Highway signs/markings, show yours

[WANCH]

Anyone here have photos of highway markings and signs from your city? Or highways pictures that show signs or markings. Just from observations, US, Canada and Australian highways use green signs while most European highways use blue. Asian highways use green while blue on sub avenues.

Here's some road and highway signs from Hong Kong

http://www.ambuehler.ch/trip_reports/2001_hongkong/04-29/roadsign.jpg

http://mishuna.image.pbase.com/u48/accl/upload/30954850.CRW_7734_RJ.jpg
HK expressways use green signs

[edolen1]

Well, Slovenia uses green for motorways, blue for expressways and yellow for normal roads, and white backgrounds for city districts:

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9919/smalldsc015923un.jpg

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/4446/smalldsc050313fh.jpg

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/7336/ljubljanaznak2lw.jpg

[EarlyBird]

In the UK we have blue for motorway, green for major roads, white for normal roads, brown for public information and yellow for temporary instructions...

http://eb.cx/mn/2005-08-09/motorway.jpg

[OettingerCroat]

Well, Slovenia uses green for motorways, blue for expressways and yellow for normal roads, and white backgrounds for city districts:

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9919/smalldsc015923un.jpg

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/4446/smalldsc050313fh.jpg

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/7336/ljubljanaznak2lw.jpg

hey edolen, i think the green for motorways, blue for high-speed roads, and yellow for standard roads is international! croatia uses the same colors for the same roads.

[WANCH]

I got interested in this highway signs from playing Simcity 3000 Unlimited. It's the edition where you can change the skyline from Asian to European. I build alot of highways in my city. The original version has a US style skyline. The highway markings are the typical green signs that you can see in a US highway. But if you convert the skyline, the highway signs changes, blue for european and green for asian.

Japan

http://homepage2.nifty.com/ztath/starthp/img/tiba022.jpg

[KIWIKAAS]

hey edolen, i think the green for motorways, blue for high-speed roads, and yellow for standard roads is international! croatia uses the same colors for the same roads.

Depends on your definition of international. I suppose you offen have regional standards but that signage is hardly europe-wide and certainly not worldwide.
There are but a couple of signs that are pretty much universally international ie: Stop signs and the ''Give Way''/ ''Yield'' signs.

[Bartolo]

there most likely the same in slovenia and croatia, becuase at one time they were the same country, Yugoslavia

[KIWIKAAS]

Motorway

http://www.arizonaroads.com/nz/pics/R1001086.jpg

http://www.aucklandmotorways.co.nz/DSCN2053.JPG

Highway

http://www.arizonaroads.com/nz/pics/R1001200.jpg
http://www.arizonaroads.com/nz/pics/R1001140.jpg
http://www.arizonaroads.com/nz/pics/R1001141.jpg
http://www.arizonaroads.com/nz/pics/R1001179.jpg

Local

http://www.arizonaroads.com/nz/pics/R1001156.jpg http://www.arizonaroads.com/nz/pics/R1001225.jpg

Special warning

http://www.arizonaroads.com/nz/pics/R1001261.jpg http://www.arizonaroads.com/nz/pics/R1001207.jpg

[edolen1]

hey edolen, i think the green for motorways, blue for high-speed roads, and yellow for standard roads is international! croatia uses the same colors for the same roads.
Not really. It's Yugoslavia's legacy. But nowadays there are already differences in fonts, arrow shapes and the marking sticks on the side of the road.. Also road numbering systems are different, and expressways standards too (as far as I know an expressway in Slovenia has a dual carriageway while an expressway in Croatia hasn't)..

[LtBk]

I got interested in this highway signs from playing Simcity 3000 Unlimited. It's the edition where you can change the skyline from Asian to European. I build alot of highways in my city. The original version has a US style skyline. The highway markings are the typical green signs that you can see in a US highway. But if you convert the skyline, the highway signs changes, blue for european and green for asian.

Japan

http://homepage2.nifty.com/ztath/starthp/img/tiba022.jpg

Isn't 60 kmh a little too low for a highway?

