Road signs in

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can vary in design, depending on the location. For most part, they tend to closely follow European practices, usually identical with the

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or 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 ...

, although yellow rectangular signs that do carry such messages like "Be gentle on my curves" and "Danger creeps when safety sleeps" are present nationwide. 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

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Highway Gothic 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 ...

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. Most urban roads and

state highways A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...

have signs in the

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and

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have signs in the state language,

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and English. In 2012, the Tourism department of Kerala announced plans to upgrade road signs in the state to include maps of nearby hospitals. The

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Authority announced plans to replace older signboards with new fluorescent signage.

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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

File:Indian Road Sign I-I-2.svg, alt=, Give way File:Indian Road Sign I-I-1 (EN).svg, Stop File:Indian road sign STOP multilingual.gif, Stop (in major Indian languages) File:Indian Road Sign I-II-16.svg, No entry File:No Entry (India).svg, Straight ahead prohibited File:Indian Road Sign oncoming priority.svg, Priority for oncoming vehicles File:Indian Road Sign one way traffic right.svg, One-way traffic File:Indian Road Sign one way traffic left.svg, One-way traffic File:Indian Road Sign no vehicles.svg, No vehicles in both directions File:Indian Road Sign cycle prohibited.svg, Cycle prohibited File:Indian Road Sign I-II-9.svg, Truck prohibited File:Indian Road Sign pedestrians prohibited.svg, Pedestrians prohibited File:Indian Road Sign tongas prohibited.svg, Tongas prohibited File:Indian Road Sign I-II-1.svg, Bullock cart prohibited File:Indian Road Sign hand cart prohibited.svg, Hand cart prohibited File:Indian Road Sign I-II-2.svg, Bullock cart and hand cart prohibited File:Indian Road Sign all motor vehicles prohibited.svg, All motor vehicles prohibited File:Indian Road Sign height limit.svg, Height limit File:Indian Road Sign width limit.svg, Width limit File:Indian Road Sign load limit.svg, Load limit File:Indian Road Sign axle load limit.svg, Axle load limit File:Indian Road Sign length limit.svg, Length limit File:Indian Road Sign left turn prohibited.svg, Left turn prohibited File:Indian Road Sign right turn prohibited.svg, Right turn prohibited File:Indian Road Sign overtaking prohibited.svg, Overtaking prohibited File:Indian Road Sign I-IV-6.svg, Speed limit (50 km/h) File:Indian Road Sign I-II-15.svg, Horn prohibited File:Vienna Convention road sign C17a-V1-1.svg, Restriction ends File:Indian Road Sign I-III-4.svg, No parking File:No Standing (India).svg, No stopping or standing File:Indian Road Sign compulsory ahead.svg, Compulsory ahead File:Indian Road Sign compulsory left.svg, Compulsory turn left File:Indian Road Sign compulsory right.svg, Compulsory turn right File:Indian Road Sign compulsory left ahead.svg, Compulsory turn left ahead File:Indian Road Sign compulsory right ahead.svg, Compulsory turn right ahead File:Indian Road Sign compulsory ahead or left.svg, Compulsory ahead or turn left File:Indian Road Sign I-VI-2.svg, Compulsory ahead or turn right File:Indian Road Sign compulsory keep left.svg, Compulsory keep left File:Indian Road Sign I-VI-12.svg, Compulsory

cycle track A cycle track, separated bike lane or protected bike lane (sometimes historically referred to as a sidepath) is an exclusive bikeway that has elements of a separated path and on-road bike lane. A cycle track is located within or next to the r ...

File:Indian Road Sign compulsory horn.svg, Compulsory sound horn File:Indian Road Sign compulsory speed limit.svg, Compulsory minimum speed

