it was replaced by the Ukrainian standard DSTU 2586-94 in 1995.[5][6] With the adoption of the standard DSTU 2586-94 new road signs appeared in addition to those used in the Soviet Union before its collapse in 1991.

On January 1, 2003 the standard DSTU 4100-2002 was introduced, replacing the standard DSTU 2586-94 according to the decree of the State Standard of Ukraine.[7][8]

On July 1, 2015 the standard DSTU 4100-2014 was introduced, replacing the standard DSTU 4100-2002 according to the order of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine No. 1484 dated December 29, 2014.[9][10]

On November 1, 2021, a new standard DSTU 4100:2021 for road signs in Ukraine was introduced, replacing the standard DSTU 4100-2014.[11] According to this standard, signs will be easier to read, and their accumulation is prohibited. The main difference is that the names of settlements will have a different font and will be capitalized, not uppercased. There is also a new typeface, called Road UA, that will be used. The new standard provides:

  • Layout of road signs of individual design according to the new principle;
  • The text must begin with a capital letter;
  • Arrows have a new shape;
  • European symbols are used to indicate the center of the settlement and the river;
  • Defined clear proportions and distances between the elements, depending on the size of the capital letter, which is chosen based on the location of the sign and the category of the road;
  • Transliteration of names of settlements is provided.

In addition, this standard will have a new designation of diagonal pedestrian crossings and a new sign for safety islands. Signs and signs to road signs for the development of cycling infrastructure will also be updated.

Warning signs

[edit]

Warning signs (Ukrainian: Попереджувальні знаки) are an upward-pointing red triangle, with white backgrounds and black pictograms. Yellow backgrounds are used for temporary dangers or roadworks conditions. Signs may include additional plates detailing the danger, who the signs apply to, or other necessary information.

Priority signs

[edit]

Priority signs (Ukrainian: Знаки пріоритету) regulate the movement of vehicles in an orderly fashion. The priority road sign tells drives that they have priority at all intersections ahead on the road until the end sign. The traffic bottleneck signs are used where the road is too narrow to permit vehicles to pass side-by-side, but rather must alternate.

Prohibitory signs

[edit]

Prohibitory signs (Ukrainian: Заборонні знаки) regulate the use of the road based on movement, classes of vehicles, or other restrictions.

Mandatory signs

[edit]

Mandatory signs (Ukrainian: Наказові знаки) instruct drivers on actions they must take or obey, or may mark types of vehicles permitted to use the road.

Information signs

[edit]

Information signs (Ukrainian: Інформаційно-вказівні знаки) describe conditions of the road and area that do not require a danger warning, mandatory instruction or prohibition.

Service signs

[edit]

Service signs (Ukrainian: Знаки сервісу) mark the way to road services that may be required by the driver. They may include arrows, distances to, or names of the service.

Additional plates

[edit]

Additional plates (Ukrainian: Таблички до дорожніх знаків) provide extra information about the sign above it.

Retired signs

[edit]

There are images of retired road signs, some of them are no longer used. However, the Soviet-style road signs and the typeface specified in the Soviet GOST 10807-78 standard may still be used in inscriptions despite the fact that the modern DSTU 4100:2021 is adopted.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "PDD.UA". Government of Ukraine. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  2. ^ "В Крыму велели убрать украинские дорожные знаки". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). 2014-06-24. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  3. ^ "Ukraine roads company removing road signs to confuse Russians". Reuters. 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  4. ^ Bella, Timothy (2022-02-26). "Ukrainian agency, urging removal of road signs, posts fake photo with a colorful message for Russia". The Washington Post.
  5. ^ "ДСТУ 2586-94". Словари и энциклопедии на Академике (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  6. ^ "ГОСТ 10807-78". Словари и энциклопедии на Академике (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  7. ^ "ДСТУ 4100-2002 Знаки дорожні. Загальні технічні умови. Правила застосування" (PDF). pdd.com.ua.
  8. ^ "ДСТУ 4100-2002 Знаки дорожні. Загальні технічні умови. Правила застосування". Будстандарт.
  9. ^ "Про прийняття нормативних документів України та пробних національних стандартів України, гармонізованих з міжнародними нормативними документами, міжнародного та європейських стандартів як національних стандартів України, затвердження національних стандартів України, скасування національних стандартів України та міждержавних стандартів в Україні". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  10. ^ "В Украине вступила в силу новая редакция стандарта дорожных знаков". Автоцентр.ua (in Russian). 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  11. ^ "New Standard of Road Signs". DerzhdorNDI SE. Retrieved 22 October 2023.