Road signs in Mexico

Pedestrian sign in Mexico

The road signs used in Mexico are regulated by Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes's Directorate-General for Roads (Dirección General de Carreteras), and uniformized under a NOM standard and the Manual de Dispositivos para el Control del Tránsito en Calles y Carreteras, which serves as a similar role to the MUTCD developed by the Federal Highway Administration. The signs share many similarities with those used in the United States and Canada. Like Canada but unlike the United States, Mexico had a heavier reliance on symbols than text legends.

Regulatory signs

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  Stop
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  Yield
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  Inspection
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  Speed limit
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  Right turn only
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  Mandatory direction of traffic (Ahead only)
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  Mandatory direction of traffic (Turn left only)
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  Mandatory direction of traffic (Turn right only)
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  Keep right
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  Left turn only
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  Trucks keep right
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  Two-way traffic
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  Height limit
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  Width limit
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  Weight limit
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  Overtaking prohibited
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  Passenger vehicles prohibited from stopping
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  No stopping
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  Parking
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  No parking
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  Right turn prohibited
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  Left turn prohibited
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  U-turn prohibited
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  U-turn permitted
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  No entry
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  Pedal cycles, heavy vehicles and motorcycles prohibited
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  Animal-drawn vehicles prohibited
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  Agricultural vehicles prohibited
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  Pedal cycles prohibited
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  Pedestrians prohibited
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  Heavy vehicles prohibited
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  Use of audible signals prohibited
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  Motorcycles prohibited
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  Motor vehicles prohibited
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  One way (left)
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  One way (right)

Warning signs

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  Curve (left)
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  Curve (right)
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  Sharp curve (left)
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  Sharp curve (right)
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  Reverse curve (left)
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  Reverse curve (right)
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  Sharp reverse curve (left)
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  Sharp reverse curve (right)
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  Winding road (left)
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  Winding road (right)
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  Crossroads
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  T-junction (left)
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  T-junction (right)
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  Delta junction
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  Branch junction (left)
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  Branch junction (right)
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  Y-junction (left)
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  Y-junction (right)
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  Roundabout
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  Merging traffic
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  Two-way traffic
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  Exit ahead
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  Symmetrical narrowing
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  Drawbridge
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  Ford
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  Unpaved road ahead
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  Slippery road
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  Steep descent
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  Falling rocks
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  Stop ahead
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  Yield ahead
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  Pedestrians
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  School
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  Livestock
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  Railroad crossing
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  Tractors
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  Traffic lights
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  Divided road ends
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  Fork
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  Divided road begins
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  Cyclists
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  Loose chippings
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  Uneven surface

Tourism and services

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  Airport
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  Parking
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  Bus stop
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  Rail station
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  Hospital

Guide signs

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  Advance directional sign

Other

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  Railroad crossing
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  Dangerous curve to the right, chveron bends right
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  dangerous curve to the left, chveron bends left

External links

• Signaling at Secretariat of Communications and Transportation website (in Spanish)