The document discusses different colored milestones and road markings used in India to indicate the type of road. Yellow milestones indicate national highways that connect major cities and states. Green milestones signify state highways, while black, blue or white milestones are used for city or district roads. Orange milestones mark rural roads. Different colored lines on roads provide additional guidance, with broken white lines separating lanes, solid lines indicating no passing is allowed, and double solid yellow lines prohibiting crossing into oncoming traffic lanes.

1. HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT ON THE SIDE OF THE
ROAD OR ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE ARE DIFFERENT
TYPES COLORED MILESTONES IN INDIA?

2. HIGHWAYS MILESTONES AND COLOURED LINES

3. ROAD MILESTONES
THIS STONES WERE THE MOST DEPENDABLE SOURCE
OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE NUMBER OF
KILOMETRES (KM) NEEDED TO GET TO YOUR
DESTINATION. YOU DRIVE ALONG A DIFFERENT
NATIONAL HIGHWAY (NH) OR, FOR THAT MATTER,
ANY ROUTE.

4. YELLOW COLOUR STRIP MILESTONE ON ROAD
THE YELLOW STRIP ON THE UPPER PORTION OF A MILESTONE
IS VISIBLE. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT YOU ARE TRAVELLING ON
A NATIONAL HIGHWAY. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS (NH): THESE
ARE INDIA'S MAIN HIGHWAYS, CONNECTED ALL OF THE CITIES
AND STATES ROAD.

5. GREEN COLOUR STRIP MILESTONE ON ROAD
IF THERE IS A GREEN STRIP ON THE SIDE OF
THE ROAD, YOU ARE TRAVELLING ON A STATE
HIGHWAY.

6. BLACK, BLUE OR WHITE COLOUR STRIP
MILESTONE ON ROAD
IF YOU COME ACROSS A ROAD SIDE MILESTONE
WITH A BLACK, BLUE OR WHITE STRIP, IT IS
UNDERSTOOD THAT YOU TRAVELLING IN A CITY
OR ON A DISTRICT ROAD.

7. ORANGE COLOUR STRIP MILESTONE ON ROAD
IF YOU SEE AN ORANGE STRIP ON THE SIDE OF
THE ROAD, YOU ARE TRAVELLING ON RURAL
ROAD.

8. DIFFERENT LINES AND COLOUR ON
ROADS

10. Broken White Line
The most basic marking on Indian roads
used to mark the middle of two lanes to separate traffic on both
direction.
It means you may change lanes and are allowed to overtake a
vehicle or take a U-turn if situation permits

11. Hazard Warning Line
A single broken line on the road with long
markings and short gaps, is a warning line.
This is to give warning of a hazard ahead.
not cross it unless you can see the road
is clear. Drive with particular care

12. Solid White Line
Basically seen on areas of strategic importance, these imply that you
are not allowed to overtake the car in front of you and should drive in
a queue.

13. Single Solid Yellow Line
Used in areas where visibility is low, it implies you are not
meant to overtake any vehicle and should drive on your side.

14. Double Solid Yellow Lines
Usually used on dangerous roads due to low visibility or 2 lane
roads
It strictly prohibits anybody from crossing over into the lane
with traffic going in the opposite direction.

15. Stop Line
This is marked before the pedestrian crossing and sets
the deadline where cars should stop before the traffic
signal.

16. Yellow Broken Line
You can pass or overtake the line but you need to be
cautious. You can cross that line for overtaking as well
as taking a turn.

17. Yellow solid and broken lines
 Crossing lane is probhibited on solid lines
sides
 Can change lane from broken lines side only

18. Recap

20. DIFFERENT LINES AND COLOUR ON ROADS
Broken White Line indicates?

21. Single Solid Yellow Line Double Solid Yellow Lines

22. Stop Line Yellow Broken Line

25. References and useful links
 https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/why-indian-highways-
have-coloured-milestones-1507205915-1
 https://www.slideshare.net/shantanoosaxena/road-markings-in-india
 https://youtu.be/TF5XIPqo_dg
 https://youtu.be/Z4Gmbl1MvuE

26. Question Session