Road signs in
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
(
Khmer: ឧបសម្ព័ន្ធស្តីពីសញ្ញាចរាចរផ្លូវគោក) are standardized
road signs
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 ...
are similar to those used in Europe but much of it resembles road signage systems used in South American countries with certain differences. The designs of road signage match their neighbours of
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
and
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
, both of which adopt a modified version of the South American road signage system (despite both Thailand and Malaysia being part of Asia). Until the early 1980s, Cambodia closely followed American, European, Australian, and Japanese practices in road sign design, with diamond-shaped warning signs and circular restrictive signs to regulate traffic. Unlike Thailand and Malaysia, Cambodia does not use the
FHWA Series fonts
Highway Gothic (formally known as the FHWA Series fonts or the Standard Alphabets for Highway Signs) is a sans-serif typeface developed by the United States Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and used for road signage in the Americas, includin ...
("Highway Gothic") typeface, favouring
Helvetica
Helvetica (originally Neue Haas Grotesk) is a widely used sans-serif typeface developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann.
Helvetica is a neo-grotesque design, one influenced by the famous 19th century (1890s) ...
instead.
Cambodian traffic signs use Khmer, the national language of Cambodia, however, English is also used for stop and important public places such as tourist attractions, airports, railway stations, and immigration checkpoints. Both Khmer and English are used on directional signage. Cambodia signed 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 ...
, but has yet to ratify the convention.
Road sign in Cambodia
www.koonkhmer.com
Prohibitory signs
File:Cambodia road sign R1-01.svg, No left turn
File:Cambodia road sign R1-02.svg, No right turn
File:Cambodia road sign R1-03.svg, No U-turn
A U-turn in driving refers to performing a 180° rotation to reverse the direction of travel. It is called a "U-turn" because the maneuver looks like the letter U. In some areas, the maneuver is illegal, while in others, it is treated as a ...
s
File:Cambodia road sign R1-04.svg, No entry
File:Cambodia road sign R1-05.svg, Closed for all vehicles
File:Cambodia road sign R1-06.svg, Closed for all road users
File:Cambodia road sign R1-07.svg, Total weight limit
File:Cambodia road sign R1-08.svg, Weight limit on one axle
File:Cambodia road sign R1-09.svg, Height limit
File:Cambodia road sign R1-10.svg, Width limit
File:Cambodia road sign R1-11.svg, Length limit
File:Cambodia road sign R1-12.svg, No entry for bicycles, motorcycles or tricycles
File:Cambodia road sign R1-13.svg, No entry for motorcycles
File:Cambodia road sign R1-14.svg, No entry for passenger cars
File:Cambodia road sign R1-15.svg, No entry for large-sized truck
File:Cambodia road sign R1-16.svg, No entry for large-sized bus
File:Cambodia road sign R1-17.svg, No entry for all motor vehicles
File:Cambodia road sign R1-18.svg, No entry for bicycles
File:Cambodia road sign R1-19.svg, No parking or waiting
File:Cambodia road sign R1-20.svg, No stopping or standing
File:Cambodia road sign R1-21.svg, No parking from 1st to 15th day of the month
File:Cambodia road sign R1-22.svg, No parking from 16th to 31st day of the month
File:Cambodia road sign R1-23.svg, No parking or waiting on odd days
File:Cambodia road sign R1-24.svg, No parking or waiting on even days
File:Cambodia road sign R1-25.svg, No overtaking
Overtaking or passing is the act of one vehicle going past another slower moving vehicle, travelling in the same direction, on a road. The lane used for overtaking another vehicle is often a passing lane farther from the road shoulder which i ...
