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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 are used in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

, and can also be found in some

overseas territories of France Overseas France (french: France d'outre-mer) consists of 13 France, French-administered territories outside Europe, mostly the remains of the French colonial empire that chose to remain a part of the French state under various statuses after ...

Warning signs

File:France road sign A1a.svg, Bend to right File:France road sign A1b.svg, Bend to left File:France road sign A1c.svg, Double bend first to right File:France road sign A1d.svg, Double bend first to left File:France road sign A2a.svg, Uneven road File:France road sign A2b.svg, Bumps in road File:France road sign A3.svg, Road narrows File:France road sign A3a.svg, Road narrows on right File:France road sign A3b.svg, Road narrows on left File:France road sign A4.svg, Slippery road File:France road sign A6.svg, Opening bridge ahead File:France road sign A7.svg,

Level crossing A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass ...

with gates File:France road sign A8.svg,

without gates File:France road sign A9.svg,

Tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...

s crossing ahead File:France road sign A13a.svg, Children crossing File:France road sign A13b.svg,

Pedestrian crossing A pedestrian crossing (or crosswalk in American English) is a place designated for pedestrians to cross a road, street or avenue. The term "pedestrian crossing" is also used in the Vienna and Geneva Conventions, both of which pertain to road sig ...

File:France road sign A14.svg, Other danger File:France road sign A15a1.svg, Cattle File:France road sign A15a2.svg, Sheep File:France road sign A15b.svg,

Wild animals Wildlife refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. Wildlife was also synonymous to game: those birds and mammals that were hunted fo ...

File:France road sign A15c.svg,

Equestrians Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, Driving (horse), driving, and Equestrian vaulting, vaulting ...

File:France road sign A16.svg, Steep hill downwards File:France road sign A17.svg,

Traffic light Traffic lights, traffic signals, or stoplights – known also as robots in South Africa are signalling devices positioned at intersection (road), road intersections, pedestrian crossings, and other locations in order to control flows of traf ...

File:France road sign A18.svg, Two-way traffic ahead File:France road sign A20.svg, Quayside or river bank File:France road sign A21.svg, Cyclists File:France road sign A23.svg, Low-flying

aircraft An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines ...

File:France road sign A24.svg, Side winds

Priority signs

File:France road sign AB1.svg,

Crossroads Crossroads, crossroad, cross road or similar may refer to: * Crossroads (junction), where four roads meet Film and television Films * ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa * ''Cross Roads'' (film), a 1930 Brit ...

with right of way from the right File:France road sign AB2.svg,

with priority File:France road sign AB3a.svg,

Give way In road transport, a yield or give way sign indicates that merging drivers must prepare to stop if necessary to let a driver on another approach proceed. A driver who stops or slows down to let another vehicle through has yielded the right of ...

File:France road sign AB3b.svg,

Give Way sign In road transport, a yield or give way sign indicates that merging drivers must prepare to stop if necessary to let a driver on another approach proceed. A driver who stops or slows down to let another vehicle through has yielded the right of ...

150 metres ahead File:France road sign AB4.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 ...

File:France road sign AB5.svg,

Stop sign A stop sign is a traffic sign designed to notify drivers that they must come to a complete stop and make sure the intersection is safely clear of vehicles and pedestrians before continuing past the sign. In many countries, the sign is a red oc ...

150 metres ahead File:France road sign AB25.svg,

Roundabout A roundabout is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.''The New Shorter Oxford En ...

File:France road sign AB6.svg, Priority road File:France road sign AB7.svg, End of priority road

Regulatory signs

File:France road sign B0.svg, No

vehicle A vehicle (from la, vehiculum) is a machine that transports people or cargo. Vehicles include wagons, bicycles, motor vehicles (motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, mobility scooters for disabled people), railed vehicles (trains, trams), wa ...

s File:France road sign B1.svg,

No entry One-way traffic (or uni-directional traffic) is traffic that moves in a single direction. A one-way street is a street either facilitating only one-way traffic, or designed to direct vehicles to move in one direction. One-way streets typical ...

File:France road sign B2a.svg, No left turn File:France road sign B2b.svg, No right turn File:France road sign B2c.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 m ...

s File:France road sign B3.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:France road sign B3a.svg, No

lorries A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction ...