[edolen1]

Well, not if it's meant for an approaching exit or toll station.. Otherwise I do agree it is a bit slow..

[OettingerCroat]

(as far as I know an expressway in Slovenia has a dual carriageway while an expressway in Croatia hasn't)..

what do you mean? expressways and carriageways are completely different things... according to most road maps, a carriageway is a road marked by former Yugoslavian blue signs, while an expressway is green. they are two totally different roads.

[edolen1]

what do you mean? expressways and carriageways are completely different things... according to most road maps, a carriageway is a road marked by former Yugoslavian blue signs, while an expressway is green. they are two totally different roads.
I meant that (as far as I know, so I may be wrong) the expressway standard in Croatia is a 2-lane highway without a median (don't know about the hard shoulder), while in Slovenia it is a 4-lane highway with a median and without a hard shoulder (just the emergency stop areas every 400 metres or so)..

Heh, sorry if I didn't express myself clearly enough..

And btw, expressways are marked with blue signs and motorways with green signs in the former Yu..

[earthJoker]

In switzerland, freeways/motorways without same level crossings are green.
http://www.liegerad-fernweh.de/508-qualiweek/IMG_0235.JPG

Main roads (cantonal/national) are blue and smaller roads (county/ gemeinde) are white:
http://www.typemuseum.at/TM_7471/TM_2787/TM_2161/TM_8585/TM_9626/TM_7371_WegweiserChur.jpg

Bycicle signs are red:
http://www.scheibler-web.de/reise/schweiz/img/wegweiser2.jpg

Trails are yellow, those with the white red tip are mointain trails.
http://www.regalp.at/all_images/PilotRegionPictures/SaasFeeWegweiser_jpg

[OettingerCroat]

I meant that (as far as I know, so I may be wrong) the expressway standard in Croatia is a 2-lane highway without a median (don't know about the hard shoulder), while in Slovenia it is a 4-lane highway with a median and without a hard shoulder (just the emergency stop areas every 400 metres or so)..

Heh, sorry if I didn't express myself clearly enough..

And btw, expressways are marked with blue signs and motorways with green signs in the former Yu..

an expressway is a highway with a toll.... expressway/motorway basically has the exact same meaning today, just that expressway specifies that it is tolled.

all expressways in croatia are at least 4 lanes, some places 6.

a carriageway is like a high speed road, that you might find around a city, its essentially a non-tolled highway with a slightly slower speed than an expressway/motorway, and also has a median. all 4 and 6 lane carriageways in Croatia, namely around Zagreb, Split, and Rijeka have full-length emergency lanes.

but there are some roads classified as "carriageways" in Croatia that, like you said, are only 2 lanes, dont have medians, and have emergency stop areas periodically. also, the secondary roads in croatia are like this.

but ALL motorways/expressways (green signs) have at least 4 lanes, medians, and full breakdown lanes. and you were right about some of the carriageways.

trust me on these things, i live in the US and my english is perfect ;)

[edolen1]

You trust me on this too, because I am giving you the official English names of these roads and there is a difference between expressway and motorway in official classification in Slovenia. All the roads with blue signs are expressways (hitre ceste in Slov.; brze ceste in Cro.) and all the roads with green signs are motorways (avtoceste in Slov.; autoceste in Cro.).

And btw, a carriageway is, according to Oxford, one of the two sides of a motorway or other large road, intended for traffic moving one direction. Don't mix dual carriageway (road with a median) with carriageway.

[OettingerCroat]

ok, following definitions from Websters Online Dictionary:

Motorway
Noun
1. A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic.
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/motorway


Expressway
Noun
1. A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic.
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/expressway


Dual Carriageway
Noun
1. A highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions; "in England they call a divided highway a dual carriageway".
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/Dual+Carriageway

see? ;) motorways/expressways are the same thing, and you are correct, i shouldn't have mixed dual carriageway with carriageway.

let me try to translate:
Motorways=Expressways=Avtoceste=Autoceste
Dual Carriageways=Hitre Ceste=Brze Ceste

just trying to help out ;)

[edolen1]

I know, the meanings perfectly fine, it's just how they are officially called in English here.. I realize the terms are used differently in other parts of the world, I'm just telling you how they're used here.

