Road sign Traffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of or above roads to give instructions or provide information to road users. The earliest signs were simple wooden or stone milestones. Later, signs with directional arms were introduce ...

s in

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

are regulated in ''Straßenverkehrsordnung'' (StVO). Road signs are generally placed on the right side next to the road or above the road. Sometimes signs are also placed on both sides, in some exceptional cases signs are only place on the left or on one side (particularly town signs). Austrian warning and prohibitory signs have a white background framed by red edges like most of the European road signs. However Austria has a different ''No through road (dead end) - sign'' as most of the European countries. The sign seems to be a white inverted T and has no red stripe. Austrian road signs depict people with realistic (as opposed to stylized) silhouettes. The

Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals The Convention on Road Signs and Signals, commonly known as the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, is a multilateral treaty designed to increase road safety and aid international road traffic by standardising the signing system for roa ...

, the country's original signatory, takes its name from the country's capital,

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

Warning signs

File:Gefahrenzeichen 1.svg, 1: Uneven road File:Gefahrenzeichen 2a.svg, 2a: Dangerous curve to right File:Gefahrenzeichen 2b.svg, 2b: Dangerous curve to left File:Gefahrenzeichen 2c.svg, 2c: Dangerous curves, first to right File:Gefahrenzeichen 2d.svg, 2d: Dangerous curves, first to left File:Gefahrenzeichen 3.svg, 3: Crossroad with priority to the right File:Gefahrenzeichen 3a.svg, 3a: Roundabout File:Gefahrenzeichen 4.svg, 4: Crossroad with minor priority road File:Gefahrenzeichen 6a.svg, 6a: Level crossing with barriers File:Gefahrenzeichen 6b.svg, 6b: Level crossing without barriers File:Gefahrenzeichen 6c I links.svg, 6c: Level crossing mark (left) - Distance to level crossing approx. 80m File:Gefahrenzeichen 6c I rechts.svg, 6c: Level crossing mark (right) - Distance to level crossing approx. 80m File:Gefahrenzeichen 6c II links.svg, 6c: Level crossing mark (left) - Distance to level crossing approx. 160m File:Gefahrenzeichen 6c II rechts.svg, 6c: Level crossing mark (right) - Distance to level crossing approx. 160m File:Gefahrenzeichen 6c III links.svg, 6c: Level crossing mark (left) - Distance to level crossing approx. 240m File:Gefahrenzeichen 6c III rechts.svg, 6c: Level crossing mark (right) - Distance to level crossing approx. 240m File:Gefahrenzeichen 6c III links mit 6b.svg, Level crossing without barrier in approx. 240m File:Gefahrenzeichen 6c III rechts mit 6a.svg, Level crossing with barrier in approx. 240m File:Gefahrenzeichen 6c III rechts mit 6b.svg, Level crossing without barrier in approx. 240m File:Gefahrenzeichen 6d.svg, 6d: Andreaskreuz: Indicates a single-track level crossing File:Gefahrenzeichen 6d doppelt.svg, 6d: Andreaskreuz: Indicates a multitrack level crossing File:Gefahrenzeichen 6d Tafel.svg, 6d: Single-track level crossing (Andreaskreuz) File:Gefahrenzeichen 6d doppelt Tafel.svg, 6d: Multitrack level crossing (Andreaskreuz) File:Gefahrenzeichen 6d liegend.svg, 6d: Andreaskreuz (sideward) File:Gefahrenzeichen 6d doppelt liegend.svg, 6d: Andreaskreuz (sideward) File:Gefahrenzeichen 7.svg, 7: Steep hill downwards File:Gefahrenzeichen 7a.svg, 7a: Steep hill upwards File:Gefahrenzeichen 8a.svg, 8a: Road narrows on both sides File:Gefahrenzeichen 8b.svg, 8b: Road narrows from left side File:Gefahrenzeichen 8c.svg, 8c: Road narrows from right side File:Gefahrenzeichen 9.svg, 9: Road works File:Gefahrenzeichen 10.svg, 10: Slippery road File:Gefahrenzeichen 10a.svg, 10a: Crosswind File:Gefahrenzeichen 10b.svg, 10b: Falling rocks File:Gefahrenzeichen 10c.svg, 10c: Low-flying aircraft File:Gefahrenzeichen 11.svg, 11: Pedestrian crossing File:Gefahrenzeichen 11a.svg, 11a: Cyclist crossing File:Gefahrenzeichen 12.svg, 12: Children File:Gefahrenzeichen 13a.svg, 13a: Animals (

cow Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult ma ...