File:France road sign B4.svg, Stop - customs File:France road sign B5a.svg, Stop - gendarmerie File:France road sign B5b.svg, Stop - police File:France road sign B5c2.svg, Stop - toll File:France road sign B6a1.svg, No

parking Parking is the act of stopping and disengaging a vehicle and leaving it unoccupied. Parking on one or both sides of a road is often permitted, though sometimes with restrictions. Some buildings have parking facilities for use of the buildings' ...

File:France road sign B6a2.svg,

Parking Parking is the act of stopping and disengaging a vehicle and leaving it unoccupied. Parking on one or both sides of a road is often permitted, though sometimes with restrictions. Some buildings have parking facilities for use of the buildings' ...

restrictions File:France road sign B6a3.svg,

restrictions File:France road sign B6d.svg, No stopping File:France road sign B7a.svg, No

motor vehicle A motor vehicle, also known as motorized vehicle or automotive vehicle, is a self-propelled land vehicle, commonly wheeled, that does not operate on Track (rail transport), rails (such as trains or trams) and is used for the transportation of pe ...

s except

moped A moped ( ) is a type of small motorcycle, generally having a less stringent licensing requirement than full motorcycles or automobiles. The term used to mean a similar vehicle except with both bicycle pedals and a motorcycle engine. Mopeds typic ...

s File:France road sign B7b.svg, No

s including

s File:France road sign B8.svg, No

File:France road sign B9a.svg, No

pedestrian A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. In modern times, the term usually refers to someone walking on a road or pavement, but this was not the case historically. The meaning of pedestrian is displayed with ...

s File:France road sign B9b.svg, No

cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

File:France road sign B9c.svg, No

horse-drawn vehicle A horse-drawn vehicle is a mechanized piece of equipment pulled by one horse or by a team of horses. These vehicles typically had two or four wheels and were used to carry passengers and/or a load. They were once common worldwide, but they have m ...

s File:France road sign B9d.svg, No

tractor A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or construction. Most common ...

s File:France road sign B9e.svg, No handcarts File:France road sign B9f.svg, No buses File:France road sign B9g.svg, No mopeds File:France road sign B9h.svg, No

motorcycle A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...

s File:France road sign B9i.svg, No

s towing caravans File:France road sign B10a.svg,

Length Length is a measure of distance. In the International System of Quantities, length is a quantity with dimension distance. In most systems of measurement a base unit for length is chosen, from which all other units are derived. In the Interna ...

limit (10 metres) File:France road sign B11.svg,

Width Length is a measure of distance. In the International System of Quantities, length is a quantity with dimension distance. In most systems of measurement a base unit for length is chosen, from which all other units are derived. In the Interna ...

limit (2.5 metres) File:France road sign B12.svg,

Height Height is measure of vertical distance, either vertical extent (how "tall" something or someone is) or vertical position (how "high" a point is). For example, "The height of that building is 50 m" or "The height of an airplane in-flight is abou ...

limit (3.5 metres) File:France road sign B13.svg,

Weight In science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force acting on the object due to gravity. Some standard textbooks define weight as a Euclidean vector, vector quantity, the gravitational force acting on the object. Others define weigh ...

limit (5.5 tonnes) File:Signal B13A.svg,

Axle An axle or axletree is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. On wheeled vehicles, the axle may be fixed to the wheels, rotating with them, or fixed to the vehicle, with the wheels rotating around the axle. In the former case, bearing ...

weight limit (5 tonnes) File:France road sign B14 (50).svg,

Speed limit Speed limits on road traffic, as used in most countries, set the legal maximum speed at which vehicles may travel on a given stretch of road. Speed limits are generally indicated on a traffic sign reflecting the maximum permitted speed - expres ...

(50 km/h) File:France road sign B15.svg, Give priority to oncoming vehicles File:France road sign B16.svg, No sounding of horns File:France road sign B17.svg, No traffic allowed without indicated minimum distance between vehicles File:France road sign B18a.svg, No vehicles carrying explosives File:France road sign B18b.svg, No vehicles carrying water pollutants File:France road sign B18c.svg, No vehicles carrying dangerous goods File:France road sign B19.svg, No motorcyclists File:France road sign B21-1.svg, Turn right File:France road sign B21-2.svg, Turn left File:France road sign B21a1.svg, Keep right File:France road sign B21a2.svg, Keep left File:France road sign B21b.svg, Ahead only File:France road sign B21c1.svg, Turn right ahead File:France road sign B21c2.svg, Turn left ahead File:France road sign B21d1.svg, Go ahead or turn right File:France road sign B21d2.svg, Go ahead or turn left File:France road sign B21e.svg, Turn left or right File:France road sign B22a.svg,

Bicycle lane Bike lanes (US) or cycle lanes (UK) are types of bikeways (cycleways) with lanes on the roadway for cyclists only. In the United Kingdom, an on-road cycle-lane can be firmly restricted to cycles (marked with a solid white line, entry by motor v ...