I'm sorry, if you think it's wrong, tell it to DARS, not me..

http://www.dars.si/index.php?language=2&id=40 << sorry for the crappy site and crappy English, but you can clearly see they use expressways for H-roads (hitre ceste) and motorways for A-roads (avtoceste).

[aswnl]

On my site ( http://www.autosnelwegen.nl/asw/aansluitingen.htm ) you'll find some examples of signposting on Dutch motorways.

[chilean_sky]

Chile has the european standard of motorways/highways signs.

The blue signs for the highways/motorways and green signs for the secondary roads.

http://www.terra.cl/images/Dic2004/F405045_DSC_0145.jpg

http://www.terra.cl/images/Dic2004/F405045_DSC_0214.jpg

http://www.terra.cl/images/Dic2004/F405045_DSC_0203.jpg

http://www.autopistacentral.cl/images/obras/aereas/grandes_dic04/vespucio_gv01.jpg

http://img111.echo.cx/img111/976/dscf11439bg.jpg

http://www.autopistacentral.cl/fotos_videos/fotos/tramo_d/02.jpg

http://www.terra.cl/images/Dic2004/F405045_DSC_0160.jpg

http://www.terra.cl/images/Dic2004/F405045_DSC_0198.jpg

http://www.vespucioexpress.cl/admin/imgs_gals/sanpablo1.jpg

and the electronic panels with information to the drivers with high speeds info, seat belts, emergency on road, etc.

http://www.terra.cl/images/Dic2004/F405045_DSC_0135.jpg

http://www.terra.cl/images/Dic2004/F405045_DSC_0143.jpg

[OettingerCroat]

I know, the meanings perfectly fine, it's just how they are officially called in English here.. I realize the terms are used differently in other parts of the world, I'm just telling you how they're used here.

I'm sorry, if you think it's wrong, tell it to DARS, not me..

http://www.dars.si/index.php?language=2&id=40 << sorry for the crappy site and crappy English, but you can clearly see they use expressways for H-roads (hitre ceste) and motorways for A-roads (avtoceste).

dont worry edolen, i believe what your saying ;) and i know how shitty the DARS site it; ive been on it many times. translation is terrible. you should ask if you could translate it properly for them and make some good money :colgate: im serious!

[edolen1]

dont worry edolen, i believe what your saying ;) and i know how shitty the DARS site it; ive been on it many times. translation is terrible. you should ask if you could translate it properly for them and make some good money :colgate: im serious!
Heh, well, their site is quite good (in Slovenian, hah!), but they need a serious redesign..

Heh, we got a lucky break for our disagreement here. I found out yesterday that the government is preparing a new law on public roads that will eliminate expressways (hitre ceste)! So now we'll only have motorways! It's still in the planning stage, so it may not really eliminate them in the end, but it looks like it so far..

[SufuS MaximuS]

Czechia:
Motorways and expresways have geen background:
http://www.znacky-praha.cz/images/normy/informativni/smerove/is1a.gif
http://www.znacky-praha.cz/images/normy/informativni/smerove/is2a.gif
Other roads have blue background:
http://www.znacky-praha.cz/images/normy/informativni/smerove/is3a.gif
White color is used for local destinations:
http://www.znacky-praha.cz/images/normy/informativni/smerove/is5.gif
Brown color is used for culture or turistic destinations:
http://www.znacky-praha.cz/images/normy/informativni/smerove/is23.gif
Bycicle pathes have yellow background:
http://www.znacky-praha.cz/images/normy/informativni/smerove/is19a.gif
Street names have red background:
http://www.znacky-praha.cz/images/normy/informativni/smerove/is22c.gif
And finally, detous are red:
http://www.znacky-praha.cz/images/normy/informativni/smerove/is11b.gif

