Road signs in India

Road signs in India can vary in design, depending on the location.^{[citation needed]} For most part, they tend to closely follow European practices, usually identical with the United Kingdom or the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, although yellow rectangular signs that do carry such messages like "Be gentle on my curves" and "Danger creeps when safety sleeps" are present nationwide.^[1] Road signs in India are metric.

There is no official typeface for road signs in India. Typically, road signs may use hand-painted fonts, but some road signs in India use Arial, Highway Gothic or Transport.^{[citation needed]}

Most urban roads and state highways have signs in the state language and English. National highways have signs in the state language, Hindi and English.

In 2012, the Tourism department of Kerala announced plans to upgrade road signs in the state to include maps of nearby hospitals.^[2] The Noida Authority announced plans to replace older signboards with new fluorescent signage.^[3]

Gallery

Warning signs

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  Curve to the left
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  Curve to the right
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  Steep descent
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  Steep ascent
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  Road narrows
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  Road narrows on left side
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  Road narrows on right side
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  Opening bridge
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  Quayside or riverbank ahead
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  Uneven road
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  Road for bump
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  Dip
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  Slippery road
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  Slippery road
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  Loose stones
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  Falling rocks
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Children
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  Cyclists
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  Animals for cattle
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  Animals for deer
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  Roadworks
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  Traffic signals
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  Crossroad without priority
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  Crossroad without priority
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  Side road junction to left
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  Side road junction to right
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  Roundabout
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  Two-way traffic
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  Level crossing with barriers ahead
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  Level crossing without barriers ahead
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  Low-flying aircraft
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  Crosswind
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  Other dangers

Priority signs

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  Stop
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  Stop without (hindi)
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  Priority road
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  End of priority road
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  Priority for oncoming traffic
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  Priority for oncoming traffic

Prohibition signs

Informatory signs

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  Stack-type advance direction sign
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  Map-type advance direction sign
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  Roundabout
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  Flag-type direction sign
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  Confirmatory sign
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  Place identification sign
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  Truck-lay by
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  Weigh bridge ahead
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  Gantry-mounted advance direction sign ahead of a grade-separated junction
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  Gantry-mounted advance direction ahead of an at-grade junction
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  Lane dedicated gantry sign
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  Shoulder-mounted sign in advance of grade-separated junction
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  Expressway sign ahead
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  Gantry-mounted advance direction sign ahead of a flyover in urban-city roads
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  Supplementary road sign ''No parking''
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  Supplementary road sign ''No stopping No standing''

Facility informatory signs

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  Restaurant
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  Caffe
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  Hotel or motel
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  First aid station
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  Toilet
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  Petrol station
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  Park and ride
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  Park and ride
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  Telephone
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  Flood gauge

Parking signs

References

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