Road signs in Germany

Road signs of Germany.

Warning signs

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  General caution (with a supplementary sign explaining the danger)
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  Crossroads with right-of-way from the right
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  Dangerous curve to the left
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  Dangerous curve to the right
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  Double curves, first to left
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  Double curves, first to right
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  Steep hill downwards (4%)
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  Upward gradient (4%)
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  Bumpy road
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  Slippery road
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  Side winds
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  Road narrows on both sides
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  Road narrows on the right
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  Road narrows on the left
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  Roadworks
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  Traffic queues likely
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  Two way traffic ahead
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  Traffic signals
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  Pedestrians
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  Children crossing
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  Bicycles crossing
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  Wild animals crossing
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  Buses crossing
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  Level crossing
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  Level crossing countdown marker (240 m) right-hand side of the street
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  Level crossing countdown marker (160 m) left-hand side of the street
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  Level crossing countdown marker (80 m) right-hand side of the street

Regulatory signs

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  Give priority to rail transport
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  Give priority to rail transport (with danger of electrical wires overhead)
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  Give way
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  Stop and give way
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  Priority for oncoming vehicles
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  Turn left ahead
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  Turn right ahead
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  Ahead only
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  Turn left now
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  Go straight or left
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  Turn right now
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  Go straight or right
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  Roundabout mandatory
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  One-way street to left
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  One-way street to right
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  Keep right
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  Keep left
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  Use shoulder as lane (3 lanes plus shoulder)
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  Use shoulder as lane
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  Don't use shoulder as lane
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  Prepare to clear shoulder used as lane (3 lanes plus shoulder)
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  Bus stop: 15 m (≈ 50 ft.) parking Prohibition prior to and behind this sign = 30 m altogether
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  Taxi rank (no stopping or parking allowed)
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  Bicycle lane
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  Bridleway
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  Pedestrian lane
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  Shared use path
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  Shared use path with separate lanes
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  Pedestrian zone
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  End of pedestrian zone
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  Bicycle road
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  End of bicycle road
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  Bus lane
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  No vehicles
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  No motor vehicles (except motorcycles)
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  Prohibition of motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of over 3.5 metric tons including their trailers and tractors, other than passenger cars, buses and coaches
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  No bicycles
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  No motorcycles
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  No equestrians
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  No pedestrians
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  No pedestrians and bicycles
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  No entry for motor vehicles
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  No motor vehicles subject to identification of dangerous goods
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  Weight limit - trailers are considered separately (5.5 tonnes)
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  Axle load limit (8 tonnes)
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  Width limit (including wing mirrors)
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  Height limit (3.8 meters)
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  Length limit (2 meters)
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  No entry
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  Snow chains are required
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  No vehicles carrying dangerous water pollutants that may pollute water
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  Low-emission zone
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  End of a low-emission zone
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  No U-turns
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  No traffic allowed without indicated minimum distance between vehicles
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  Speed limit (60 km/h)
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  Start of a 30 km/h zone
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  End of a 30 km/h zone
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  Vehicles capable of speeds exceeding 30 km/h only
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  No overtaking
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  No overtaking by lorries
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  End of speed limit (60 km/h)
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  End of 30 km/h minimum speed requirement
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  End of no overtaking
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  End of no overtaking by lorries
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  End of all speed and passing limits
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  No stopping along Carriageway
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  No parking along Carriageway
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  No parking zone
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  Parking disc
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  End of no parking zone
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Stop line
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  Lane or road boundary
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  One-sided lane boundary
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  Direction arrows (no stopping or parking allowed)
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  Advance notice arrow
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  Marking for barred area
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  Additional marking for an already existing no stopping or no parking area

Information signs

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  Right of way at the next crossroads
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  priority road
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  End of priority road
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  Priority over oncoming vehicles
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  Town sign: Start of urban area (50 km/h speed limit)
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  Town sign: End of urban area
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  Parking place
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  Start of Parking management area, only parking with parking disc or parking ticket
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  End of Parking management area
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  Sidewalk parking for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight up to 2.8 metric tons
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  Park and ride
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  Parking for hikers
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  Home zone: Start of urban area (5 km/h speed limit, generally called walking speed)
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  End of home zone
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  Tunnel
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  Breakdown bay
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  Motorway
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  Fast traffic highway (Motor vehicles capable of speeds exceeding 60 km/h only)
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  End of motorway
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  End of fast traffic highway
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  Motorway exit ahead
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  motorway-like road exit ahead
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  motorway exit
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  exit from motorway-like road
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  Dividing lines
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  Give way line
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Water protection zone
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  Pedestrian underpass
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  Pedestrian crossing patrol
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  No through road
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  First aid or hospital
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  Repairs
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  Telephone
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  Emergency telephone
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  Petrol station
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  Petrol station
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  Petrol station with LPG
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  Petrol station with CNG
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  Police station
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  Camping site
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  Information
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  Hotel
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  Restaurant
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  Refreshments
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  Lavatory
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  Place name (information only, does not imply a speed limit)
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  Tourist attraction
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  Tourist route
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  Tourist sign (here: referring to the former East-West German border)
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  Soft verges for heavy goods vehicles
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  Toll road for heavy lorries
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  Toll road
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  Stop - customs
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  Information at customs
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  Street light warning marker (lamp will not remain lit all night)