So,this is examle of motorway exit (numbers of motorways are in red field, numbers of other roads, include expressways, are in blue field):
http://www.znacky-praha.cz/images/normy/informativni/smerove/is6c.gif
This is example of expressway exit:
http://www.znacky-praha.cz/images/normy/informativni/smerove/is6b.gif
And example of roundabout label:
http://www.znacky-praha.cz/images/normy/informativni/smerove/is9b.gif

Here are links for some photos:
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d1f1/d1f01.jpg
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d1f1/d1f03.jpg
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d1f1/d1f04.jpg
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/d1f1/d1f36.jpg
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/r1f3/r1f12.jpg
http://www.ceskedalnice.cz/foto/mof1/mof32.jpg

[NorthGermany]

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[Boris]

Chile has the european standard of motorways/highways signs.

The blue signs for the highways/motorways and green signs for the secondary roads.

http://www.terra.cl/images/Dic2004/F405045_DSC_0145.jpg

http://www.terra.cl/images/Dic2004/F405045_DSC_0214.jpg

http://www.terra.cl/images/Dic2004/F405045_DSC_0203.jpg

http://www.autopistacentral.cl/images/obras/aereas/grandes_dic04/vespucio_gv01.jpg

http://img111.echo.cx/img111/976/dscf11439bg.jpg

http://www.autopistacentral.cl/fotos_videos/fotos/tramo_d/02.jpg

http://www.terra.cl/images/Dic2004/F405045_DSC_0160.jpg

http://www.terra.cl/images/Dic2004/F405045_DSC_0198.jpg

http://www.vespucioexpress.cl/admin/imgs_gals/sanpablo1.jpg

and the electronic panels with information to the drivers with high speeds info, seat belts, emergency on road, etc.

http://www.terra.cl/images/Dic2004/F405045_DSC_0135.jpg

http://www.terra.cl/images/Dic2004/F405045_DSC_0143.jpg

There is no European standard for roadsigns/markers; some examples:

Germany:
Blue: autobahn
Yellow: other major roads
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~aleskiw/roadgeek/images/Gallery9/21.jpg http://www-personal.umich.edu/~aleskiw/roadgeek/images/Gallery9/03.jpg

Netherlands (Holland):
Blue: All markers
http://img34.exs.cx/img34/4192/a119cs.jpg

Poland:
Blue: Motorway
Green: Major roads
http://www.mi.gov.pl/pliki/galeria/82.jpg

Belgium
Blue: motorway
Green: Major roads
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v382/idvd/Brussels/tran0.jpg

[bay_area]

http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/images075/i-080_wb_exit_008b_04.jpg

http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/images201/i-280_nb_exit_049b_01.jpg

http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/images015/ca-024_wb_exit_005b_01.jpg

[centralized pandemonium]

India

http://img73.exs.cx/img73/1727/nh54br.jpg

The next two fhotos by magestom

http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway004.jpg

http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway006.jpg

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/3148/gvkexpresswaynearjaipursmall2d.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3216/f3e1ec844xl.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/image/37535400.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/thegorelord/Bangaloreroads/FlyoverFromHebbalJunction.jpg

[NorthGermany]

More examples:

Germany - Autobahns = blue:
http://mitglied.lycos.de/inlandsvagen/Ger_A4.jpg

Germany - major and minor roads = yellow / local destinations = white:
http://mitglied.lycos.de/inlandsvagen/Ger_nl.jpg


Sweden - Motorways = green:
http://mitglied.lycos.de/inlandsvagen/Sweden_e4.jpg

Sweden - major and minor roads = blue / local destinations = white:
http://mitglied.lycos.de/inlandsvagen/Sweden_RV50.jpg


Denmark - Motorways = green / exits = blue:
http://mitglied.lycos.de/inlandsvagen/Denmark_KH.jpg

[Minato ku]