File:Cambodia road sign R1-26.svg, End of overtaking prohibition
File:Cambodia road sign R1-27.svg, No overtaking for trucks
File:Cambodia road sign R1-28.svg, End of overtaking prohibition for trucks
File:Cambodia road sign R1-29.svg, No overtaking of trucks by trucks
File:Cambodia road sign R1-30.svg, End of prohibition for truck overtaking truck
File:Cambodia road sign R1-31.svg, No motor noise
File:Cambodia road sign R1-32.svg, End of motor noise prohibition
File:Cambodia road sign R1-33.svg, No entry for motorcycle-drawn vehicles
File:Cambodia road sign R1-34.svg, No entry for animal-drawn vehicles
File:Cambodia road sign R1-35.svg, No entry for hand carts
File:Cambodia road sign R1-36.svg, No entry for tractors
File:Cambodia road sign R1-37.svg, No entry for towed trailers
File:Cambodia road sign R1-38.svg, Minimum separation distance for light vehicles
File:Cambodia road sign R1-39.svg, Minimum separation distance for trucks
File:Cambodia road sign R1-40.svg, No entry for vehicle loading inflammable or explosive goods
File:Cambodia road sign R1-41(50).svg, Maximum speed limit
File:Cambodia road sign R1-42(50).svg, End of maximum speed limit
File:Cambodia road sign R1-43.svg, Stop at the customs station
File:Cambodia road sign R1-44.svg, Stop at the police station
File:Cambodia road sign R1-45.svg, Stop at the military police station
File:Cambodia road sign R1-46(20).svg, Speed limit 20 km/h
File:Cambodia road sign R1-46(50).svg, Speed limit 50 km/h
Mandatory signs
File:Cambodia road sign R2-01.svg, Keep right
File:Cambodia road sign R2-02.svg, Keep left
File:Cambodia road sign R2-03.svg, Turn right ahead
File:Cambodia road sign R2-04.svg, Turn left ahead
File:Cambodia road sign R2-05.svg, Proceed straight or turn right.
File:Cambodia road sign R2-06.svg, Proceed straight or turn left
File:Cambodia road sign R2-07.svg, Turn right
File:Cambodia road sign R2-08.svg, Turn left
File:Cambodia road sign R2-09.svg, Turn left or right
File:Cambodia road sign R2-10.svg, Straight through only
File:Cambodia road sign R2-11.svg, Passenger cars only
File:Cambodia road sign R2-12.svg, Animal drawn vehicle carts of all form only
File:Cambodia road sign R2-13.svg, Pedestrians only
File:Cambodia road sign R2-14.svg, End of pedestrians only
File:Cambodia road sign R2-15.svg, Pedestrians and bicycles only
File:Cambodia road sign R2-16.svg, End of pedestrians and bicycles only
File:Cambodia road sign R2-17(30).svg, Minimum speed limit
File:Cambodia road sign R2-18(30).svg, End of minimum speed limit
File:Cambodia road sign R2-19.svg, Bus lane
File:Cambodia road sign R2-20.svg, End of bus lane
File:Cambodia road sign R2-21.svg, Bicycles only
File:Cambodia road sign R2-22.svg, End of bicycles only
File:Cambodia road sign R2-23.svg, Keep right
File:Cambodia road sign R2-24.svg, Slow down
Priority signs
File:Cambodia road sign R3-01.svg, Stop
Stop may refer to:
Places
* Stop, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States
* Stop (Rogatica), a village in Rogatica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Facilities
* Bus stop
* Truck stop, a type of rest stop for truck d ...