Direction signs

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  Main road number sign (35)
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  Motorway number sign (48)
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  Motorway exit number sign (26)
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  European road number sign (E 36)
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  Signpost at junction leading onto a main road
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  Signpost at junction leading onto a minor road
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  Signpost at junction
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  Route for heavy goods vehicles
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  Route for heavy goods vehicles
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  Signpost at junction leading directly onto a motorway
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  Signpost at junction
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  Sign on approaches to junctions
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  Sign on approach to junction (main road)
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  Sign on approach to junction (minor road)
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  Street name sign
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  Sign on approaches to junctions
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  Sign on approaches to junctions (lanes)
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  Motorway junction sign
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  Motorway junction sign
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  Junction for cyclists
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  Motorway distance sign to next exit
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  Motorway junction sign to service area
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  Motorway junction sign
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  Motorway marker (300m before exit)
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  Motorway marker (200m before exit)
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  Motorway marker (100m before exit)
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  Motorway distance sign
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  Diversion signpost
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  Diversion sign (U3)
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  Diversion sign
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  End of diversion
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  Diversionary route ahead
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  Motorway diversion
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  Motorway diversion ahead
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  Diversion symbol
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  End of diversion (symbol)
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  Detouring onto opposite lane (in 200 m)
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  Complicated traffic touring (if turning left is forbidden)
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  End of lane

Road equipment

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  Barrier board
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  Guiding beacon
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  guide cone
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  moveable road barrier
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  moveable road barrier with flashing arrow
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  reflexion post (right-hand side)
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  reflexion post (left-hand side)
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  Right turn on red permitted after a complete stop

Complementary plates

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  On left
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  On left ahead
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  Pavement on left
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  On right
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  On right ahead
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  Pavement on right
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  Crossing road both ways
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  Going parallel to road
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  Two-way cycle route crossing road
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  Two-way cycle route running parallel to road
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  For 800 m
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  For 3 km
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  Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left or right)
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  Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left or right)
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  Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left)
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  Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left or right)
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  Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left)
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  Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left or right)
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  Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left or right)
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  Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn right)
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  Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left or right)
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  Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn right)
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  100 m ahead
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  Stop 100 m ahead
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  200 m ahead
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  400 m ahead
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  600 m ahead
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  2 km ahead
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  Late merge in 200m
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  Ends in ...m
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  Oil slick
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  Smoke
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  Loose chippings
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  Construction site exit
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  Shaded road, risk of concealed hazards
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  Spillage on road
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  Risk of accident
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  Migratory toad crossing
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  Queues likely
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  Narrowed clearance by trees
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  Risk of ice
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  Right of way changed
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  Traffic routing changed
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  Industrial area (trains have priority)
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  Port area (trains have priority)
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  Children allowed to play in road
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  Skiers allowed to cross road
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  Large wagons can park here without the usual two week temporal parking restriction
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  Caravans can park here without the usual two week temporal parking restriction
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  Information about motorail for lorries
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  Start of restriction
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  End of restriction
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  Cyclists dismount
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  No motorcycles/mopeds
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  Green wave at ...km/h
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  Stop here on red
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  Pass over verges/shoulder
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  End of passing over verges/shoulder
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  Tunnel category B
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  Tunnel category C
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  Tunnel category D
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  Tunnel category E
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  Disabled with permit No. ... allowed
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  Cyclists and residents allowed
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  Residents only
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  Residents and parking only
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  Residents with permit No. ... allowed
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  Cycles allowed
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  Mopeds allowed
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  Motorcycles and mopeds allowed
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  Cars allowed
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  Cars with trailers allowed
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  Goods vehicles, buses and cars allowed
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  Lorries with trailers allowed
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  Buses allowed
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  Trains allowed
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  Trams allowed
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  Slow vehicles (under 25 km/h) allowed
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  Taxis allowed
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  Motorcycles allowed
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  Regular scheduled buses allowed
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  Emergency vehicles allowed
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  Ambulances allowed
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  Delivery vehicles allowed
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  Agricultural vehicles allowed
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  Forestry vehicles allowed
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  Agricultural and forestry vehicles allowed
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  Operational and utility vehicles allowed
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  Electric vehicles while charging allowed
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  Electric vehicles allowed
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  Construction vehicles allowed
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  Access to construction site allowed
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  Access to neighbouring construction site allowed
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  Access to ... allowed
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  Ferry users allowed
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  Skiers crossing road at times shown
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  At times shown
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  At times shown
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  Parking with disc for 2 hours
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  Parking with disc in marked zone for 2 hours
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  Working days
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  Working days at times shown
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  Working days at times shown
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  Monday-Friday, at times shown
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  Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, at times shown
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  Sundays and public holidays, at times shown
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  School bus (at times shown)
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  Parking allowed at weekends
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  Disabled users only
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  Disabled with permit No. ... only
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  Residents with permit No. ... only
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  Motorcycles and mopeds only
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  Motorcycles only
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  Cars only
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  Cars with trailers only
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  Goods vehicles, buses and cars only
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  Goods vehicles with trailers only
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  HGVs only
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  HGVs and lorries with trailers only
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  Buses only
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  Recreational vehicles only
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  Trains only
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  Trams only
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  Slow vehicles (under 25 km/h) only
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  Slow vehicles allowed to pass
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  Military vehicles only
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  Goods vehicles, buses and cars with trailers only
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  Taxi stand
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  Number of taxis
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  Electric vehicles being charged (with number)
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  Electric vehicles (with number)
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  Section where vehicles carrying hazardous goods are prohibited
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  Section where vehicles carrying water-polluting goods are prohibited
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  Only with parking ticket
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  Toll ticket
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  Weight (7.5 tons)
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  When wet
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  No parking on verges/shoulder
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  On the verges/shoulder
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  Parking allowed in marked areas
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  Mode of transport
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  Hazardous road for cars with caravans/trailers
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  For cyclists and moped riders
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  Grit on road
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  Electric vehicles with E marked German license plate or blue Windscreen sticker for foreign electric vehicles permitted
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  Vehicles with red, yellow or green Low Emission Zone Sticker permitted
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  Vehicles with yellow or green Low Emission Zone Sticker permitted
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  Vehicles with green Low Emission Zone Sticker permitted