FRANCE autoroute sign

http://fr.wikipedia.org/upload/3/3b/Autoroute_A10.jpg
http://autorout.free.fr/2_Pdf/images/photo_index2.jpg
http://medias.lemonde.fr/mmpub/edt/ill/2005/04/02/h_3_ill_634530_autoroute.jpg
http://home.jtan.com/~ptunner/parisroad/img/bp102.jpg
http://www.mairie-gragnague.net/photos_%20commune%20(1)/panneau%20acces%206.jpg
http://www.info-autoroute.com/a1.travaux.d5.jpg

[DoubleR]

Tokyo, The Capital Highway

http://www.h5.dion.ne.jp/~ra246/LOVELOG_IMG/200412311ec539ea.JPG
http://gorry.haun.org/pic/20050909/CRW_0827.jpg

[Joya]

In Turkey:
Motorways: Green
Highways: Blue
In city roads: White
Touristic: Brown
Informative: Red

[er_juli]

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[greek_eagle]

You guys there are differences in the terms freeway and expressway. First of all a freeway is a controlled access road and junctions are in the form of an interchange. In other words you have on ramps and off ramps and the road way is divided. At juntions it is in the form of multi level. You must maintain both a minimum and maximum speed limit. These roads may be toll free or tolled. A motorway is the same as is the autopista, autoroute, autobahn.

An expressway is a divided highway that may or may not have interchanges. Secondly, the expressway often may have entrances to businesses etc on the side and one may exit to get to them from the expressway. Junctions may be at grade level. Another significant difference is that on an expressway you can see "farm" vehicles....whereas they are not allowed on freeways at all.

A highway is a route that is marked....officially the street you live on is a highway. In Canada and the US expressway, freeway, tollway, parkway turnpike are all used in the same way more or less. Though if you look at the roads closely, you will see that some of these expressways are not all true freeways.
International signs, different from USA + Canada signs, usually have green for freeways, blue is for "national" roads which includes "expressways + highways" which may come in many different forms. White is often used for urban areas and brown for state/federal parks, archeological sites etc.

[Red aRRow]

Pakistan - Motorways.

Signs are in green.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v197/kt10208/Motorway/20042006028.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v197/kt10208/Motorway/20042006115.jpg
*The blue block represents an exit towards a National Highway.

Pakistan - National Highways

Signs are in blue.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v197/kt10208/Motorway/20042006121.jpg



Names of landmarks are in white (on both Motorways and National Highways).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v197/kt10208/Motorway/20042006093.jpg


While in other places the scenery is too good to pay attention to any road signs: :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/suhaibonline/247396190CLcKBu_ph.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/suhaibonline/247377942kOjlmM_ph.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/suhaibonline/247383875blZXFK_ph.jpg

:runaway:

[vissiman_m31]

Just a few from Melbourne, Aus:

Advance Direction Signs:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/mainroadsvic/c3/(4).JPG

http://members.optusnet.com.au/mainroadsvic/c3/IMG_2046.JPG

http://members.optusnet.com.au/mainroadsvic/c3/(5).JPG

Intersection Direction Signs, placed at exits:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/mainroadsvic/c3/(11).JPG

http://members.optusnet.com.au/mainroadsvic/c3/(111).JPG

http://members.optusnet.com.au/mainroadsvic/c3/(113).JPG

Reassurance Direction Signs (Distance Signs):
http://members.optusnet.com.au/mainroadsvic/c3/(rd).jpg

http://members.optusnet.com.au/mainroadsvic/c3/(rd2).jpg

http://members.optusnet.com.au/mainroadsvic/c3/IMG_2020.JPG

Most of freeway signs today are pretty much the same design as they were 15 years ago, with few modifications over the years. I would say Victorian signs in general are very easy to ready, clear and get to the point quickly compare to some european motorways signs, which from the photos i've seen, try to cram everything onto the sign face (thats just my opinion anyway). Also, Victoria had a major signage revision in 1997 for non-freeway roads, to coincide with the introduction of alphanumeric route numbering system from rural areas.

