Traffic signs

(The Philippines)

The Philippines 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 internationaltreatydesigned to
increase road safety and aid international road
traffic by standardising the signing system for
road traffic (road signs,traffic lightsandroad
markings) in use internationally.

In article 2 the convention classes all road

signs into a number of categories (A - H):

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
A.

Danger Warning Signs

Warning signs can indicate any potential
hazard, obstacle or condition requiring
special attention.

Here are the most common warning

signs:

General Auction
Sign

Congestion
Sign

Crossroad
Sign

Yjunction
Sign

Traffic
Circle Sign

Two-way
Traffic
Sign

Gentle Curve
Signs

Sharp Curve
Signs

Hairpin Curve
Sign

Winding Road
Signs

Combined Curves
Signs

Lane Ends Signs

Traffic Signal
Ahead Sign

Traffic Control
STOP Ahead
Sign

Pedestrian
Crossing Sign

Pedestrian
Sign

Farm Animals Sign

Height
Restriction Sign

Length
Restriction
Sign

Narrow
Bridge Sign

Speed Humps
Sign

Slippery Road
Sign

Falling Rocks
Sign

Reduced
Visibility Sign

Electric Shock
Sign

Sharp Curve Chevron

Signs

Flagman Ahead Sign

Men at Work
Sign

Priority Signs

Prioritytraffic signsindicate the

order in which vehicles should pass
intersection points.
Here are some common examples of
Priority Traffic Signs :

Stop Sign

Go Sign

Yield Sign

Yield to
Pedestrians Sign

No Entry
Sign

Yield to
Oncoming Traffic
Sign

One way Roadway Signs

Prohibitory or Restrictive Signs

Prohibitorytrafficsignsareusedtoprohibit
certaintypesofmanoeuvresorsometypesof
traffic.
Herearesomecommonexamplesof
prohibitorytrafficsigns:

SpeedLimitSign

MassLimitSign

HeightRestriction
Sign

Length
RestrictionSign

ExcessiveNoise
ProhibitedSign

Unauthorized
Vehicles
ProhibitedSign

Left/RightTurnProhibitedSign

Left/RightTurnAheadProhibitedSign

U-TurnProhibited
Sign

Overtaking
ProhibitedSign

ParkingProhibited
Sign

Stopping
ProhibitedSign

PedestrianProhibited
Sign

PedalCycle
ProhibitedSign

TaxiProhibited
Sign

BusProhibited
Sign

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:

Minimum Speed
Sign

Vehicles Exceeding
Mass Only Sign

Keep Left/Right Sign

Pedestrians Only Sign

Taxi Only Sign

Bus Only Sign

Pay Toll Sign

Roundabout Sign

Switch Head Lamps

On Sign

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:

Parking Area Sign

Hospital Sign

Dinner & Restaurant

Sign

School Sign

Police Sign

Medical Services
Sign

Gasoline Station
Sign

Diesel Station Sign

DIRECTION, POSITION, OR
INDICATION SIGNS
Adirection sign, more fully defined as
adirection, position, or indication signby
theVienna Convention on Road Signs and
Signals, is anyroad signused primarily to
give information about the location of either
the driver or possible destinations, and are
considered a subset of theinformative signs
group.
Here are some common examples of
Indication Signs:

Destination Sign

Destination w/ Distance Sign

3-way Destination w/ Distance

Sign

Traffic Lights

Go

Slow
Down

Sto
p

Pedestrian Lights

Dont Walk

Walk

Walk

Dont
Walk

HandSignalsTrafficOfficers

Stoptraffic
approachingfromthe
front.

Stoptrafficapproaching
fromtherear.

Stoptrafficapproachingthe
frontandrear.

Indicatesthetraffic
toproceed.

Flag Signals Road

Construction

Flag signal to
warning traffic.

Flag signal to
stop.

Flag signal to proceed.

Flag signal to slow

down.

Warning to slow moving

vehicles.

Exclusive Parking Bay

Symbols

Ambulanc
e

Taxi

Bus

Fire

Loadin
g

Police

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