Road signs in India can vary in design, depending on the location.[citation needed] For most part, they tend to closely follow European practices, usually identical with the United Kingdom or the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, although yellow rectangular signs that do carry such messages like "Be gentle on my curves" and "Danger creeps when safety sleeps" are present nationwide.[1] Road signs in India are metric.
There is no official typeface for road signs in India. Typically, road signs may use hand-painted fonts, but some road signs in India use Arial, Highway Gothic or Transport.[citation needed]
Most urban roads and state highways have signs in the state language and English. National highways have signs in the state language, Hindi and English.
In 2012, the Tourism department of Kerala announced plans to upgrade road signs in the state to include maps of nearby hospitals.[2] The Noida Authority announced plans to replace older signboards with new fluorescent signage.[3]
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A circle with a slash shows prohibited activities and circles without slashes show rules. Triangles indicate warnings and show risks. Blue circles indicate mandatory instructions and are there for a particular classes of vehicles. Otherwise, the regular colour of sign boards is red and white.
Mandatory/Regulatory signs
Give way
Stop
Stop (in English and major Indian languages)
No entry
Straight ahead prohibited
Priority for oncoming vehicles
One-way traffic
One-way traffic
No vehicles in both directions
Cycles prohibited
Trucks prohibited
Pedestrians prohibited
Tongas prohibited
Bullock carts prohibited
Hand carts prohibited
Bullock cart and hand carts prohibited
All motor vehicles prohibited
Height limit
Width limit
Load limit
Axle load limit
Length limit
Left turn prohibited
Right turn prohibited
Overtaking prohibited
Speed limit (50 km/h)
Horns prohibited
Restriction ends
No parking
No stopping or standing
Compulsory ahead
Compulsory turn left
Compulsory turn right
Compulsory turn left ahead
Compulsory turn right ahead
Compulsory ahead or turn left
Compulsory ahead or turn right
Compulsory keep left
Compulsory keep right
Compulsory cycle track
Compulsory sound horn
Compulsory minimum speed
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Cautionary/Warning signs
Curve to left
Curve to right
Right hair pin bend
Left hair pin bend
Double curve, first to right
Double curve, first to left
Dangerous curves ahead
Degree loop
Side road to right
Side road to left
Y-junction to left
Y-junction to right
Y-junction
Intersection
Roundabout
Traffic light
T-junction
T-junction major road ahead
Major road ahead
Staggered junction
Merging traffic from right
Merging traffic from left
Road narrows
Road widens
Narrow bridge
Steep ascent
Steep descent
Road narrows on left side
Road narrows on right side
Start of dual carriageway
End of dual carriageway
Gap in median
Pedestrian crossing
Children
Built-up area
Two-way traffic
Two-way traffic on cross road ahead warning
Roadworks
Supplementary plate ''END'' at the leaving side of work zone
Danger warning
Deaf persons likely on road ahead
Blind persons likely on road ahead
Cycle crossing
Cyclists
Dip
Bump
Rumble strip
Rough road
Soft verges
Loose gravel
Slippery road
Ice
Movable bridge
Overhead cables
Quayside or riverbank
Barrier
Crosswind
Tunnel
Ferry
Tramway
Falling rocks
Animals
Wild animals
Traffic queues
Low-flying aircraft
Level crossing without barriers ahead
Level crossing with barriers ahead
Chevron
Double chevron
Triple chevron
Object hazard to left
Object hazard to right
Two-way hazard marker
Informatory signs
Stack-type advance direction sign
Map-type advance direction sign
Roundabout
Flag-type direction sign
Confirmatory sign
Place identification sign
Truck-lay by
Weigh bridge ahead
Gantry-mounted advance direction sign ahead of a grade-separated junction
Gantry-mounted advance direction ahead of an at-grade junction
Lane dedicated gantry sign
Shoulder-mounted sign in advance of grade-separated junction
Expressway sign ahead
Gantry-mounted advance direction sign ahead of a flyover in urban-city roads
Supplementary road sign ''No parking''
Supplementary road sign ''No stopping No standing''
Facility informatory signs
Restaurant
Light refreshment
Hotel or motel
First aid station
Toilet
Petrol station
Park and ride
Park and ride
Telephone
Flood gauge
Parking signs
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