More signs can be found on my site - see sig

[trentthomson]

I thought I'd post this graphic which shows how signs are placed on Australian freeways. It also shows line markings. I think our signs/line markings are sort of a mix between American and European markings.

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/7069/untitled1yp3.jpg

[hetfield85]

Malaysia Highway Signs/Markings

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/FederalHighwayKL.JPG/800px-FederalHighwayKL.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3b/FederalHwayKL.JPG/800px-FederalHwayKL.JPG

Motorcycle Shelter
http://www.rh.hk/Photos/Malaysia%20-%20North%20South%20Highway/040925_NShighway_signage_bikeshelter_rh.JPG

Keep Left, except for overtaking
http://www.rh.hk/Photos/Malaysia%20-%20North%20South%20Highway/040925_NShighway_signage_overtake_rh.JPG

Restpoint
http://www.rh.hk/Photos/Malaysia%20-%20North%20South%20Highway/040925_NShighway_signage_restpoint_rh.JPG

http://www.rh.hk/Photos/Malaysia%20-%20North%20South%20Highway/040925_NShighway_signage_seremban_rh.JPG

Heavy Vehicles Keep Left
http://www.rh.hk/Photos/Malaysia%20-%20North%20South%20Highway/040925_NShighway_heavy_vehicle_rh.JPG

Speed Limit (km/h)
http://www.rh.hk/Photos/Malaysia%20-%20North%20South%20Highway/040925_NShighway_speed_limit_rh.JPG

[LtBk]

Out of little OT curiousity, but why do Victoria call their multi-lane highways "freeways" instead of motorways?

[trentthomson]

Out of little OT curiousity, but do Victoria call their multi-lane highways "freeways" instead of motorways?

Yes that's true.

State-by-state:
Aust. Capital Territory - Parkway.
New South Wales - Freeways for free roads, motorways for toll roads (and there are a LOT of tollways in NSW).
Victoria - Freeways for free roads, Tollways for toll roads.
Queensland - Motorway.
South Australia - Freeway.
Western Australia - Freeway.
Tasmania - Highway.
Northern Territory - They don't have any limited access highways!

[trentthomson]

This will be the last post from me (in this thread) that includes huge graphics. I promise!

How Australia (generally) signs and stripes...

Overtaking lanes on rural, undivided highways:
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/3821/untitled41ti3.jpg

Curves and other hazards (the 'Slippery when wet sign' is only placed on the approach to dangerous corners) on rural undivided highways.
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/1170/untitled40sy2.jpg

At-grade intersections on divided highways:
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/6524/untitled42uw3.jpg

Trent.

[TheCat]

Well, even though there is no official standard anywhere, it can be generalized with some accuracy that European nations use blue signs for the highest-level roads (call them whatever you want, freeways, expressways, highways), along with that universal freeway sign which looks like a road that is narrow at the top and wide at the base. Green signs are usually used for roads that are high-speed and often are not that different from "blue-signed" roads, but almost always have a lower speed limit and lower design standards. Local roads/destinations vary greatly between countries.

North American highways generally use green signs for all major and even semi-major roads (i.e. roads that would fit into both the "blue" and "green" category in most European countries). From pics I've seen Australia, New Zealand, and some other English-speaking countries seem to follow more or less this model as well.

Not sure about East Asian countries, but they seem to have blue signs for major highways.

I'll post some pics and descriptions of Israeli roads soon (right now I have to sleep). I'd post Canada, but it's not that interesting - pretty much identical to the United States :).

[KIWIKAAS]

How many countries use Botts Dots on their roads?
A ''Botts Dot''
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6d/Roundbottsdot.jpg/250px-Roundbottsdot.jpg
As far as I know only the US (California,Nevada,Arizona,Texas,New Mexico), Australia and New Zealand use them.
I havent seen Bott's Dots used anywhere else.
Any other countries?

