Signs on highest classification of road featuring E-route number
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Signs on highest classification of road featuring E-route number | [note 1] |
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Traffic sign colours
editCountry | white-on-green | white-on-blue | black-on-white | black-on-yellow | red-on-white | blue-on-white | white-on-brown | black-on orange | white-on-black | yellow-on-black |
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Austria | Regions, city districts and tourist locations | Motorways | Landesstraße | |||||||
Ireland | National primary and secondary roads | Motorways | Regional roads and local roads |
Tourist signs Signs indicating geographical information Off-line services signs |
Temporary signs | Truck detour signs | ||||
Italy | Motorways | State, provincial and regional roads | Municipal and urban roads | Temporary signs | Tourist signs Signs indicating geographical information Signs indicating municipalities |
Industrial areas | ||||
Spain | Autopistas and autovías | National roads | Temporary signs | Tourist signs Signs indicating geographical information |
Bilingual signage
editSince 1989, Irish text has been displayed in italics, whereas English text continues to displayed in all capitals. As a result, many argue that this shows a favour for English as it treats Irish as a secondary or supplementary language, despite Irish being the first official language of the country constitutionally. Many have argued against a redesign that gives equal status to Irish, given that the language is not spoken on a daily basis by the majority of the population. Some Irish drivers refer to the presence of Irish as clutter, while others say it being in italics makes it easier to ignore and to instead allows them to focus on English.
The Official Languages Act, 2003. One of its main aims that Irish is to be displayed with equal status and prominence as English on signage did not apply to road signs.[1]
In 2013, then Minister of Transport Leo Varadkar gave approval for a new signage design.[2] It featured yellow text for Irish and white for English, with both in mixed case, similar to the design employed in Scotland. Additionally, the Transport typeface was to be replaced with another called Turas. Varadkar had asked the NRA to install them on a "trial basis". However, this project was cancelled by the subsequent Minister of Transport, Paschal Donohoe.
A redesign of Irish signage to give prominence to the Irish language is one of Conradh na Gaeilge's campaigns.[3]
Vandalism by means of graffitiing placenames in both languages has occurred on a number of occasions, particularly in County Donegal.[4][5][6]
Other information signs
editChapter 4 of the TSM divides other information signs into the following categories:
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Sign F 200
Parking -
Sign F 202L
Parking Direction -
Sign F 203A
Parking Advance Direction -
Sign F 204
Disabled Persons' Parking -
Sign F 204a
e-Charging -
Sign F 205
Bus Parking -
Sign F 206
Cycle Parking -
Sign F 207R
Park and Ride Direction -
Sign F 208L
Park and Ride Advance Direction -
Sign F 210
Hospital -
Sign F 200
Hospital Direction Sign -
Sign F 200
Hospital Advance Direction -
Sign F 220
Airport Repeater Sign -
Sign F 221L
Airport Direction -
Sign F 222A
Airport Advance Direction -
Sign F 231L
Station Direction -
Sign F 232R
Station Advance Direction -
Sign F 261
Garda Only
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Sign F 700
Toll Road Ahead -
Sign F 700
Toll Plaza Ahead
Roadwork signs
editRoad works hazard signs are reddish orange. Lane closure signs are diamond shaped for Level 3 roads (Dual Carriageways and Motorways) and square shaped for Level 1 roads (Urban and Low Speed Roads).
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WK 001
Roadworks Ahead -
WK 010
One-lane Crossover (Out) -
WK 011
One-lane Crossover (Back) -
WK 012
Move to Left (One Lane) -
WK 013
Move to Right (One Lane) -
WK 014
Move to Left (Two Lanes) -
WK 014A
Move to Left (Three Lanes) -
WK 015
Move to Right (Two Lanes) -
WK 015A
Move to Right (Three Lanes) -
WK 016
Obstruction Between Lanes -
WK 017
End of Obstruction Between Lanes -
WK 018
Start of Central Reserve or Obstruction -
WK 019
End of Central Reserve or Obstruction -
WK 020
Lanes Diverge at Crossover -
WK 021
Lanes Rejoin at Crossover -
WK 022
Two-lane Crossover (Out) -
WK 023
Two-lane Crossover (Back) -
WK 024
Merge to the Right -
WK 030
Single Lane (for Shuttle Working) -
WK 031
Two-way Traffic -
WK 032
Road Narrows on Left -
WK 033
Road Narrows on Right -
WK 034
Road Narrows on Both Sides -
WK 035
Merging Traffic from Left -
WK 040
Lane 2 of 2 Closed (Level 3) -
WK 040A
Lane 2 of 2 Closed (Level 1) -
WK 041
Lane 1 of 2 Closed (Level 3) -
WK 041A
Lane 1 of 2 Closed (Level 1) -
WK 042
Lane 3 of 3 Closed (Level 3) -
WK 042A
Lane 3 of 3 Closed (Level 1) -
WK 043
Lane 1 of 3 Closed (Level 3) -
WK 043A
Lane 1 of 3 Closed (Level 1) -
WK 044
Lanes 2 & 3 of 3 Closed (Level 3) -
WK 044A
Lanes 2 & 3 of 3 Closed (Level 1) -
WK 045
Lanes 1 & 2 of 3 Closed (Level 3) -
WK 045A
Lanes 1 & 2 of 3 Closed (Level 1) -
WK 046
Lane 4 of 4 Closed (Level 3) -
WK 047
Lane 1 of 4 Closed (Level 3) -
WK 048
Lanes 3 & 4 of 4 Closed (Level 3) -
WK 049
Lanes 1 & 2 of 4 Closed (Level 3) -
WK 050
Side Road on Left -
WK 051
Side Road on Right -
WK 052
Site Access -
WK 060
Temporary Traffic Signals -
WK 061
Flagman Ahead -
WK 062
Queues Likely -
WK 070
Hump or Ramp -
WK 071
Uneven Surface -
WK 072
Slippery Road -
WK 073
Loose Chippings -
WK 074
Soft Verge -
WK 080
Pedestrians Cross to Left -
WK 081
Pedestrians Cross to Right -
WK 082
Temporary Pedestrian Crossing -
WK 084
Cyclists Keep Left -
WK 085
Cyclists Keep Right -
WK 086
Cyclists -
WK 087
Slippery for Cyclists -
WK 090
Detour -
WK 091
Diverted Traffic (Left) -
WK 091
Diverted Traffic (Right) -
WK 091
Diverted Traffic (Upper Left) -
WK 091
Diverted Traffic (Upper Right) -
WK 091
Diverted Traffic (Straight) -
WK 092
End of Detour -
WK 093
Detour Destination -
WK 094
Road Closed -
WK 095
Stop Here On Red -
WK 096
Free Recovery -
WK 097
Free Recovery End -
WK 098
Convoy System in Operation -
WK 099
Follow Me -
WK 100
Lane 2 of 2 Narrow (advance0 -
WK 101
Lane 3 of 3 Narrow (advance) -
WK 102
Lanes 2 & 3 of 3 Narrow (advance) -
WK 105
Lane 2 of 2 Narrow -
WK 106
Lane 3 of 3 Narrow -
WK 107
Lanes 2 & 3 of 3 Narrow -
WK 110
Lane 2 of 2 Closed MLC -
WK 111
Lane 1 of 2 Closed MLC -
WK 112
Lane 3 of 3 Closed MLC -
WK 113
Lane 1 of 3 Closed MLC -
WK 114
Lanes 1 & 2 of 3 Closed MLC -
WK 115
Lanes 2 & 3 of 3 Closed MLC -
WK 116
Lane 4 of 4 Closed MLC -
WK 117
Lane 1 of 4 Closed MLC -
WK 118
Lanes 1 & 2 of 4 Closed MLC -
WK 119
Lanes 3 & 4 of 4 Closed MLC
Supplementary plates
editSupplementary plates are used in addition to warning, regulatory and roadworks signs. Their purpose is to provide additional information to the sign they are placed beneath (with sign P 056 being an exception, which is placed on its own as it contains a regulatory sign).
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P 001
Distance -
P 002
Length -
P 003L
Direction - Left -
P 003R
Direction - Right -
P 004L
Direction and Distance - Left -
P 004R
Direction and Distance - Right -
P 005
Both Ways -
P 010
End -
P 011
Cautionary Speed -
P 040
Reduce Speed Now -
P 041
LRT Information -
P 042
Cycle Network Arrow -
P 050
Exceptions[note 4] -
P 051
Periods of Operation -
P 052
Pedestrian Zone -
P 053
Parking[note 4] -
P 054
km/h -
P 055
24-Hour Operation -
P 056
Zonal No Parking[note 5] -
P 057
Time Limit -
P 060
Oncoming Traffic -
P 061
Another Train Coming -
P 062
Long Low Vehicles -
P 063
Traffic Calming Ahead -
P 064
Tram Track -
P 065
Oil Spill -
P 066
Ice -
P 067
Safe Headroom -
P 068
Turn Off Engine When Stopped -
P 069
Hazard[note 4] -
P 070
Hazard - Direction and Distance -
P 071
Safe Overtaking of Cyclists 1.5m -
P 071a
Safe Overtaking of Cyclists 1.0m -
P 080
Slow
The following supplementary plates are used exclusively for roadworks signs:
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P 081
Concealed Entrance -
P 082
Type of Works (used for sign WK 001)[note 4] -
P 083
Use Shoulder -
P 084
Shoulder Closed -
P 085
Unfinished Road Surface -
P 086
On Slip Road
Notes
edit- ^ a b Motorways in Denmark, Norway and Sweden use European route numbers exclusively.
- ^ There are no assigned E-road numbers in this country.
- ^ European motorway numbers are not displayed on road signs in the United Kingdom
- ^ a b c d Text for this sign is variable. Permitted variants are outlined in the TSM.
- ^ At the end of the restriction, "Ceantar/ZONE" is substituted with "Críoch/END".
References
edit- ^ Official Languages Act 2003 Guidebook (PDF) (4 ed.). An Coimisinéir Teanga. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Melia, Paul (8 November 2013). "Green light for plan to make road signs 'more Irish'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Dual-Language Road Signs". Conradh na Gaeilge. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Maguire, Steven (22 August 2022). "Donegal road signs painted over in support of Irish language". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Heneghan, Conor. "Former mayor blasts "idiotic people" defacing place names on road signs in Donegal". JOE. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "English on many road signs defaced". Donegal News. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- S.I. No. 329/1979: Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1979
- S.I. No. 256/1971: Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1971
- S.I. No. 233/1966: Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1966
- S.I. No. 56/1964: Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1964
- S.I. No. 67/1961: Traffic Signs (Amendment) Regulations, 1961