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

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

are regulated by the Korean Road Traffic Authority ( ko, 도로교통안전공단). Korean Sign - Bicycle Crossing 2

Signs indicating dangers are triangular with a red border, yellow background and black

pictogram A pictogram, also called a pictogramme, pictograph, or simply picto, and in computer usage an icon, is a graphic symbol that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object. Pictographs are often used in writing and ...

s, similar to road signs in Greece. Mandatory instructions are white on a blue background, prohibitions are black on a white background with a red border, and supplementary information signs are rectangular with black text on a white background. Like other countries, the signs use

s to display their meaning. Any text included in signs will normally be in

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

and

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

. Signs are normally placed 1 to 2.1 meters high. South Korean road signs depict people with realistic (as opposed to stylized) silhouettes. Road signs in South Korea closely followed

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

and European rules on road signs until the 1970s.

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 ...

on December 29, 1969, but has yet to ratify the Convention.

Warning signs

Warning signs are triangular with yellow backgrounds, red borders and black pictograms. File:South Korea road sign 101.svg, Crossroad File:South Korea road sign 102.svg, T-shaped intersection File:South Korea road sign 103.svg, Y-shaped intersection File:South Korea road sign 104.svg, Intersection to right File:South Korea road sign 105.svg, Intersection to left File:South Korea road sign 106.svg, Through street File:South Korea road sign 107.svg, Traffic merge from right File:South Korea road sign 108.svg, Traffic merge from left File:South Korea road sign 109.svg, Traffic circle / Roundabout File:South Korea road sign 110.svg, Railway crossing File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-27-V3.svg, Trams crossing File:South Korea road sign 111.svg, Right curve File:South Korea road sign 112.svg, Left curve File:South Korea road sign 113.svg, Double bend, the first to the right File:South Korea road sign 114.svg, Double bend, the first to the left File:South Korea road sign 115.svg, Two-way traffic File:South Korea road sign 116.svg, Ascending hill (10%) File:South Korea road sign 117.svg, Descending hill (10%) File:South Korea road sign 118.svg, Narrow carriageway File:South Korea road sign 119.svg, Right lane decrease / End of right crawler lane File:South Korea road sign 120.svg, Left lane decrease / End of left crawler lane File:South Korea road sign 121.svg, Keep right File:South Korea road sign 122.svg, Pass left or right File:South Korea road sign 123.svg, Start of dual carriageway File:South Korea road sign 124.svg, End of dual carriageway File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-17a-V2.svg, Traffic lights File:South Korea road sign 126.svg, Slippery road File:South Korea road sign 127.svg, Riverside road (quayside or river bank) File:South Korea road sign 128.svg, Bumpy road File:South Korea road sign 129.svg, Speed humps File:South Korea road sign 130.svg, Falling rocks File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-10a-V3.svg, Loose chippings (retired on October 17, 2019) File:South Korea road sign 132.svg, Crosswalk (pedestrian crossing) File:South Korea road sign 133.svg, Children crossing ahead File:Iceland road sign A11.41.svg, Bicycles File:South Korea road sign 135.svg, Roadworks File:South Korea road sign 136.svg, Airplanes File:South Korea road sign 137.svg, Crosswind File:South Korea road sign 138.svg, Tunnel File:South Korea road sign 138-2.svg, Bridge File:South Korea road sign 139.svg, Wild animals crossing File:South Korea road sign 140.svg, Other dangers (option 1) File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-32-V3.svg, Other dangers (option 2)

Prohibition signs

Prohibition signs are round with white backgrounds, red borders and black pictograms. File:Latvia road sign 302.svg, Road closed File:Latvia road sign 303.svg, No motor vehicles File:Latvia road sign 306.svg, No trucks File:Slovenia road sign II-6.svg, No buses File:Latvia road sign 304.svg, No motorcycles and mopeds File:South Korea road sign 206.svg, No motor vehicles, motorcycles and mopeds File:South Korea road sign 207.svg, No rotary tillers, tractors or handcarts File:Korean Traffic sign (No Thoroughfare for Tractors and Rotary tillers).svg, No tractors or rotary tillers (retired on September 2, 2008) File:Korean Traffic sign (No Thoroughfare for Oxcarts and Horse drawn carts).svg, No oxcarts or horse-drawn carts (retired on September 2, 2017) File:Korean Traffic sign (No Thoroughfare for Handcarts).svg, No handcarts (retired on September 2, 2020) File:Latvia road sign 305.svg, No bicycles File:Latvia road sign 301.svg, Do Not Enter From Vehicle To Mopeds File:South Korea road sign 212.svg, No straight ahead File:South Korea road sign 213.svg, No right turn File:South Korea road sign 214.svg, No left turn File:South Korea road sign 215.svg, No crossing traffic (retired on September 28, 2007) File:South Korea road sign 216.svg, No U-turn File:Latvia road sign 319.svg, No passing File:Latvia road sign 326.svg, No stopping or parking File:Latvia road sign 327.svg, No parking File:South Korea road sign 220.svg, Maximum weight limit (5.5t) File:South Korea road sign 221.svg, Height limit (3.5m) File:South Korea road sign 222.svg, Maximum width limit (2.2m) File:South Korea road sign 223.svg, Minimum safe distance between vehicles (50m) File:South Korea road sign 224.svg, Maximum speed limit (50km/h) File:Latvia road sign 423 (50).svg, Minimum speed limit (50km/h) File:Korean Traffic sign (No horn).svg, No horn (retired) File:South Korea road sign 226.svg, Slow File:South Korea road sign 227.svg, Stop File:South Korea road sign 228.svg, Yield File:Latvia road sign 309.svg, No pedestrians File:Vienna Convention road sign C3m-V3-1-EA.svg, No vehicles carrying dangerous substances / explosives