Examples:
US (California)
http://www.kurumi.com/roads/3di/pics/ph-805sb-163.jpg
Australia
http://img438.imageshack.us/img438/4385/m1c7012ae.jpg
New Zealand
http://www.aucklandmotorways.co.nz/cmjsouthimages15.JPG

[TheCat]

^^ Do they return light at night? In Israel it is common to use reflectors embedded in the pavement, but unlike these "Botts Dots", they are used in conjunction with regular lane markings, usually on two-lane roads with no median, to improve visibility at night in long stretches without lighting. There is usually one reflector at the beginning of every bar in the broken line marking.

Most traffic signs and regulations in Israel follow general European guidelines...
Blue signs for main highways, even though only few roads are classified as such (in Israel they are referred to as "autostradas", from Italian... don't know why):
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4349/ayalonras5.jpg

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/5051/highway2jf5.jpg

Electronic regulation used on the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv:
http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/2543/20205zs1.jpg

Most highways in Israel are marked in green, and some "blue" highways have green signs in places too:

http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/2162/highway4uj8.jpg

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/2644/highway3ashqelonto443and455pc6.jpg

More regional roads, and sometimes "green" highways use white direction signs (in this one, they are in fact pointing to a "blue" highway, identified by the standard European freeway symbol):

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/6708/sign5jn6.jpg

Speed limits are officially 110 km/h on "blue" highways and 90-100 km/h on other highways, but so far except for toll highway #6, all blue highways are limited to at most 100 km/h by speed limit signs.

Traffic lights in Israel are different from many countries because they always provide 100% protected turns, identified by arrows above them. There are never, as far as I know, nonprotected left turns at traffic light intersections in Israel, and right turns are often protected also, or separated from the traffic lights. In the former case, turning right on red is prohibited:

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/6980/dscf0091jk0.jpg

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/9469/41626463ks9.jpg

And lastly, Israel's truly "universal" stop sign :):

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/2981/dscf0196zv7.jpg

[el tico]

How many countries use Botts Dots on their roads?
A ''Botts Dot''


They have them in Central America too, at least in Costa Rica for all I know. Unfortunately don't have any pictures.

[trentthomson]

Re: Botts Dots and night driving.

The round ones do not reflect light, but they are almost always used in conjunction with cat's eyes (square botts dots). They are still easily visible at night, and when it rains heavily, if you cannot see the dots, you can still see the cat's eyes and you'll hear a 'thudding' noise as you drive over the dots.

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/2/20/Squarebottsdot.jpg

Botts dots, when used in place of dashed lines, are generally placed in groups of four. In the direction of travel, the first dot is a cat's eye, and the following three are round botts dots.

I know that in Australia, the round dots are officially called "non-retroreflective raised pavement markers" (NRPMs) while the cat's eyes are called "retroreflective raised pavement markers" (RPMs).

Trent.

[Verso]

Well, even though there is no official standard anywhere, it can be generalized with some accuracy that European nations use blue signs for the highest-level roads (call them whatever you want, freeways, expressways, highways), along with that universal freeway sign which looks like a road that is narrow at the top and wide at the base. Green signs are usually used for roads that are high-speed and often are not that different from "blue-signed" roads, but almost always have a lower speed limit and lower design standards. Local roads/destinations vary greatly between countries.
Well, several European countries use blue signs on freeways, but it certainly can't be generalized for Europe.

BLUE - Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Belarus, Ireland (not sure) and some other perhaps

GREEN - Russia! (half of Europe, true though that they don't have many freeways :D ), Italy, Greece, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Portugal (not sure), Norway (not sure) and some other perhaps

The only European country which uses green signs on 'high-speed roads' that I know of, is Switzerland.

[Verso]

And lastly, Israel's truly "universal" stop sign :):

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/2981/dscf0196zv7.jpg
Not bad.

[WANCH]

Well, even though there is no official standard anywhere, it can be generalized with some accuracy that European nations use blue signs for the highest-level roads (call them whatever you want, freeways, expressways, highways), along with that universal freeway sign which looks like a road that is narrow at the top and wide at the base. Green signs are usually used for roads that are high-speed and often are not that different from "blue-signed" roads, but almost always have a lower speed limit and lower design standards. Local roads/destinations vary greatly between countries.