File:France road sign B22b.svg,

Pedestrian A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. In modern times, the term usually refers to someone walking on a road or pavement, but this was not the case historically. The meaning of pedestrian is displayed with ...

lane File:France road sign B22c.svg,

Bridleway A bridle path, also bridleway, equestrian trail, horse riding path, ride, bridle road, or horse trail, is a trail or a thoroughfare that is used by people riding horses, riding on horses. Trails originally created for use by horses often now s ...

File:France road sign B25 (30).svg, Minimum speed File:France road sign B26.svg,

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 ...

compulsory File:France road sign B27a.svg,

Bus lane A bus lane or bus-only lane is a lane restricted to buses, often on certain days and times, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion. The related term busway describes a roadway ...

File:France road sign B27b.svg, Tram lane File:France road sign B29.svg, Switch on headlights File:France road sign B30 (30).svg, 30 km/h zone File:France road sign B31.svg, End of restriction File:France road sign B33 (50).svg, End of 50 km/h zone File:France road sign B34.svg, End of no

File:France road sign B34a.svg, End of no

File:France road sign B35.svg, End of no sounding of horns File:France road sign B39.svg, End of restrictions to motorists File:France road sign B40.svg, End of

bicycle lane Bike lanes (US) or cycle lanes (UK) are types of bikeways (cycleways) with lanes on the roadway for cyclists only. In the United Kingdom, an on-road cycle-lane can be firmly restricted to cycles (marked with a solid white line, entry by motor v ...

File:France road sign B41.svg, End of

lane File:France road sign B42.svg, End of

bridleway A bridle path, also bridleway, equestrian trail, horse riding path, ride, bridle road, or horse trail, is a trail or a thoroughfare that is used by people riding horses, riding on horses. Trails originally created for use by horses often now s ...

File:France road sign B43 (30).svg, End of minimum speed File:France road sign B44.svg, End of

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 ...

zone File:France road sign B45a.svg, End of

bus lane A bus lane or bus-only lane is a lane restricted to buses, often on certain days and times, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion. The related term busway describes a roadway ...

File:France road sign B49.svg, End of compulsory headlight use zone File:France road sign B52.svg,

Home Zone A home zone (or play street) is a living street (or group of streets) as implemented in the United Kingdom, which are designed primarily to meet the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, children and residents and where the speeds and dominance of cars ...

(20 km/h speed limit) File:France road sign B53.svg, End of

File:France road sign B54.svg, Pedestrian precinct File:France road sign B55.svg, End of pedestrian precinct

Information signs

File:France road sign C1a.svg,

zone File:France road sign C1b.svg,

Disc parking Disc parking is a system of allowing time-restricted free parking through display of a ''parking disc'' or ''clock disc'' showing the time at which the vehicle was parked. A patrolling parking attendant can inspect the disc to check whether pay ...

zone File:France road sign C1c.svg, Meter parking zone File:France road sign C3.svg, Risk of fire File:France road sign C4a (50).svg, Advisory minimum speed File:France road sign C4b (50).svg, End of advisory minimum speed File:France road sign C5.svg,

Taxi rank A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice ...

File:France road sign C6.svg,

Bus stop A bus stop is a place where buses stop for passengers to get on and off the bus. The construction of bus stops tends to reflect the level of usage, where stops at busy locations may have shelters, seating, and possibly electronic passenger ...

File:France road sign C8.svg, Breakdown bay File:France road sign C12.svg,

One-way traffic One-way traffic (or uni-directional traffic) is traffic that moves in a single direction. A one-way street is a street either facilitating only one-way traffic, or designed to direct vehicles to move in one direction. One-way streets typical ...

File:France road sign C13a.svg,

No through road No (and variant writings) may refer to one of these articles: English language * ''Yes'' and ''no'' (responses) * A determiner in noun phrases Alphanumeric symbols * No (kana), a letter/syllable in Japanese script * No symbol, displayed � ...