Mandatory instruction signs

Mandatory instruction signs are round with blue backgrounds and white pictograms. File:UA road sign 4.11.svg, Motor vehicles only File:UA road sign 4.14.svg, Bicycles only File:UA road sign 4.17.svg, Bicycles and pedestrians only File:Luxembourg road signs D,19.svg, Trams only File:UA road sign 4.10.svg, Traffic circle / Roundabout File:UA road sign 4.1.svg, Go straight File:UA road sign 4.2.svg, Right turn File:UA road sign 4.3.svg, Left turn File:UA road sign 4.4.svg, Straight and right turn File:UA road sign 4.5.svg, Straight and left turn File:UA road sign 4.6.svg, Left Turn and right turn File:Iceland road sign C01.26.svg, U-turn File:UA road sign 4.9.svg, Pass left or right File:UA road sign 4.7.svg, Pass right File:UA road sign 4.8.svg, Pass left File:G02.22.svg, Follow directions File:South Korea road sign 316.svg, Diversion / Detour File:South Korea road sign 319.svg, Parking Lot File:South Korea road sign 320.svg, Bicycle Parking Lot File:UA road sign 4.16.svg, Pedestrians only File:Latvia road sign 535.svg, Crosswalk (Pedestrian crossing) File:South Korea road sign 323.svg, Senior citizens crossing (In the Silver zone) File:South Korea Children warning road sign 324.svg, Children crossing (In the School zone) File:UA road sign 5.92.1.svg, Bicycles Crossing File:South Korea road sign 326.svg, One Way File:South Korea road sign 327.svg, One Way File:Latvia road sign 501.svg, One way File:Latvia road sign 502.svg, One way end File:South Korea road sign 330.svg, Bus only Lane File:South Korea road sign 330-2.svg, Tram only Lane File:South Korea road sign 331.svg, HOV Lane File:Latvia road sign 209.svg, Priority over oncoming traffic File:South Korea road sign 333.svg, Allow bicycle side-by-side

Supplementary signs

Supplementary signs are rectangular with white backgrounds and black text. Most of signs are only written in

. File:Korean Traffic sign (District 1).svg, District (Whole Downtown) File:Korean Traffic sign (Date 1).svg, Date (Except for Sunday and Holidays) File:Korean Traffic sign (Time 1).svg, Time File:Korean Traffic sign (Time 2).svg, Time (You can park here within 1 hour) File:Korean Traffic sign (Traffic light status 1).svg, Traffic light status (When the red light turned on) File:Korean Traffic sign (Front through road).svg, Front through road File:Korean Traffic sign (Safe Speed 30kph).svg, Safe speed (30 km/h) File:Korean Traffic sign (Weather condition 1).svg, Weather condition (foggy area) File:Korean Traffic sign (Road condition).svg, Road condition (when snow or rain falls) File:Korean Traffic sign (Traffic control 1).svg, Traffic control (get in lane) File:Korean Traffic sign (Traffic regulation 1).svg, Traffic regulation (do not cross) File:Korean Traffic sign (Vehicles limitation 1).svg, Vehicles limitation (only for sedans) File:Korean Traffic sign (Sign explanation 1).svg, Sign explanation (tunnel length is 258m) File:South Korea road sign - End 1.svg, End (retired) File:Korean Traffic sign (End 2).svg, End (retired) File:Korean Traffic sign (End 3).svg, End File:Korean Traffic sign (Tow Away zone).svg, Tow-away zone

Direction and distance signs

Direction and distance signs are rectangular with dark green backgrounds and white text. In urban areas, direction signs have dark blue backgrounds. The signs are normally written in

and

. In March 2010, Korea Expressway Corporation introduced a new type of direction sign for expressways. Currently, Korea Expressway Corporation changes old direction signs to new ones on their expressways. This new type of direction sign is exit guide based sign and its typeface has changed from Sandol Doropyojipanche (Sandol traffic sign typeface, which can be seen on the distance sign and direction sign below) to Hangilche (Hangil typeface). It also includes motorways. File:Latvia road sign 552.svg, Motorway File:Latvia road sign 553.svg, End of motorway File:Korean informatory road sign (Motorway End B).svg, Motorways end point announcement sign Image:Road Sign Distance Info South Korea.svg, Distance sign Image:Road Sign Direction Info South Korea.jpg, Direction sign (with name of junction) Image:New directional south korea.png, New expressway direction sign (introduced in early 2010) File:Latvia road sign 546.svg, Stop line (without Korean language)