) File:Gefahrenzeichen 13b.svg, 13b: Animals (

deer Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the re ...

) File:Gefahrenzeichen 14.svg, 14: Two-way traffic File:Gefahrenzeichen 14a.svg, 14a: Motorist driving against the traffic on motorways File:Gefahrenzeichen 15.svg, 15: Traffic signals File:Gefahrenzeichen 16.svg, 16: Other dangers

Prohibitory signs

File:Vorschriftszeichen 1.svg, 1: Closed to all vehicles in both directions File:Vorschriftszeichen 2.svg, 2: No entry File:Vorschriftszeichen 3a.svg, 3a: No left turn File:Vorschriftszeichen 3b.svg, 3b: No right turn File:Vorschriftszeichen 3c.svg, 3c: No U-turns File:Vorschriftszeichen 4a.svg, 4a: No overtaking File:Vorschriftszeichen 4b.svg, 4b: End of overtaking restriction File:Vorschriftszeichen 4c.svg, 4c: No overtaking by lorries File:Vorschriftszeichen 4d.svg, 4d: End of overtaking by lorries restriction File:Vorschriftszeichen 5.svg, 5: Duty of wait by oncoming traffic (give priority to vehicles from the opposite direction) File:Vorschriftszeichen 6a.svg, 6a: No power-driven vehicles except single-tracked motorcycles File:Vorschriftszeichen 6b.svg, 6b: No single-tracked motorcycles File:Vorschriftszeichen 6c.svg, 6c: No power-driven vehicles File:Vorschriftszeichen 6d.svg, 6d: No power-driven vehicles drawing a trailer File:Vorschriftszeichen 7a.svg, 7a: No lorries File:Vorschriftszeichen 7a Gewicht.svg, 7a No lorries having a weight exceeding ... tonnes File:Vorschriftszeichen 7a Länge.svg, 7a No lorries exceeding ... meters File:Vorschriftszeichen 7b.svg, 7b: No lorries drawing a trailer File:Vorschriftszeichen 7c.svg, 7c: No animal-drawn vehicles File:Vorschriftszeichen 7e.svg, 7e: No vehicles carrying dangerous goods File:Vorschriftszeichen 7f.svg, 7f: No omnibuses File:Vorschriftszeichen 8a.svg, 8a: No cycles or mopeds File:Vorschriftszeichen 8b.svg, 8b: No mopeds File:Vorschriftszeichen 8c.svg, 8c: No cycles File:Vorschriftszeichen 9a.svg, 9a: No vehicles having an overall width exceeding ... meters File:Vorschriftszeichen 9b.svg, 9b: No vehicles having an overall height exceeding ... meters File:Vorschriftszeichen 9c.svg, 9c: No vehicles exceeding ... tonnes laden weight File:Vorschriftszeichen 9d.svg, 9d: No vehicles having a weight exceeding ... tonnes on one axle File:Vorschriftszeichen 10a.svg, 10a: Speed limit (allowed maximum speed) File:Vorschriftszeichen 10b.svg, 10b: End of speed limit File:Vorschriftszeichen 11.svg, 11: End of overtaking-restriction & speed limit File:Vorschriftszeichen 11a.svg, 11a: Zone limitation File:Vorschriftszeichen 11b.svg, 11b: End of zone limitation File:Vorschriftszeichen 12.svg, 12: Stop - Toll File:Vorschriftszeichen 13a.svg, 13a: No parking File:Vorschriftszeichen 13b.svg, 13b: No standing or parking File:Vorschriftszeichen 13c-a.svg, 13c/a: Alternative parking - No parking on uneven days File:Vorschriftszeichen 13c-b.svg, 13c/b: Alternative parking - No parking on even days File:Vorschriftszeichen 13d.svg, 13d: Beginning of a short-term parking zone File:Vorschriftszeichen 13e.svg, 13e: End of a short-term parking zone File:Vorschriftszeichen 14.svg, 14: Prohibition of horn sounding File:Vorschriftszeichen_14a.svg, 14a: Riding prohibited File:F%C3%BC%C3%9Fg%C3%A4nger-Verbot.svg, 14b: Pedestrians prohibited

