Road signs in Italy

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Road signs in Italy conform to the general pattern of those used in most other European countries. They are regulated by the Codice della Strada (Highway Code) and by the Regolamento di Attuazione del Codice della Strada in conformity with the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.

Italian signs depict stickman silhouetted persons.

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[edit] Design

Distances and other measurements are displayed in metric units.

Warning signs are usually placed 150 metres before the area they're referring to; if they're farther or nearer, an additional sign displays the actual distance in metres. Prohibition signs and mandatory instruction signs, instead, are placed exactly at the beginning of the area of validity.

[edit] Colours and shapes

Signs follow the general European conventions concerning the use of shape and colour to indicate function of signs:

Type of sign Shape Border Background colour
Warning Triangular Red White
Prohibition Circular Red White
Mandatory instructions Circular White Blue
Supplementary Rectangular Black White
Information Rectangular White White (urban)
Blue (other roads)
Green (motorway)

[edit] Typeface

A version of the Transport typeface employed on road signs in the UK is used on Italian road signs. A condensed version is also used.

[edit] Language

The Standard Language is Italian. In some autonomous regions or provinces bilingual signs are used (mainly Italian/German in South Tyrol, Italian/French in Aosta Valley and Italian/Slovenian along the Slovenian border, but also Italian/Friulan in the Friuli historical region and Italian/Sardinian in Sardinia).

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[edit] Priority signs

  • Stop and yield (Fermarsi e dare precedenza)

  • Yield (Dare precedenza)

  • Priority road (Diritto di precedenza)

  • End of priority road (Fine del diritto di precedenza)

[edit] Warning signs

  • Other danger (Altri pericoli)

  • Two-way traffic straight ahead (Doppio senso di circolazione)

  • Traffic queues likely ahead (Coda)

  • Traffic lights (Semaforo)

  • Level crossing without barrier or gate ahead (Passaggio a livello senza barriere)

  • Level crossing with barrier or gate ahead (Passaggio a livello con barriere)

  • Crossroads with right-of-way from the right (Intersezione con precedenza a destra)

  • Crossroads/junction with a minor cross road (Intersezione con diritto di precedenza)

  • Junction with a minor side-road (Intersezione a T con diritto di precedenza)

  • Roundabout ahead (Circolazione rotatoria)

  • Traffic merging from right ahead (Confluenza a destra)

  • Road narrows on both sides (Strettoria simmetrica)

  • Road narrows on right (Strettoia asimmetrica a destra)

  • Side winds (Forte vento laterale)

  • Steep hill upwards 10% (Salita ripida 10%)

  • Steep hill downwards 10% (Discesa pericolosa 10%)

  • Bend to right (Curva a destra)

  • Double bend, first to left (Doppia curva, la prima a sinistra)

  • Slippery road (Strada sdrucciolevole)

  • Loose chippings (Materiale instabile sulla strada)

  • Road works (Lavori)

  • Possible fallen rocks or debris on the right side (Caduta massi da destra)

  • Opening or swing bridge ahead (Ponte mobile)

  • Quayside or river bank (Sbocco su molo o su argine)

  • Wild animals (Animali selvatici vaganti)

[edit] Prohibition signs

  • No entry for vehicular traffic (Senso vietato)

  • No motor vehicles (Transito vietato a tutti gli autoveicoli)

  • No motorcycles (Transito vietato ai motoveicoli)

  • No bicycles (Transito vietato alle biciclette)

  • No motor vehicles whose mass is greater than 3.5 t (Transito vietato ai veicoli di massa a pieno carico superiore a 3,5 t)

  • Give priority to vehicles from opposite direction (Dare precedenza nei sensi unici alternati)

  • No overtaking (Divieto di sorpasso)

  • Maximum speed 50 km/h (Limite massimo di velocità 50 km/h)

  • No vehicles over height shown (Transito vietato ai veicoli aventi altezza superiore)

  • No vehicles over length shown(Transito vietato ai veicoli aventi lunghezza superiore)

  • No vehicles carrying dangerous goods (Transito vietato ai veicoli che trasportano merci pericolose)

  • No vehicles carrying explosives or flammable goods (Divieto di transito ai veicoli che trasportano esplosivi o prodotti facilmente infiammabili)

  • No vehicles carrying goods which could pollute water (Divieto di transito ai veicoli che trasportano prodotti suscettibili di contaminare l'acqua)

  • No parking (Divieto di sosta)

  • No stopping (Divieto di fermata)

  • Customs (Alt-Dogana)

  • Stop, Police roadblock (Alt-Polizia)

  • Stop, Pay toll (Alt-Stazione)

  • Derestriction (Via libera)

[edit] Mandatory signs

  • Turn right (Direzione obbligatoria a destra)

  • Turn right ahead (Preavviso di direzione obbligatoria a destra)

  • Drive straight or turn right - no left turn (Direzioni consentite dritto e destra)

  • Keep right (Passaggio obbligatorio a destra)

  • Roundabout (Rotatoria)

  • Segregated pedal cycle and pedestrian route (Pista ciclabile contigua al marciapiede)

  • Snow chains compulsory (Catene per neve obbligatorie)

[edit] Information signs

  • One way traffic (Senso unico parallelo)

  • Traffic has priority over oncoming vehicles (Diritto di precedenza nei sensi unici alternati)

  • Pedestrian crossing (Attraversamento pedonale)

  • Advisory speed limit (Velocità consigliata)

  • End of advisory speed limit(Fine velocità consigliata)

  • Parking place (Parcheggio)

  • Home Zone Entry (Zona residenziale)

  • Tunnel (Galleria)

  • Motorway (Autostrada)

  • Motorway-like dual carriageway (Strada extraurbana principale)

  • Fast-traffic highway, only motor vehicles allowed (Strada riservata ai veicoli a motore)

  • EU Country border (Confine UE)

  • Hospital ahead (Ospedale)

  • Schoolbus (Scuolabus)

[edit] Direction signs

  • Motorway direction (Direzione autostrada)

  • Primary or secondary road direction (Direzione extraurbana)

  • Detour (Deviazione)

[edit] Complementary panels

  • The above sign is valid for 380 m starting on this point (esteso per 380 m)

  • The above sign will be valid at a distance of 250 m (tra 250 m)

  • The above sign will be valid in case of flooding (in caso di allagamento)

  • The above sign will be valid in case of snow or ice (in caso di neve o ghiaccio)

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