Road signs in India
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A circle with a slash shows prohibited activities and circles without slashes show rules. Triangles indicate warnings and show risks. Blue circles indicate mandatory instructions and are there for a particular classes of vehicles. Otherwise, the regular colour of sign boards is red and white.
Mandatory/Regulatory signs
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Give way
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Stop
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Stop (in major Indian languages)
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No entry
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Straight ahead prohibited
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Priority for oncoming vehicles
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One-way traffic
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One-way traffic
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No vehicles in both directions
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Cycle prohibited
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Truck prohibited
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Pedestrians prohibited
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Tongas prohibited
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Bullock cart prohibited
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Hand cart prohibited
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Bullock cart and hand cart prohibited
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All motor vehicles prohibited
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Height limit
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Width limit
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Load limit
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Axle load limit
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Length limit
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Left turn prohibited
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Right turn prohibited
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Overtaking prohibited
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Speed limit (50 km/h)
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Horn prohibited
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Restriction ends
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No parking
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No stopping or standing
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Compulsory ahead
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Compulsory turn left
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Compulsory turn right
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Compulsory turn left ahead
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Compulsory turn right ahead
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Compulsory ahead or turn left
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Compulsory ahead or turn right
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Compulsory keep left
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Compulsory cycle track
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Compulsory sound horn
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Compulsory minimum speed
Cautionary/Warning signs
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Curve to left
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Curve to right
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Right hair pin bend
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Left hair pin bend
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Double curve, first to right
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Double curve, first to left
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Dangerous curves ahead
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Degree loop
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Side road to right
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Side road to left
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Y-junction to left
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Y-junction to right
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Y-junction
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Intersection
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Roundabout
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Traffic light
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T-junction
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T-junction major road ahead
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Major road ahead
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Staggered junction
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Merging traffic from right
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Merging traffic from left
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Road narrows
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Road widens
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Narrow bridge
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Steep ascent
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Steep descent
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Road narrows on left side
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Road narrows on right side
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Start of dual carriageway
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End of dual carriageway
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Gap in median
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Pedestrian crossing
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Children
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Built-up area
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Two-way traffic
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Two-way traffic on cross road ahead warning
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Roadworks
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Supplementary plate ''END'' at the leaving side of work zone
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Danger warning
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Deaf persons likely on road ahead
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Blind persons likely on road ahead
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Cycle crossing
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Cyclists
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Dip
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Bump
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Rumble strip
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Rough road
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Soft verges
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Loose gravel
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Slippery road
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Ice
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Movable bridge
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Overhead cables
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Quayside or riverbank
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Barrier
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Crosswind
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Tunnel
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Ferry
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Tramway
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Falling rocks
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Animals
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Wild animals
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Traffic queues
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Low-flying aircraft
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Level crossing without barriers ahead
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Level crossing with barriers ahead
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Chevron
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Double chevron
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Triple chevron
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Object hazard to left
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Object hazard to right
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Two-way hazard marker
Informatory signs
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Stack-type advance direction sign
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Map-type advance direction sign
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Roundabout
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Flag-type direction sign
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Confirmatory sign
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Place identification sign
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Truck-lay by
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Weigh bridge ahead
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Gantry-mounted advance direction sign ahead of a grade-separated junction
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Gantry-mounted advance direction ahead of an at-grade junction
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Lane dedicated gantry sign
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Shoulder-mounted sign in advance of grade-separated junction
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Expressway sign ahead
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Gantry-mounted advance direction sign ahead of a flyover in urban-city roads
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Supplementary road sign ''No parking''
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Supplementary road sign ''No stopping No standing''
Facility informatory signs
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Restaurant
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Caffe
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Hotel or motel
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First aid station
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Toilet
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Petrol station
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Park and ride
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Park and ride
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Telephone
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Flood gauge
Parking signs
References
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