(at intersection)
File:Cambodia road sign R3-01 (Khmer only).svg, Stop (at intersection, Khmer only)
File:Cambodia road sign R3-02.svg, Yield (at intersection)
File:Cambodia road sign R3-03.svg, Yield (at roundabout)
File:Cambodia road sign R3-04.svg, Priority intersection
File:Cambodia road sign R3-05.svg, Priority road
File:Cambodia road sign R3-06.svg, End of priority road
File:Cambodia road sign R3-07.svg, Yield to all traffic from the opposite direction
File:Cambodia road sign R3-08.svg, Priority over all traffic from the opposite direction
File:Cambodia road sign R3-09.svg, Single track Railroad Crossing
File:Cambodia road sign R3-10.svg, Double triple railroad Crossing
Warning signs
File:Cambodia road sign W1-01.svg, Be careful/other danger
File:Cambodia road sign W1-02.svg, Curve to right
File:Cambodia road sign W1-03.svg, Curve to left
File:Cambodia road sign W1-04.svg, Double curve first to right and then left
File:Cambodia road sign W1-05.svg, Double curve first to left and then right
File:Cambodia road sign W1-06.svg, Winding road
File:Cambodia road sign W1-07.svg, Road junction on the right
File:Cambodia road sign W1-08.svg, Road junction on the left
File:Cambodia road sign W1-09.svg, Y-junction ahead
File:Cambodia road sign W1-10.svg, T-junction ahead
File:Cambodia road sign W1-11.svg, Road junction on the left
File:Cambodia road sign W1-11a.svg, Road junction on the left (different road classes)
File:Cambodia road sign W1-12.svg, Road junction on the right
File:Cambodia road sign W1-12a.svg, Road junction on the right (different road classes)
File:Cambodia road sign W1-13.svg, Staggered junction, right turn first
File:Cambodia road sign W1-14.svg, Staggered junction, left turn first
File:Cambodia road sign W1-15.svg, Crossroad
File:Cambodia road sign W1-15a.svg, Crossroad on the left (different road classes)
File:Cambodia road sign W1-15b.svg, Crossroad on the right (different road classes)
File:Cambodia road sign W1-16.svg, Roundabout
File:Cambodia road sign W1-17.svg, Two-way traffic zone
File:Cambodia road sign W1-18.svg, Carriageway way narrows
File:Cambodia road sign W1-19.svg, Carriageway way narrows on the right
File:Cambodia road sign W1-20.svg, Carriageway way narrows on the left
File:Cambodia road sign W1-21.svg, Sharp right turn
File:Cambodia road sign W1-22.svg, Sharp left turn
File:Cambodia road sign W1-23.svg, Sharp right turn and left turn
File:Cambodia road sign W1-24.svg, Sharp left turn and right turn
File:Cambodia road sign W1-25.svg, Railway crossing on right road
File:Cambodia road sign W1-26.svg, Railway crossing on left road
File:Cambodia road sign W1-27.svg, Railway crossing with barrier or gate
File:Cambodia road sign W1-28.svg, Railway crossing without barrier or gate
File:Cambodia road sign W1-29.svg, Steep ascent
File:Cambodia road sign W1-30.svg, Steep descent
File:Cambodia road sign W1-31.svg, Bump
File:Cambodia road sign W1-32.svg, Uneven surface
File:Cambodia road sign W1-33.svg, Children
File:Cambodia road sign W1-34.svg, Pedestrian crossing ahead
File:Cambodia road sign W1-35.svg, Handicap crossing
File:Cambodia road sign W1-36.svg, Domestic animals
File:Cambodia road sign W1-37.svg, Wild animals
File:Cambodia road sign W1-38.svg, Slippery road
File:Cambodia road sign W1-39.svg, Landslide
File:Cambodia road sign W1-40.svg, Loose gravel
File:Cambodia road sign W1-41.svg, Cross wind caution
File:Cambodia road sign W1-42.svg, Traffic lights ahead
File:Cambodia road sign W1-43.svg, Stop sign ahead
File:Cambodia road sign W1-44.svg, Yield sign ahead
File:Cambodia road sign W1-45.svg, Divided road
File:Cambodia road sign W1-46.svg, End of divided road
File:Cambodia road sign W1-47.svg, Low flying air craft
File:Cambodia road sign W1-48.svg, Bike crossing
File:Cambodia road sign W1-49.svg, Riverbank ahead
File:Cambodia road sign W1-50.svg, Junction on a curve (different road classes)