Cautionary/Warning signs

File:Indian Road Sign II-1.svg, Curve to left File:Indian Road Sign II-2.svg, Curve to right File:Indian Road Sign II-3.svg, Right hair pin bend File:Indian Road Sign II-4.svg, Left hair pin bend File:Indian Road Sign II-5.svg, Double curve, first to right File:Indian Road Sign II-6.svg, Double curve, first to left File:Indian Road Sign II-7.svg, Dangerous curves ahead File:Indian Road Sign II-8.svg, Degree loop File:Indian Road Sign II-9.svg, Side road to right File:Indian Road Sign II-10.svg, Side road to left File:Indian Road Sign II-11a.svg, Y-junction to left File:Indian Road Sign II-11b.svg, Y-junction to right File:Indian Road Sign II-11c.svg, Y-junction File:Indian Road Sign II-12.svg, Intersection File:Indian Road Sign II-13.svg, Roundabout File:Indian Road Sign II-14.svg, Traffic light File:Indian Road Sign II-15.svg, T-junction File:Indian Road Sign II-16.svg, T-junction major road ahead File:Indian Road Sign II-17.svg, Major road ahead File:Indian Road Sign II-18.svg, Staggered junction File:Indian Road Sign II-19 R.svg, Merging traffic from right File:Indian Road Sign II-19.svg, Merging traffic from left File:Indian Road Sign II-21.svg, Road narrows File:Indian Road Sign II-22.svg, Road widens File:Indian Road Sign II-23.svg, Narrow bridge File:Indian Road Sign II-24.svg, Steep ascent File:Indian Road Sign II-25.svg, Steep descent File:Indian Road Sign II-26.svg, Road narrows on left side File:Indian Road Sign II-27.svg, Road narrows on right side File:Indian Road Sign II-28.svg, Start of dual carriageway File:Indian Road Sign II-29.svg, End of dual carriageway File:Indian Road Sign II-30.svg, Gap in median File:Indian Road Sign II-31.svg, Pedestrian crossing File:Indian Road Sign II-32.svg, Children File:Indian Road Sign II-33.svg, Built-up area File:Indian Road Sign II-34.svg, Two-way traffic File:Indian Road Sign II-35.svg, Two-way traffic on cross road ahead warning File:Indian Road Sign II-40.svg, Roadworks File:Indian Road Sign II-41.svg, Supplementary plate ''END'' at the leaving side of work zone File:Indian Road Sign II-42.svg, Danger warning File:Indian Road Sign II-43.svg, Deaf persons likely on road ahead File:Indian Road Sign II-44.svg, Blind persons likely on road ahead File:Indian Road Sign II-45.svg, Cycle crossing File:Indian Road Sign II-46.svg, Cyclists File:Indian Road Sign II-47.svg, Dip File:Indian Road Sign II-48.svg, Bump File:Indian Road Sign II-49.svg, Rumble strip File:Indian Road Sign II-50.svg, Rough road File:Indian Road Sign II-51.svg, Soft verges File:Indian Road Sign II-52.svg, Loose gravel File:Indian Road Sign II-53.svg, Slippery road File:Indian Road Sign II-54.svg, Ice File:Indian Road Sign II-55.svg, Movable bridge File:Indian Road Sign II-56.svg, Overhead cables File:Indian Road Sign II-58.svg, Quayside or riverbank File:Indian Road Sign II-59.svg, Barrier File:Indian Road Sign II-60.svg, Crosswind File:Indian Road Sign II-61.svg, Tunnel File:Indian Road Sign II-62.svg, Ferry File:Indian Road Sign II-63.svg, Tramway File:Indian Road Sign II-64.svg, Falling rocks File:Indian Road Sign II-65.svg, Animals File:Indian Road Sign II-66.svg, Wild animals File:Indian Road Sign II-67.svg, Traffic queues File:Indian Road Sign II-68.svg, Low-flying aircraft File:Indian Road Sign II-69.svg, Level crossing without barriers ahead File:Indian Road Sign II-70.svg, Level crossing with barriers ahead File:Indian Road Sign II-71 & 72.svg, Chevron File:Indian Road Sign II-73.svg, Double chevron File:Indian Road Sign II-74.svg, Triple chevron File:Indian Road Sign II-75.svg, Object hazard to left File:Indian Road Sign II-76.svg, Object hazard to right File:Indian Road Sign II-77.svg, Two-way hazard marker

Informatory signs

File:Indian Road Sign III-1.svg, Stack-type advance direction sign File:Indian Road Sign III-2.svg, Map-type advance direction sign File:Indian Road Sign III-3.svg, Roundabout File:Indian Road Sign III-4.svg, Flag-type direction sign File:Indian Road Sign III-5.svg, Confirmatory sign File:Indian Road Sign III-6.svg, Place identification sign File:Indian Road Sign III-7.svg, Truck-lay by File:Indian Road Sign III-9.svg, Weigh bridge ahead File:Indian Road Sign III-10.svg, Gantry-mounted advance direction sign ahead of a grade-separated junction File:Indian Road Sign III-11.svg, Gantry-mounted advance direction ahead of an at-grade junction File:Indian Road Sign III-13.svg, Lane dedicated gantry sign File:Indian Road Sign III-14.svg, Shoulder-mounted sign in advance of grade-separated junction File:Indian Road Sign III-15.svg, Expressway sign ahead File:Indian Road Sign III-16.svg, Gantry-mounted advance direction sign ahead of a flyover in urban-city roads File:Indian Road Sign III-17a.svg, Supplementary road sign ''No parking'' File:Indian Road Sign III-17b.svg, Supplementary road sign ''No stopping No standing''

Facility informatory signs

File:Indian Road Sign IV-I-1.svg, Restaurant File:Indian Road Sign IV-I-2.svg, Caffe File:Indian Road Sign IV-1-3.svg, Hotel or motel File:Indian Road Sign IV-I-4.svg, First aid station File:Indian Road Sign IV-I-5.svg, Toilet File:Indian Road Sign IV-I-6.svg, Petrol station File:Indian Road Sign IV-II-7a.svg, Park and ride File:Indian Road Sign IV-II-7b.svg, Park and ride File:Indian Road Sign IV-I-8.svg, Telephone File:Indian Road Sign IV-II-9.svg, Flood gauge

Parking signs

File:Indian Road Sign parking restriction 1A.svg File:Indian Road Sign parking restriction 1B.svg File:Indian Road Sign IV-II-8c.svg File:Indian Road Sign parking restriction 2.svg File:Indian Road Sign parking restriction 3.svg

References

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