ROAD SIGNS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC.

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1 ROAD SIGNS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Traffic road signs There is a distinction between vertical and horizontal road signs. Vertical road sign Horizontal road sign Vertical road signs are permanent, variable and portable.

2 Traffic road signs There is a distinction between vertical and horizontal road signs. Vertical road sign Horizontal road sign Vertical road signs are permanent, variable and portable. The surface of a vertical sign may change. A portable vertical road sign is placed on a red-striped column (stand) or on a vehicle. Horizontal road signs can be permanent or temporary. They may be accompanied by traffi c buttons. Vertical road signs: a) Warning signs mark spots where road users are endangered and where they have to be careful b) Priority road signs determine right of way c) Restrictive road signs determine prohibitions and restrictions d) Mandatory road signs determine mandatory obligations e) Informative road signs provide necessary information, orientation or obligations determined by law or special legislation f) Additional road signs refi ne, add or limit the meaning of the road sign under which they are placed. Horizontal road signs Horizontal road signs are used independently or in addition to vertical road signs, or they stress or refi ne the meaning of traffi c equipment. Horizontal road signs are marked by color or in other comprehensible ways. Lights, acoustic signals and hazard warning signals Lights or accompanying acoustic signals are used for traffi c management, or they suggest the increased carefulness. Traffic equipment Traffi c equipment accompanies road signs, lights and acoustic signals, directs the traffi c on roads and protects all road users. Informative traffic equipment Informative traffi c equipment displays current data which are essential for the road traffi c safety and fl ow, e.g. accident on the road, smog pollution, current travel time to specifi c destination, directions to parking, the temperature of a road or the air, etc. 2

3 WARNING SIGNS Bend to the right Bend to the left Double bend fi rst to the right Double bend fi rst to the left Crossroads Roundabout Steep hill downwards (gradient shown in %) Step hill upwards (gradients hown in %) Road narrows on both sides Road narrows on one side Uneven road Road hump Slippery road Two way traffi c Traffi c signals Pedestrian crossing Children Cattle Wild animals Road works Side winds Loose chippings Falling or fallen rocks Cyclists Low-fl ying aircrafts or sudden aircraft noise 3

4 WARNING SIGNS Tunnel Other danger (additional plate below this one often indicates nature of danger) Trafi c queues Risk of ice Trams (crossing the road ) Risk of fog Traffi c accident Soft verges Level crossing with a gate or barrier Level crossing without a gate or barrier Countdown marker -240(a)/ 160(b) /80(c) metres to the level crossing Warning cross -single track level crossing Warning cross -multiple track level crossing PRIORITY SIGNS Crossroads with minor road Major road End of major road Give way (yield) Give way to tram Stop & Give way Give way to on coming Right of way over oncoming 4

5 RESTRICTIVE (PROHIBITORY) SIGNS No (from both directions) No entry for vehicular traffi c No motor except solo motorcycles No cars No goods No buses (over 8 passenger seats) No motorcycles No pedal cycles No motor No entry for designated No over maximum actual weight shown No over maximum actual weight pe raxle shown No over maximum width shown No over maximum height shown No or combinations of over maximum length shown No carrying explosives No carrying water pollutin goods The maximum speed limit End of the maximum speed limit No overtaking End of no overtaking No overtaking for goods End of no overtaking for goods No horns End of no horns 5

6 RESTRICTIVE (PROHIBITORY) SIGNS No right turn No left turn No U-turn End of all restrictions No stopping No parking No pedestrians Other prohibition No towed trailers Minimum separation distance MANDATORY SIGNS Roundabout Proceed straight Proceed straight and right Proceed straight and left Keep right when passing Vehicles may pass either side to reach the same destination Snow chains use Snow chains use end Minimum speed limit End of minimum speed limit Route for pedestrians End of the pedestrian route Route for pedal cycles only End of the route for pedal cycles Track for pedestrian and pedal cycles 6

7 MANDATORY SIGNS End of the track for pedestrians and pedal cycles Track for pedestrians and pedal cycles End of the track for pedestrians and pedal cycle Track for horse riders End of track for horse riders Mandatory lane for shown End off mandatory lane for shown Switch on the headlights End of mandatory use of headlights Other command End of other command Winter Equipment Winter equipment -End INFORMATION SIGNS Direction signs on the approach to a motorway Direction signs on the approach to a dual carriage way Direction signs Direction signs (one or two local destinations) Advice before junction Change of traffi c direction Change of traffi c direction Change of traffi c direction Change of traffi c direction with restriction Diversion route 7

8 INFORMATION SIGNS Diversion route signs Town or village boundary (entry) Town or village boundary (end) Districtor region boundary Other local name (river) Motorway No. 1st Class Road (No.) 1st Class Road (No.) 2nd Class Road (No.) International Road (No.) Kilometre post Kilometre post Cycle track junction Directional plate for cyclists End of cycle route Cultural or tourist destination -advice DIRECTIONAL SIGNS Circular ring road Circilar ring road direction change Road hump Stepped entrance to a subway or approach to a foot bridge One-way traffi c left 8

9 DIRECTIONAL SIGNS One-way traffi c Recommended speed Pedestrian crossing Pedal cycle crossing Tunnel End of tunnel Emergency bay No through road (Dead-end road) Parking place Parking (crosswise or sidelong) Parking (along side) Reserved parking Roofed parking place Parking with parking disc Parking with parking meter Park & Ride parking place Motorway End of Motorway Road for motor (dual carriage way) End of road for motor (dual carriage way) Toll / End of toll Arrangement of traffi c lanes Additional traffi c lane Reduction in traffi c lanes Lane for slow (Crawler lane) 9

10 DIRECTIONAL SIGNS Lanes to be used before a junction Reserved traffi c lane End of reserved traffi c lane Restrictions for traffi c lane Local change in traffi c rules By passing a tram By passing a tram (driving on the left along a tram) Escape lane Traffi c restrictions zone End of traffi c restricted zone Residential zone Residential zone ends Pedestrian zone Pedestrian zone ends Zipper alignment Speed cameras End of speed cameras in use OTHER Police Hospital First Aid Stop Bus stop 10

11 OTHER Tram stop Trolley-bus stop Information Telephone Petrol station Service shop Vehicle testing station ADDITIONAL PANELS Junction shape Distance Road stretch length Total vehicle weight On wet carriage way Start to road stretch Road stretch continues End of road stretch Sign applies within the road stretch of... Sign applies within the road stretch of... Vehicle type Level crossing shape Free of time-fee (label) 11

12 Ministerstvo dopravy Samostatné oddělení BESIP Nábřeží Ludvíka Svobody 12/ Praha 1 For current traffic information: 12

Traffic signs used, including signs giving orders, warning signs, direction signs, information signs and road works signs.

Traffic signs Traffic signs used, including signs giving orders, warning signs, direction signs, information signs and road works signs. Although The Highway Code shows many of the signs commonly in use,