File:Cambodia road sign W1-51.svg, Crossroad on a curve (different road classes)
File:Cambodia road sign W1-52.svg, Junction on a double curve (different road classes)
File:Cambodia road sign W1-53.svg, Crossroad on a double curve (different road classes)
Temporary signs
File:Cambodia road sign W2-01.svg, Road works ahead
File:Cambodia road sign W2-02.svg, Road works
File:Cambodia road sign W2-03.svg, Loose gravel
File:Cambodia road sign W2-04.svg, End road works
File:Cambodia road sign W2-05.svg, Detour to the right
File:Cambodia road sign W2-06.svg, Detour to the left
File:Cambodia road sign W2-07.svg, Traffic cone
File:Cambodia road sign W2-08.svg, Direction Chevron to be followed
File:Cambodia road sign W2-09.svg, Temporary Stop sign
File:Cambodia road sign W2-10.svg, Temporary Go sign
File:Cambodia road sign PW03 W2 11.png, Red-Flag
Direction signs
File:Cambodia road sign G1-01.svg, Direction sign to cities or provinces (at detour)
File:Cambodia road sign G1-02.svg, Direction sign to cities or provinces (at junction)
File:Cambodia road sign G1-02(1).svg, Direction sign to cities or provinces (at junction)
File:Cambodia road sign G1-03.svg, Direction sign to other areas (at detour)
File:Cambodia road sign G1-04.svg, Direction sign to other areas (at junction)
File:Cambodia road sign G1-05(1).svg, Guide sign to other places
File:Cambodia road sign G1-06.svg, Guide sign to other places
File:Cambodia road sign G1-07.svg, Directions to city or province
File:Cambodia road sign G1-08.svg, Weigh station
File:Cambodia road sign G1-08(1).svg, Weigh station
Built-up area and boundary signs
File:Cambodia road sign G2-01.svg, Built-up area
File:Cambodia road sign G2-02.svg, End built-up area
File:Cambodia road sign G2-03.svg, Provincial, district or commune boundary
File:Cambodia road sign G2-04.svg, End of provincial, district or commune boundary
Street name signs
File:Cambodia road sign G3-01.svg, Preah Norodom Boulevard
File:Cambodia road sign G3-02.svg, Preah Trasak Paem Street
File:Cambodia road sign G3-03.svg, Kramuon Sar Avenue
File:Cambodia road sign G3-04.svg, Street No.113
File:Cambodia road sign G3-05(AH1).svg, Asian Highway
The Asian Highway Network (AH), also known as the Great Asian Highway, is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to improve their connectivity via h ...
route 1
File:Cambodia road sign G3-05(AH11).svg, Asian Highway
The Asian Highway Network (AH), also known as the Great Asian Highway, is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to improve their connectivity via h ...
route 11
File:N1-KH.svg, National road number
File:E4-KH.png, Expressway number
Information signs
File:Cambodia road sign G4-01.svg, Parking lot
File:Cambodia road sign G4-02.svg, Pay parking lot
File:Cambodia road sign G4-03.svg, Pedestrian crossing
File:Cambodia road sign G4-04.svg, Bump
File:Cambodia road sign G4-05.svg, Ferry
File:Cambodia road sign G4-06.svg, First aid Station
File:Cambodia road sign G4-07.svg, Hospital
File:Cambodia road sign G4-08.svg, Telephone
File:Cambodia road sign G4-09.svg, Official tourist information
File:Cambodia road sign G4-10.svg, Petrol station
File:Cambodia road sign G4-11.svg, Petrol station and repair
File:Cambodia road sign G4-12.svg, Garage station
File:Cambodia road sign G4-13.svg, Restaurant
File:Cambodia road sign G4-14.svg, Cafe
File:Cambodia road sign G4-15.svg, Hotel or guest house
File:Cambodia road sign G4-16.svg, Picnic site
File:Cambodia road sign G4-17.svg, Airport
File:Cambodia road sign G4-18.svg, Boat ramp
File:Cambodia road sign G4-19.svg, Camping area
File:Cambodia road sign G4-20.svg, Caravan park or site
File:Cambodia road sign G4-21.svg, Caravan park and camping area
File:Cambodia road sign G4-22.svg, Taxi station
File:Cambodia road sign G4-23.svg, Toilet gender
File:Cambodia road sign G4-24.svg, Drinking water
File:Cambodia road sign G4-25.svg, Litter bin
