Comparison of Asian road signs

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Example of a Chinese road sign.

With many Asian countries not signatory to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, traffic signs in Asia can vary to a much greater degree than their European counterparts. Despite this, there are also many noticeable similarities.

Table of traffic signs comparison

Priority

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Stop

Yield / Give Way

File:Turkey road sign TT-1.svg
Priority road File:Jordan road sign R٣.svg
End of priority road File:Japan road sign 507-C.svg
File:Jordan road sign R٤.svg
Give way to oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming traffic File:Macau road sign 32.svg File:RU road sign 2.7.svg
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Warning

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Curve File:Jordan road sign W١٫١.svg File:Macau road sign 1a.svg File:Malaysia road sign WD10a.svg
Double curve File:Jordan road sign W١٫٣.svg File:Macau road sign 1c.svg File:Taiwan road sign Art025.1.png File:Vietnam road sign W202b.svg
Series of curves File:Malaysia road sign WD11.svg
Crossroads (with priority) File:Macau road sign 2b.svg
Crossroads (with priority to the right or no priority)
Roundabout File:Jordan road sign W٣٢.svg File:Macau road sign 7i.svg
Traffic signals File:Jordan road sign W٢٠.svg File:Malaysia road sign WD22.svg
Two-way traffic File:Jordan road sign W٢١.svg File:Macau road sign 9a.svg
Two-way cross traffic
Traffic queues
Merging traffic File:Macau road sign 2e.svg File:Malaysia road sign WD28b.svg
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Dual carriageway ahead File:Jordan road sign W٢٢.svg
Dual carriageway ends
Steep ascent File:Jordan road sign W٢,٢.svg File:Malaysia road sign WD9.svg File:Taiwan road sign Art026.1.png
Steep descent File:Jordan road sign W٢,١.svg File:Macau road sign 6a.svg File:Malaysia road sign WD8.svg
Pedestrian crossing ahead File:Jordan road sign W١٣.svg File:Vietnam road sign W224.svg
Pedestrians
Disabled or elderly pedestrians
or
File:Malaysia road sign WD34.svg
or

or

or
Children File:Jordan road sign W١٤.svg
Cyclists File:Jordan road sign W١٥.svg File:Macau road sign 7j.svg File:RU road sign 1.24.svg
Domesticated animals
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Wild animals File:Jordan road sign W١٦٫١.svg
Road narrows File:Jordan road sign W٣,١.svg File:Malaysia road sign WD20.svg
Narrow bridge File:Jordan road sign W٤.svg File:Malaysia road sign WD35.svg File:Taiwan road sign Art029.png
Uneven surface File:Jordan road sign W٦.svg File:Macau road sign 3c.svg
Bump
Dip File:Jordan road sign W٨.svg File:Macau road sign 3b.svg
Slippery surface File:Singapore road sign - Warning - Slippery road.svg
Loose surface material File:Jordan road sign W١٢.svg
Soft verges File:Jordan road sign W١٧.svg File:Macau road sign 3d.svg
Falling rocks File:Jordan road sign W١١٫١.svg File:Macau road sign 7d.svg
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Crosswinds File:Jordan road sign W١٩٫٢.svg File:Taiwan road sign Art053.png
Unprotected quayside or riverbank File:Macau road sign 7f.svg
or
Opening bridge File:Macau road sign 7e.svg
Tunnel
Low-flying aircraft File:Jordan road sign W١٨.svg File:Macau road sign 7m.svg
Trams
Level crossing with barriers ahead File:Jordan road sign W٢٥.svg File:Malaysia road sign WD4.svg
or
File:Vietnam road sign W210.svg
Level crossing without barriers ahead
Level crossing
or
File:Thai Railroad Crossing Sign.svg File:Vietnam road sign W242a.svg
Level crossing (multiple tracks)
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Roadworks File:Jordan road sign W٩.svg File:Macau road sign 7a.svg
Other danger File:Jordan road sign W٢٩.svg File:Malaysia road sign WD16.svg
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Prohibitory