Mandatory signs

File:Vorschriftszeichen 15 links.svg, 15: Prescribed direction: Left only File:Vorschriftszeichen 15 rechts.svg, 15: Prescribed direction: Right only File:Vorschriftszeichen 15 gerade.svg, 15: Prescribed direction: Straight ahead only File:Vorschriftszeichen 15 links abb.svg, 15: Prescribed direction: Turn left File:Vorschriftszeichen 15 rechts abb.svg, 15: Prescribed direction: Turn right File:Vorschriftszeichen 15 gerade links.svg, 15: Prescribed direction: Turn left or continue straight ahead File:Vorschriftszeichen 15 gerade rechts.svg, 15: Prescribed direction: Turn right or continue straight ahead File:Vorgeschriebene_Fahrtrichtung_(Links_oder_Rechts).png, 15: Prescribed direction: Turn left or right File:Vorschriftszeichen 15 links geneigt.svg, 15: Prescribed direction: Follow lane on the left side File:Vorschriftszeichen 15 rechts geneigt.svg, 15: Prescribed direction: Follow lane on the right side File:Vorschriftszeichen_15a.svg, 15a: Prescribed direction for transport with dangerous goods File:Vorschriftszeichen 16.svg, 16: Track for cyclists & roller-skaters File:Vorschriftszeichen 16a.svg, 16a: End of track for cyclists & roller-skaters File:Vorschriftszeichen 17.svg, 17: Footpath - Track only for pedestrians File:Vorschriftszeichen 17a-a.svg, 17a: Track only for cycles & pedestrians File:Vorschriftszeichen 17a-b.svg, 17a-b: Track only for cycles & pedestrians ''(separated tracks)'' File:Vorschriftszeichen 17a-c.svg, 17a-c: End of Track only for cycles & pedestrians File:Vorschriftszeichen 17a-d.svg, 17a- d: End of Track only for cycles & pedestrians ''(separated tracks)'' File:Vorschriftszeichen 17b.svg, 17b: Track only for horse riders File:Vorschriftszeichen 17c.svg, 17c: End of footpath - Track only for pedestrians File:Vorschriftszeichen 18.svg, 18: Pedestrian underpass File:Vorschriftszeichen 19.svg, 19: Prescribed minimum speed File:Vorschriftszeichen 19a.svg, 19a: End of prescribed minimum speed limit File:Vorschriftszeichen 21.svg, 21: U-turn is prescribed File:Vorschriftszeichen 22.svg, 22: Obligation to put on

snow chains Snow chains, or tire chains, are devices fitted to the tires of vehicles to provide increased traction when driving through snow and ice. Snow chains attach to the drive wheels of a vehicle or special systems deploy chains which swing under ...

File:Vorschriftszeichen 22a.svg, 22a: End of obligation to put on snow chains

Priority signs

File:Vorschriftszeichen 23.svg, 23: Give way File:Vorschriftszeichen 24.svg, 24: Stop File:Vorschriftszeichen 25a.svg, 25a: Priority road File:Vorschriftszeichen 25b.svg, 25a: End of priority road