File:France road sign C13b.svg,

File:France road sign C14.svg, Road use restrictions File:France road sign C14-2.svg, Road use restrictions File:France road sign C18.svg, Priority over oncoming vehicles File:France road sign C20a.svg,

File:France road sign C20c.svg,

crossing File:France road sign C23.svg, Caravan parking restricted File:France road sign C24a-3.svg, Contra-flow bus lane File:Signal C24a.svg, Lane forbidden for use by lorries File:France road sign C24b.svg, Slip road to left File:France road sign C24b-2.svg, Slip road to right File:France road sign C24c.svg, Level crossing with gates on side road File:France road sign C24c-2.svg, Contra-flow cycle lane File:France road sign C25a.svg,

s in France (at entrance to country) File:France road sign C25b.svg,

s on motorways File:France road sign C26a.svg, Escape lane on right File:France road sign C26b.svg, Escape lane on left File:France road sign C27.svg, Speed humps File:France road sign C28-2.svg, Lanes merge File:Signal C28-3.svg, Lanes merge File:Signal C29a-1.svg, Overtaking lanes File:Signal C29b.svg, Overtaking lanes File:Signal C30.svg, End of overtaking lanes File:France road sign C50.svg, Parking allowed on pavement File:France road sign C62.svg, Toll ticket marking point File:France road sign C64a.svg, Manned tollbooth File:C64b new.svg, Toll payment by debit or credit card File:France road sign C64c.svg, Toll payment by cash File:France road sign C64d2.svg, Toll payment by subscription File:France road sign C107.svg, Fast traffic highway File:France road sign C108.svg, End of fast traffic highway File:France road sign C111.svg,

Tunnel A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, and enclosed except for the entrance and exit, commonly at each end. A pipeline is not a tunnel, though some recent tunnels have used immersed tube cons ...

File:France road sign C112.svg, End of

tunnel A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, and enclosed except for the entrance and exit, commonly at each end. A pipeline is not a tunnel, though some recent tunnels have used immersed tube cons ...

File:France road sign C113.svg, Cycle route File:France road sign C114.svg, End of cycle route File:France road sign C115.svg, Pedestrian and cycle route File:France road sign C116.svg, End of pedestrian and cycle route File:France road sign C207.svg,

Motorway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...

File:France road sign C208.svg, End of

motorway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...

File:Panneau d'entree d'agglomeration.jpg, Entrance to town or village File:Panneau de sortie d'agglomeration.jpg, End of town or village File:France road sign J4.svg, Curve marker File:K8e1.svg, Temporary curve marker File:J4B.svg, Curve marker to left File:J4A.svg, Curve marker to right

Service signs

File:France road sign CE1.svg, First aid File:France road sign CE2a.svg, Emergency telephone File:France road sign CE2b.svg, Telephone File:France road sign CE3a.svg, Information File:France road sign CE4a.svg, Campsite File:France road sign CE4b.svg, Caravan site File:France road sign CE4c.svg, Camping and caravan site File:France road sign CE5a.svg, Youth hostel File:France road sign CE5b.svg, Self-catering accommodation File:France road sign CE7.svg, Picnic site File:France road sign CE8.svg, Motorail services File:France road sign CE12.svg, Toilets File:France road sign CE14.svg, Services for the disabled File:France road sign CE15a.svg, Petrol File:France road sign CE15c.svg, Petrol and liquid petroleum gas File:France road sign CE16.svg, Restaurant File:France road sign CE17.svg, Hotel File:France road sign CE18.svg, Café File:France road sign CE21.svg, Viewpoint File:France road sign CE22.svg, Local radio station File:France road sign CE23.svg, Playground File:France road sign CE25.svg, Bank File:France road sign CE28.svg, Repairs

Railway signs

File:France road sign G1.svg, Level crossing without gates (single track) File:France road sign G1 bis.svg, Level crossing without gates and with a flashing red warning light (single track) File:France road sign G1b.svg, Level crossing without gates (single track) File:France road sign G1b bis.svg, Level crossing without gates and with a flashing red warning light (single track)

Temporary signs

File:France road sign AK2.svg, Uneven road File:France road sign AK3.svg, Road narrows File:France road sign AK4.svg, Slippery road File:France road sign AK5.svg, Road works File:France road sign AK14.svg, Other danger File:France road sign AK17.svg, Temporary traffic signals File:France road sign AK22.svg, Loose chippings File:France road sign AK30.svg, Queues likely File:France road sign AK31.svg, Accident File:France road sign AK32.svg, Reduced visibility

References

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