Comparison of Asian road signs
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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
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 Brunei
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 Cambodia
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 China
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 Hong Kong SAR
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 Indonesia
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 Israel
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 Japan
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 Jordan
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 Macau SAR
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 Malaysia
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 Nepal
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 North Korea
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 Philippines
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 Russia
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 Singapore
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 South Korea
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 Taiwan (Rep. of China)
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 Thailand
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 Turkey
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 Vietnam
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File:Turkey road sign TT-1.svg | 
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File:Jordan road sign R٣.svg | 
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File:Japan road sign 507-C.svg
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File:Jordan road sign R٤.svg | 
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| Give way to oncoming traffic | 
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| Priority over oncoming traffic | 
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File:Macau road sign 32.svg | .svg)
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File:RU road sign 2.7.svg | 
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Prohibitory
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| No entry |  
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File:Jordan road sign R٨.svg | 
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| No vehicles | 
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File:Jordan road sign R٧.svg | 
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| No motor vehicles | 
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File:Jordan road sign R٩.svg | 
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| No motor vehicles except motorcycles | 
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File:Malaysia road sign RP8b.svg | 
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| No mopeds | 
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| No pedal cycles | 
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File:Macau road sign 20h.svg | 
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File:Singapore road sign - Prohibitory - No bicycles.svg | 
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| No heavy goods vehicles | 
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File:Macau road sign 20b.svg | 
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| No buses | 
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| No vehicles pulling a trailer | 
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| No agricultural vehicles | 
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| No animal-drawn vehicles | 
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| No vehicles carrying inflammables or explosives | 
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| Height limit | 
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File:Singapore road sign - Prohibitory - Height limit.svg | 
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| Width limit | 
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| Length limit | 
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File:Macau road sign 18d.svg |
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File:Macau road sign 18f.svg | File:Malaysia road sign RP5.svg | 
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| Weight limit per axle | 
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File:Macau road sign 18g.svg | 
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| No stopping | 
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File:Malaysia road sign RP11.svg | 
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File:Singapore road sign - Prohibitory - No stopping.svg | 
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| No parking |  
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File:Malaysia road sign RP10.svg | 
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| No overtaking | 
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File:Jordan road sign R٢٨.svg | 
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File:Malaysia road sign RP17.svg | 
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| No overtaking by heavy goods vehicles | 
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| No right turn | 
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File:Jordan road sign R٢٦.svg | .svg)
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File:Malaysia road sign RP2b.svg | 
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File:RU road sign 3.18.1.svg | 
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| No left turn | 
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File:Jordan road sign R٢٥.svg | File:Macau road sign 13b (type 1).svg | File:Malaysia road sign RP2a.svg | 
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| No U-turn | 
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File:Jordan road sign R٢٧.svg | 
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| Minimum following distance between vehicles |  or 
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File:Jordan road sign R٣٥.svg | 
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| No pedestrians | 
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File:Jordan road sign R٣٠.svg |  
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File:Jordan road sign R٣٢.svg | File:Macau road sign 23d.svg | 
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Mandatory
| Bangladesh | Brunei | Cambodia | China | Hong Kong | Indonesia | Israel | Japan | Jordan | Macau | Malaysia | Nepal | North Korea | Philippines | Russia | Singapore | South Korea | Taiwan | Thailand | Turkey | Vietnam | |
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| Go straight | 
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File:Malaysia road sign RM1c.svg | 
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File:Malaysia road sign RM1b.svg | 
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File:Macau road sign 24c.svg | 
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File:RU road sign 4.1.2.svg | 
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| Go straight or turn right | 
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| Turn left or right | 
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| Keep left / Keep right | 
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File:Macau road sign 25a1.svg | 
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| Minimum speed limit | .svg)
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| Footpath | 
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Special regulations
| Bangladesh | Brunei | Cambodia | China | Hong Kong | Indonesia | Israel | Japan | Jordan | Macau | Malaysia | Nepal | North Korea | Philippines | Russia | Singapore | South Korea | Taiwan | Thailand | Turkey | Vietnam | |
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| One-way street | 
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| Pedestrian crossing | 
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Indication
| Bangladesh | Brunei | Cambodia | China | Hong Kong | Indonesia | Israel | Japan | Jordan | Macau | Malaysia | Nepal | North Korea | Philippines | Russia | Singapore | South Korea | Taiwan | Thailand | Turkey | Vietnam | |
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| No through road | 
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File:Sweden road sign E17-1.svg | File:Macau road sign 30.svg | File:Malaysia road sign GI8.svg | 
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| Bangladesh | Brunei | Cambodia | China | Hong Kong | Indonesia | Israel | Japan | Jordan | Macau | Malaysia | Nepal | North Korea | Philippines | Russia | Singapore | South Korea | Taiwan | Thailand | Turkey | Vietnam | |
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| Stop sign ahead | 
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| Yield / Give Way sign ahead | 
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