The Convention on Road Signs and Signals , commonly known as the Vienna Convention on Road Signs , is a multilateral agreement designed to improve road safety and assist international road traffic with standardization signing systems for road traffic (road signs, traffic lights and road markings) are used internationally.
This Convention was adopted by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations at its Conferences on Road Traffic in Vienna from 7 October to 8 November 1968, concluded in Vienna on 8 November 1968 and entered into force on 6 June 1978. The conference also produced the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic , which complements this law by standardizing international traffic laws.
The Convention revised and substantially expanded the previous 1949 Geneva Protocol on Signs and Road Signs, which were itself based on the 1931 Geneva Convention on the Unification of Road Signals.
Amendments, including new provisions on the legibility of signs, priorities at roundabouts and new signs to improve tunnel safety were adopted in 2003.
Both the Vienna Convention and the Geneva Protocol reflect a common consensus on the signs of road traffic that evolved mainly in Europe in the mid-20th century. Most jurisdictions outside Europe have not adopted any of these agreements, and maintain their own system of road traffic signals. For example, the US Guideline on Uniform Traffic Control Equipment (MUTCD) does not follow the symbol policy adopted by the Vienna Convention; such as signs for speed limits and forbidden parking is one of the most visible differences. To make it acceptable in as many countries as possible, this convention allows for some variations, for example a warning sign may be triangular or square and road markings may be white or yellow.
An alternative convention called SADC-RTSM, provided by the South African Development Community, is used by 10 countries in southern Africa. Many of the rules and principles of SADC-RTSM are similar to the Vienna Convention.
Video Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals
Rules
Road signs
In article 2 of the convention class all road signs enter into a number of categories (A - H):
- Hazard alerts
- B Priority marks
- C Prohibition or limited signs
- Signs are required
- E Custom settings flag
- Informative flag - & gt;
- F Information, facilities, or service marks
- G direction, position, or indication mark
- H additional panels
The Convention then exposes the appropriate colors, sizes and shapes for each of these signature classes:
Can be written in English or national language
It also determines which symbols and pictograms can be used, and the orientation in which they can be used. When more than one is available, the same should be used nationally. All signs, except those that do not apply at night, should be reflective enough to be seen in the dark with the headlights from a distance.
Road sign
The Convention also establishes road markings. All marks should be less than 6 mm, with cat eye reflectors no more than 15 mm above the road surface. The road signs must be white or yellow.
The length and width of the marks vary according to destination, although there are no exact numbers for the sizes mentioned; roads in built areas should use dashed lines for line division, while continuous lines should only be used in special cases, such as reduced visibility or narrowed carriage.
All words painted on the road surface must be a place name, or words that can be recognized in most languages, such as "Stop" or "Taxi".
Traffic light
The Convention sets the colors for traffic lights and their meanings, and place and destination lights can be used for, such as:
Blinking red lights can only be used in the locations specified above; Another use of light is violating the convention. The red light should be placed on top when the lamp is stacked vertically, or on the side closest to the oncoming traffic if stacked horizontally.
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Contracting party
The convention has 69 states in August 2016: Albania, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Central African Republic, Chile, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, French Guiana, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, , Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam
The only countries in Europe that are not signatories to the Convention are Ireland, Andorra, Malta, Great Britain and Liechtenstein. Iceland, Spain and the Holy See are all signatories but have not ratified the Convention.
The only countries in Asia that are not signatories to the Convention are Bangladesh, Malaysia, the Republic of China (Taiwan), the People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong and Macao), Japan, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Armenia, Yemen , Oman, North Korea and Afghanistan.
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, South Korea and Thailand are all signatories but have not ratified the Convention.
See also
- Vienna Convention on Road Traffic
- Comparison of European road signs
- MUTCD Traffic Sign Mutable Traffic Difference
- Comparison of traffic signs in English-speaking countries
References
External links
- Ratification
- Full convention text
- Consolidated convention text includes a chart
- Amendment adopted in 2003
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