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No entry
File:Jordan road sign R٨.svg
No vehicles File:Jordan road sign R٧.svg
No motor vehicles File:Jordan road sign R٩.svg
No motor vehicles except motorcycles
No motorcycles File:Malaysia road sign RP8b.svg
No mopeds
No pedal cycles File:Macau road sign 20h.svg File:Singapore road sign - Prohibitory - No bicycles.svg
No heavy goods vehicles File:Macau road sign 20b.svg
No buses
No vehicles pulling a trailer
or

or
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No agricultural vehicles File:Turkey road sign TT-15.svg
No animal-drawn vehicles
No vehicles carrying dangerous goods File:Macau road sign 21c.svg
No vehicles carrying water pollutants File:Macau road sign 21b.svg
No vehicles carrying inflammables or explosives
Height limit File:Singapore road sign - Prohibitory - Height limit.svg
Width limit
Length limit
or

File:Macau road sign 18d.svg
or
Weight limit File:Macau road sign 18f.svg File:Malaysia road sign RP5.svg
Weight limit per axle File:Macau road sign 18g.svg
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No stopping File:Malaysia road sign RP11.svg File:Singapore road sign - Prohibitory - No stopping.svg
No parking
File:Malaysia road sign RP10.svg
No overtaking File:Jordan road sign R٢٨.svg File:Malaysia road sign RP17.svg
No overtaking by heavy goods vehicles
No right turn File:Jordan road sign R٢٦.svg File:Malaysia road sign RP2b.svg File:RU road sign 3.18.1.svg
No left turn File:Jordan road sign R٢٥.svg File:Macau road sign 13b (type 1).svg File:Malaysia road sign RP2a.svg
No U-turn File:Jordan road sign R٢٧.svg
Minimum following distance between vehicles
or
File:Turkey road sign TT-25.svg
No honking or excessive motor noise File:Jordan road sign R٣٥.svg File:Turkey road sign TT-30.svg
No pedestrians File:Turkey road sign TT-12.svg
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No handcarts
No rickshaws
Speed limit
File:Jordan road sign R٣٣٫١ (80).svg File:Macau road sign 19a-50.svg
End of speed limit
or
File:Jordan road sign R٣٤ (80).svg File:Macau road sign 23a-50.svg File:Turkey road sign TT-33-50.svg
End of no honking or excessive motor noise
End of no overtaking
File:Japan road sign 507-C.svg
File:Jordan road sign R٣٠.svg
End of all previously signed restrictions File:Jordan road sign R٣٢.svg File:Macau road sign 23d.svg File:Turkey road sign TT-32.svg
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Mandatory

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Go straight File:Malaysia road sign RM1c.svg
Turn right File:Malaysia road sign RM1b.svg
File:Macau road sign 24c.svg File:RU road sign 4.1.2.svg File:Vietnam road sign R301d.svg
Go straight or turn right File:Macau road sign 24g.svg File:Malaysia road sign RM1e.svg
Turn left or right
Roundabout
Keep left / Keep right File:Macau road sign 25a1.svg
May pass on either side File:Macau road sign 25c.svg File:Malaysia road sign WD36.svg
or

or

or

or
Minimum speed limit File:Macau road sign 26a-30.svg
End of minimum speed limit File:Japan road sign 507-C.svg
File:Macau road sign 27e-30.svg
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Sound horn
Footpath File:Macau road sign 27d.svg
Cycle path File:Macau road sign 27b.svg
Shared pedestrian and cycle path File:Turkey road sign TT-44a.svg
Segregated pedestrian and cycle path
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Special regulations

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One-way street File:Macau road sign 31.svg
File:RU road sign 5.7.1.svg
Pedestrian crossing
or

or

or
Tunnel
Motorway File:Malaysian expressway begins.jpg
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Indication

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No through road File:Sweden road sign E17-1.svg File:Macau road sign 30.svg File:Malaysia road sign GI8.svg
Hospital File:Malaysia road sign GI6.svg File:Vietnam road sign I425.svg
First aid
Parking File:Macau road sign 28a.svg File:Malaysia road sign GI4a.svg
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Other

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Stop sign ahead
File:Malaysia road sign WD18.svg
File:Turkey road sign TT-1.svg
Yield / Give Way sign ahead
File:Jordan road sign W٣٤.svg File:Malaysia road sign WD19.svg
File:Turkey road sign TT-1.svg
No straight ahead
Slow / Reduce speed
or

or

or

or

or
Advisory speed File:Japan road sign 510 Safety Speed.svg File:Macau road sign 35.svg
Road closed

Side-by-side cycling permitted
Customs
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