Informational signs

File:Hinweiszeichen 1a.svg, 1a: Parking lot or parking lane File:Hinweiszeichen 1b.svg, 1b: Parking lot File:Hinweiszeichen 1c.svg, 1c: Breakdown bay File:Hinweiszeichen 2.svg, 2: Hospital File:Hinweiszeichen 2a.svg, 2a: Pedestrian crossing File:Hinweiszeichen 2b.svg, 2b: Cyclist crossing File:Hinweiszeichen 2c-a.svg, 2c: Pedestrian and cyclist crossing File:Hinweiszeichen 2c-b.svg, 2c: Cyclist and pedestrian crossing File:Hinweiszeichen 3.svg, 3: First aid File:Hinweiszeichen 3a.svg, 3a: Church services File:Hinweiszeichen 4.svg, 4: Break-down service File:Hinweiszeichen 5.svg, 5: Telephone File:Hinweiszeichen 6.svg, 6: Gas station File:Hinweiszeichen 6a.svg, 6a: Taxi stand File:Hinweiszeichen 7.svg, 7: End of two-way traffic File:Hinweiszeichen 7a.svg, 7a: Oncoming traffic must yield File:Hinweiszeichen 8a.svg, 8a: Beginning of Motorway File:Hinweiszeichen 8b.svg, 8b: End of Motorway File:Hinweiszeichen 8c.svg, 8c: Motorroad File:Hinweiszeichen 8d.svg, 8d: End of Motorroad File:Hinweiszeichen 9a.svg, 9a: Pedestrian zone File:Hinweiszeichen 9b.svg, 9b: End of pedestrian zone File:Hinweiszeichen 9c.svg, 9c: Residential street File:Hinweiszeichen 9d.svg, 9d: End of a residential street File:Hinweiszeichen 9e new.svg, 9e: Residential mixed traffic area File:Hinweiszeichen 9f.svg, 9f: End of residential mixed traffic area File:Hinweiszeichen 9e.svg, 9g: Tunnel File:Hinweiszeichen 10 links.svg, 10: One-way traffic (left) File:Hinweiszeichen 10 rechts.svg, 10: One-way traffic (right) File:Hinweiszeichen 10a.svg, 10a: On red or yellow traffic light, trams turn into the following direction File:Hinweiszeichen 11.svg, 11: No through road (dead end) File:Hinweiszeichen 12.svg, 12: Street lights that are not turned on for the whole night File:Hinweiszeichen 13a groß.svg, 13a Direction sign File:Hinweiszeichen 13a klein.svg, 13a Direction sign File:Hinweiszeichen 13b mit Nr. geradeaus.svg, 13b: Direction sign File:Hinweiszeichen 13b ohne Nr. geradeaus.svg, 13b: Direction sign File:Hinweiszeichen 13b mit Nr. rechts-1.svg, 13b: Direction sign File:Hinweiszeichen 13c links.svg, 13c: Direction sign to other transportation infrastructure File:Hinweiszeichen 13d links.svg, 13d: Direction sign to local destination or destination area. File:Hinweiszeichen 14a.svg, 14a: Direction sign for an upcoming junction to a Motorway or Motorroad File:Hinweiszeichen 14b rechts.svg, 14b: Direction sign to Motorway or Motorroad (right) File:Hinweiszeichen 14b schräg rechts.svg, 14b: Direction sign to Motorway or Motorroad (diagonal right) File:Hinweiszeichen 15a-a.svg, 15a-a: Direction sign for an upcoming Motorway or Motorroad exit File:Hinweiszeichen 15a-b.svg, 15a-b: Direction sign for an upcoming Motorway or Motorroad exit File:Hinweiszeichen 15a-c.svg, 15a-c: Direction sign for an upcoming Motorway or Motorroad exit File:Hinweiszeichen 15a-d.svg, 15a-d: Direction sign for an upcoming Motorway or Motorroad exit File:Hinweiszeichen 15b-a.svg, 15b-a: Exit sign - Motorway or Motorroad File:Hinweiszeichen 15b-b hoch.svg, 15b-b portrait: Exit sign - Motorway or Motorroad File:Hinweiszeichen 15b-b quer.svg, 15b-b landscape: Exit sign - Motorway or Motorroad File:Hinweiszeichen 15c.svg, 15c: Orientation sign – Motorway or Motorroad File:Hinweiszeichen 16a.svg, 16a: Warning of an upcoming diversion File:Hinweiszeichen 16b rechts.svg, 16b: Diversion to a town (destination) File:Hinweiszeichen 16b geradeaus.svg, 16b: Diversion File:Hinweiszeichen 16b rechts LKW.svg, 16b: Diversion (for lorries) File:Hinweiszeichen 16c-a.svg, 16c-a: Change of lane directions/Oncoming lanes will come to an end in ... m File:Hinweiszeichen 16c-b.svg, 16c-b: Change of lane directions/Oncoming lanes will come to an end in ... m File:Hinweiszeichen 17a.svg, 17a: Town sign File:Hinweiszeichen 17b.svg, 17b: Town area ends File:Hinweiszeichen 18.svg, 18: International arterial File:Hinweiszeichen 19.svg, 19: Street with the right-of-way File:Hinweiszeichen 21.svg, 21: Street without the right-of-way File:Allgemeine Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkung Österreich §53-22.svg, 22: General speed limits in Austria File:Hinweiszeichen 23.svg, 23: Prescribed direction File:Hinweiszeichen 23a grrrg.svg, 23a: Prescribed direction File:Hinweiszeichen 23a rllg.svg, 23a: Prescribed direction File:Hinweiszeichen 23b 1+2-1.svg, 23b: Two lanes merge into one in my driving direction File:Hinweiszeichen 23b 1+2 in ... m.svg, 23b: Two lanes ahead in my driving direction File:Hinweiszeichen 23c.svg, 23c: Lanes merge File:Hinweiszeichen 24.svg, 24: Road reserved for buses File:Hinweiszeichen 25.svg, 25: Lane reserved for city buses File:Hinweiszeichen 26.svg, 26: Road reserved for bicycle File:Hinweiszeichen 27.svg, 27: Bicycle path File:Hinweiszeichen 28a.svg, 28a: Pedestrian and bicycle path (shared) File:Hinweiszeichen 28b.svg, 28b: Pedestrian and bicycle path (separated) File:Zeichen 625-10 - Richtungstafel in Kurven (Aufstellung rechts), 500x500; StVO 1992.svg, 29a:Chevron left File:Zeichen 625-20 - Richtungstafel in Kurven (Aufstellung links), 500x500; StVO 1992.svg, 29b:chevron right File:Zeichen 625-11 - Richtungstafel in Kurven (Aufstellung rechts), 500x1500, StVO 1992.svg, 30a:Chevron multiplayer left File:Zeichen 625-21 - Richtungstafel in Kurven (Aufstellung links), 500x1500, StVO 1992.svg, 30b:chevron multiplayer right File:SADC road sign W402.svg, alt=, 31a:Barrier to the left File:SADC road sign W401.svg, alt=, 30b:Barrier to the right

