2. The international follows its rules towards traffic
signs from the Vienna Convention on Road Signs
and Signals, alongside with other countries such as
India, Greece and Italy.
The Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals
is an international 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.
3. In article 2 the convention classes all road signs into
a number of categories (A - H):
A. Danger warning signs
B. Priority signs
C. Prohibitory or restrictive signs
D. Mandatory signs
F. Information, facilities, or service signs
G. Direction, position, or indication sign
H. Additional panels
4. Danger Warning Signs
Warning signs can indicate any potential
hazard, obstacle or condition requiring special
attention.
Here are the most common warning signs:
23. Priority Signs
Priority traffic signs indicate the order in which
vehicles should pass intersection points.
Here are some common examples of Priority
Traffic Signs :
28. Prohibitory or Restrictive Signs
Prohibitory traffic signs are used to prohibit
certain types of manoeuvres or some types of
traffic.
Here are some common examples of
prohibitory traffic signs:
37. Mandatory Signs
Mandatory signs are road signs which are used
to set the obligations of all traffic which use a
specific area of road. Unlike prohibitory or
restrictive signs, mandatory signs tell traffic what it
must do, rather than must not do.
Here are some common examples of mandatory
signs:
43. Information, Facilities or Service
Sign
Service signs are those that indicates a specific
facility by which many can find useful, especially
those that can be used for medical purposes,
security, and food.
Here are some common examples of service
signs:
48. Direction, Position, or Indication
Signs
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.
Here are some common examples of Indication
Signs:
