Draft:Comparison of Asian road signs

Example of a Chinese road sign.

With many Asian countries not signatory to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, traffic signs in Asia can vary to a much greater degree than their European counterparts. Despite this, there are also many noticeable similarities.

Table of traffic signs comparison

Priority

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Stop

Yield / Give Way

Priority road
End of priority road
Give way to oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming traffic
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Warning

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Curve
Double curve
Series of curves
Crossroads (with priority)
Crossroads (with priority to the right or no priority)
Roundabout
Traffic signals
Two-way traffic
Two-way cross traffic
Traffic queues
Merging traffic
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Dual carriageway ahead
Dual carriageway ends
Steep ascent
Steep descent
Pedestrian crossing ahead
Pedestrians
Disabled or elderly pedestrians
or

or

or

or

or
Children
Cyclists
or
Domesticated animalsFile:China road sign 警 12.svg
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Wild animalsFile:China road sign 警 13.svg
Road narrows
Narrow bridge
Uneven surfaceFile:China road sign 警 24.svg
Bump
Dip
Slippery surface
Loose surface material
Soft verges
Falling rocks
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Crosswinds
Unprotected quayside or riverbank
or
Opening bridge
Tunnel
Low-flying aircraft
Trams
Level crossing with barriers ahead
or
Level crossing without barriers ahead
Level crossing
or
Level crossing (multiple tracks)
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Roadworks
Other danger
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Prohibitory

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No entry
No vehicles
No motor vehicles
No motor vehicles except motorcycles
No motorcycles
No mopeds
No pedal cycles
No heavy goods vehicles
No buses
No vehicles pulling a trailer
or

or
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No agricultural vehicles
No animal-drawn vehicles
or
No vehicles carrying dangerous goods
No vehicles carrying water pollutants
No vehicles carrying inflammables or explosives
Height limit
Width limit
Length limit
or


or
Weight limit
Weight limit per axle
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No stopping
No parking
No overtaking
No overtaking by heavy goods vehicles
No right turn
No left turn
No U-turn
Minimum following distance between vehicles
or
No honking or excessive motor noise
No pedestrians
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No handcarts
No rickshaws
Speed limit
End of speed limit
or
End of no honking or excessive motor noise
End of no overtaking


End of all previously signed restrictions
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Mandatory

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Go straight
Turn right
Go straight or turn right
Turn left or right
Roundabout
Keep left / Keep right
May pass on either side
or

or

or

or
Minimum speed limit
End of minimum speed limit
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Sound horn
Footpath
Cycle path
Shared pedestrian and cycle path
Segregated pedestrian and cycle path
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Special regulations

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One-way street
Pedestrian crossing
or

or

or
Tunnel
Motorway
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Indication

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No through road
Hospital
First aid or Clinic
Parking
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Other

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Stop sign ahead


Yield / Give Way sign ahead


No straight ahead
Slow / Reduce speed
or

or

or

or

or
Advisory speed
Road closed

Side-by-side cycling permitted
Stop line / Stop here on red
Customs
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See also

Notes

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