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and French – in Mistissini, Quebec.
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A little information about signage.
Differences between European
traffic signs
Main differences are related
to
•
graphic
differences
•
differences
in meanings
•
the
use of a different colour-code scheme
•
local
language texts (sometimes bilingual)
Graphic differences
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Warning
signs in the Republic of
Ireland have a diamond shape with a yellow background in place of
the standard triangular shape. This sign type is common to North America,
Oceania, and some Asian countries, but is not found elsewhere in Europe.
•
Many
pictograms (tunnel, pedestrian, car, etc.) are quite different in many
countries.
•
Type
of arrows may be different.
•
Fonts
of written words
Different typefaces in
texts
These are incomplete. You
can help by adding missing countries or fonts.
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Belarus uses the Micig
font
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Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Macedonia,
Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia and Serbia use the SNV font.
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Cyprus, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Portugal and the United Kingdom use the Transport
font. (Motorway
font is used on United Kingdom motorways)
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Denmark uses the Dansk
Vejtavleskrift font.
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France uses the Caractères
font.
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Germany and Czech Republic use the DIN 1451 font.
•
Italy uses the Alfabeto
normale font (with the narrow variant Alfabeto stretto).
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Netherlands, Spain and Turkey use the FHWA
font.
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Norway uses the Trafikkalfabetet
font.
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Poland uses the Drogowskaz font.
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Russia uses the font
accordance to ГОСТ 10807-78 (with addition of ГОСТ Р 52290-2004),
but Arial Cyr Bold
font also allowed to use.
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Slovakia uses the Universal
Grotesk font.
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Switzerland uses the Frutiger font.
Different colour codes
Warning signs
•
In
most European countries, it is indicated by red borders and a white
background.
•
An amber
background is used in Sweden,
Serbia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia,
Greece, Finland, Iceland, the Republic of
Macedonia and Poland
(in some other countries it means a provisional road work sign).
•
Also,
the yield sign/give way sign
in Sweden, Serbia, Croatia, Finland, and Poland has a yellow background.
Road works/construction
•
Many
countries normally have adopted an orange or amber background.
•
A yellow
background is used in France,
Italy, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania.
Motorways
•
White
texts on a blue background
is used in Austria,
Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom.
•
White
texts on a green background
is used in Belarus,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
Primary roads/Expressways
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White-on-blue is used in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland.
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Red-on-white is used in Denmark (though
white-on-blue on motorway exits and all overhead gantries)
Secondary roads
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Black-on-white is used in Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Portugal, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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In Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia and Sweden, black-on-white
indicates only urban
roads or urban destinations.
Differences in meanings
•
Sometimes
similar signs have little differences in meanings, following the local traffic
codes.[citation needed]
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European
countries use the metric system (distances in kilometres or metres, speeds in
kilometres per hour, heights/widths in metres) with the exception of the United
Kingdom, where distances, speeds (miles per hour), heights/widths are indicated
in imperial measurements (miles, yards, feet, and inches).
And some other signs:
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