Additional auxiliary signs

File:Zusatztafel a.svg, a: Distance File:Zusatztafel b.svg, b: Length File:Zusatztafel c.svg, c: STOP sign announcement File:Zusatztafel d.svg, d: Crossroad is a priority road File:Zusatztafel e.svg, e: Defined course of a priority road File:Zusatztafel f.svg, f: In case of snow ice buildup on road File:Zusatztafel g.svg, g: In case of rainfall File:Zusatztafel h.svg, h: Except (people using wheelchairs) File:Zusatztafel i.svg, i: Except (motor tractors, power-driven working vehicles) File:Zusatztafel j.svg, j: Tow-away zone File:Zusatztafel k.svg, k: Only for this lane File:Zusatztafel l.svg, l: Only for lane, on the left side of median File:Zusatztafel m.svg, m: Except for electrical vehicle during charging

Further signs

File:Schulbus A.svg, School bus sign - schoolchildren transportation (Austria) File:Schulbus-Schild, BOKraft, Anlage 4 (§ 33 Abs. 4), BGBl. I 1975.svg, School bus sign - schoolchildren transportation (Germany) ''(also used in Austria)''

Retired signs

File:Gefahrenzeichen 16 (old).svg, 16: Other dangers File:Vorschriftszeichen 24 (old).svg, 24: Stop File:Hinweiszeichen 10 links (old).svg, 10: One-way traffic (left) File:Hinweiszeichen 10 rechts (old).svg, 10: One-way traffic (right) Vorschriftszeichen 7d.svg, 7d: Tank or fuel vehicle prohibited File:Zusatztafel auf Pfeifsignal achten.jpg, Pay attention to train related acoustical signals

References

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