File:Cambodia road sign G4-26.svg, Side-by-side cycling permitted
File:Cambodia road sign G4-27.svg, Dead end
File:Cambodia road sign G4-28.svg, Dead end on right road
File:Cambodia road sign G4-29.svg, Dead end road on left road
File:Cambodia road sign G4-30.svg, Expressway begins
File:Cambodia road sign G4-31.svg, Expressway ends
File:Cambodia road sign G4-32.svg, Compulsory lanes
File:Cambodia road sign G4-33.svg, 3 lanes merge to 2 lanes from left
File:Cambodia road sign G4-34.svg, 3 lanes merge to 2 lanes from right
File:Cambodia road sign G4-35.svg, Detour for turning left
File:Cambodia road sign G4-36.svg, Detour for vehicle having overall height exceeding specified height
File:Cambodia road sign G4-37.svg, Arrow direction exclusive lane
File:Cambodia road sign G4-38.svg, Arrow direction exclusive lane
File:Cambodia road sign G4-39.svg, One-way traffic
File:Cambodia road sign G4-40.svg, Forest Fire Warning sign
Supplementary signs
File:Cambodia road sign S1-01.svg, Bike
File:Cambodia road sign S1-02.svg, Motorcycles
File:Cambodia road sign S1-03.svg, Motorcycle-drawn vehicles
File:Cambodia road sign S1-04.svg, Cars
File:Cambodia road sign S1-05.svg, Bus
File:Cambodia road sign S1-06.svg, Large-size truck
File:Cambodia road sign S1-07.svg, Tractors
File:Cambodia road sign S1-08.svg, Animal drawn vehicles
File:Cambodia road sign S1-09.svg, Vehicles having overall length weight limit on one axle exceeding the specified weight limit on one axle
File:Cambodia road sign S1-10.svg, Large-size truck having overall length exceeding the specified length
File:Cambodia road sign S1-11.svg, Vehicles having over all length width exceeding the specified width
File:Cambodia road sign S1-12.svg, Vehicles having over all length height exceeding the specified height
File:Cambodia road sign S1-13.svg, To the right hand side
File:Cambodia road sign S1-14.svg, To the right and left hand side
File:Cambodia road sign S1-15.svg, To the left hand side
File:Cambodia road sign S1-16.svg, Forward
File:Cambodia road sign S1-17.svg, Forward and backward
File:Cambodia road sign S1-18.svg, Backward
File:Cambodia road sign S1-19.svg, Beware of trains
File:Cambodia road sign S1-20.svg, Factory gate
File:Cambodia road sign S1-21.svg, Direction of priority road
File:Cambodia road sign S1-22.svg, Direction of priority road
File:Cambodia road sign S1-23.svg, Distance identification marker
File:Cambodia road sign S1-24.svg, Time identification marker
File:Cambodia road sign S1-25.svg, Vehicles loading inflammable goods
Signposts
File:Cambodia road sign P1-01.svg, Delineator post
File:Cambodia road sign P1-02.svg, Guide post (at dangerous curve)
File:Cambodia road sign P1-03.svg, Chevron marker (to the right)
File:Cambodia road sign P1-04.svg, Chevron marker (to the left)
File:Cambodia road sign P1-05.svg, Object marker (on the right)
File:Cambodia road sign P1-06.svg, Object marker (on the curve)
File:Cambodia road sign P1-07.svg, Object marker (on the left)
File:Cambodia road sign P1-08.svg, Railway crossing post
Road markings
File:Cambodia road marking M2-02.svg, Single yellow solid line
File:Cambodia road marking M2-03.svg, Double yellow solid line
File:Cambodia road marking M2-06.svg, Single white broken line
File:Cambodia road marking M2-07.svg, White single solid line
File:Cambodia road marking M2-08.svg, Edge line
File:Cambodia road marking M3-01.svg, Straight arrow
File:Cambodia road marking M3-06.svg, Keep right arrow
File:Cambodia road marking M3-07.svg, Keep right arrow
File:Cambodia road marking M3-08.svg, Keep left arrow
File:Cambodia road marking M4-01.svg, Diagonal hatched markings (two-way road)
File:Cambodia road marking M4-02.svg, Chevron markings (one-way road)
File:Cambodia road marking M4-05.svg, Road hump marking
File:Cambodia road marking M4-06.svg, Bus stop marking
References
{{Asia topic, Road signs in
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
Transport in Cambodia