Other signs

Image:AH1_ROK.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 shield Image:Korea Expressway No.130.svg, Expressway route shield Image:Korea National Route No.13.svg, National Highway route shield Image:Korean local line 1002.png, Local highway route shield Image:Korea Urban Road Route 81.png, Urban Road route shield Image:Korea urbanexpwy 11.png, Urban expressway route shield

Photographs

File:Korean Sign - Rotary 1.jpg, Roundabout File:Korean Sign - Traffic Light 1.jpg, Traffic light File:Korean Sign - Slippery road 1.jpg, Slippery road File:Korean Sign - Riverside road(Quayside or River Bank) 1.jpg,

Quay A wharf, quay (, also ), staith, or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more berths ( mooring locatio ...

or riverbank File:Korean Sign - Speed Bump 1.jpg, Speed bump File:Korean Sign - Speed Bump 2.jpg, Speed bump File:Korean Sign - Pedestrian Crossing 4.jpg, Crosswalk File:Korean Sign - Road Works 1.jpg, Road works File:Korean Sign - No Thoroughfare for Trucks(More than 15 tons) 1.JPG, No trucks over 15 tonnes permitted File:Korean Sign - No Thoroughfare for Buses 1.JPG, Buses prohibited File:Korean Sign - Do Not Enter 1.jpg, Do Not Enter File:Korean Sign - No Parking or Stopping 1.jpg, No Parking File:Korean Sign - Maximum Speed Limit 30kph 1.jpg, Maximum Speed Limit (30km/h) File:Korean Sign - Maximum Speed Limit 40kph 1.jpg, Maximum Speed Limit (40km/h) File:Korean Sign - Maximum Speed Limit 60kph 1.jpg, Maximum Speed Limit (60km/h) File:Korean Sign - Maximum Speed Limit 80kph 1.jpg, Maximum Speed Limit (80km/h) File:Korean Sign - No Horn 1.jpg, Do Not Use Horn File:Korean Sign - Slow 1.jpg, Slow down File:Korean Sign - Yield 1.jpg,

Yield 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 w ...

File:Korean Sign - Vehicles Only 1.jpg, Motor vehicles only File:Korean Sign - Pedestrian Crossing 1.jpg, Crosswalk File:Korean Sign - Pedestrian Crossing 2.jpg, Crosswalk File:Korean Sign - Pedestrian Crossing 5.jpg, Crosswalk File:Korean Sign - Bicycle Crossing 1.jpg, Bicycle Crossing File:Korean Sign - Bicycle Crossing 2.jpg, Bicycle Crossing File:Korean Sign - Bicycle Crossing 3.jpg, Bicycle Crossing File:Korean Sign - One Way 1.jpg, One Way File:Korean Sign - One Way 2.jpg, One Way File:Korean Sign - No Thoroughfare for Trucks(More than 40 tons) 1.jpg, No trucks over 40 tonnes permitted File:Korean Sign - No Horn 2.jpg, Do Not use horn File:Korean Sign - No Parking and Tow Away zone 1.jpg, No Parking, Tow Away Zone File:Korean Sign - Vehicles Only and No Thoroughfare for Motorcycles.jpg, Motor vehicles only sign with a no motorcycles sign below. File:Korean Sign - Vehicles Only and No Thoroughfare for Motorcycles 1.JPG, Motor vehicles only with a no motorcycles sign below. File:Korean Sign - Vehicles Only and No Thoroughfare for Motorcycles 3.JPG, Motor vehicles only with no a motorcycles sign File:Korean Sign - Pedestrian Crossing and Watch out for Children 1.jpg, School crosswalk File:Korean Sign - Watch out for Children 1.jpg, 100 metre advance warning of a school crosswalk File:Korean Sign - No Thoroughfare for NEVs.jpg, Slow electric vehicles (NEVs) prohibited File:Korean Sign - Overspeed Is Dangerous 1.jpg, Traffic Safety Enlightenment Sign (Speed Risk) File:Korean Sign - Expressway 100 End.jpg, High Expressway 100 Sign with a Motorway ends sign below File:Korean Sign - Traffic Signs in Front of the Primary School 1.jpg, Various Traffic Signs in front of an elementary School File:Korean Sign - Traffic Signs in Front of the Primary School 2.jpg, Traffic Signs display in front of an elementary school

Characteristics

Traffic signs in Korea shall be designated as traffic signs on the traffic sign schedule;(Traffic Safety Sign Schedule) Road Traffic Authority 2008. the actual design of traffic signs installed is often different.

References

External links

Korean Road Traffic Authority
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