North American highways generally use green signs for all major and even semi-major roads (i.e. roads that would fit into both the "blue" and "green" category in most European countries). From pics I've seen Australia, New Zealand, and some other English-speaking countries seem to follow more or less this model as well.

Not sure about East Asian countries, but they seem to have blue signs for major highways.

I'll post some pics and descriptions of Israeli roads soon (right now I have to sleep). I'd post Canada, but it's not that interesting - pretty much identical to the United States :).

Most Asian countries use green signs on highways and blue ones on main roads.

Some examples,

Hong Kong

http://members.cox.net/mkpl3/asia/hk-sign2.jpg

http://members.cox.net/mkpl3/asia/hk-roadsign.jpg

http://members.cox.net/mkpl3/asia/hk-sign6-green.jpg

Thailand

http://members.cox.net/mkpl3/asia/thai-bangkok-bgs.jpg

Malaysia

http://members.cox.net/mkpl3/asia/malay-sign4.jpg

http://members.cox.net/mkpl3/asia/malay-kul-motorway.jpg

Japan

http://static.flickr.com/2/2497145_04d4e4155a_m.jpg

Korea

http://homepage3.nifty.com/whales/kh/for_hannnam.jpg

[Onur]

In Turkey:
Motorways: Green
Highways: Blue
In city roads: White
Touristic: Brown
Informative: Red
Some Examples with photos
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/my13_003.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/my27_010.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/jn09_005.jpg

[sojourner truth ™]

Not dots but paint and grooves that you hear when you pass over

[Norsko]

Yellow: Normal roads/highways

Before junction:

http://vegvesen.no/vegskilt/vegvisningsskilt/bmp/701.bmp

Or, if it`s a complicated junction:

http://vegvesen.no/vegskilt/vegvisningsskilt/bmp/703.bmp

At junction:

http://vegvesen.no/vegskilt/vegvisningsskilt/bmp/713.bmp

(white: Lokal destinations, orange or bright yellow: Detour)

Blue: Motorways/freeways

Before exit:

http://vegvesen.no/vegskilt/vegvisningsskilt/bmp/705.bmp

At exit:

http://vegvesen.no/vegskilt/vegvisningsskilt/bmp/715.bmp

The yellow sign just followed the URL and has nothing to do with motorways. In Norway the only other colours on motorwaysigns than blue, is white backgrounds with black lettering (to lokal destinations, like an industrial area), and brown backgrounds with white lettering (to touristical destinations). So what kind of road the exit leads to has nothing to do with the motorway signage, wich is white on blue anyway. I.O.W. You will not find a motorwaysign in Norway with a black on yellow panel even though all non-motorwayroads are using these colours. It is as far as I know the same system as the one they use in Germany.

[ChrisZwolle]

found in extreme southern Belgium:

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3290/0604n811vj4.jpg

Never seen that before...

[Rebasepoiss]

Is it really necessary to waste such a huge amount of paint? It seems like it's a quite small road.

[Paddington]

Didn't we just have a thread on this? :banana:

It's cool, I'll recycle my old post, one of my favorites:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=11713454&postcount=219

Here's some more pics from my country, a little place they call America. :banana:

I picked out some nice sunny ones from deserts and urban jungles of Socal, for all you pale Euros out there. :cheers:

http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/images005/i-005_sb_exit_161a_01.jpg

Yay! Los Angeles, that's where I want to go. Good thing they've got four lanes going there.

http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/images005/i-005_sb_exit_154_03.jpg

ZOMG! Hollywood!

http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/images101/ca-110_nb_exit_022_01.jpg

You better believe that's downtown LA.

http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/images015/i-015_sb_exit_109b_02.jpg

Choices, choices.

http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/images008/i-008_wb_exit_014a_01.jpg

Stack interchage. My favorite! /me does happy dance :banana:

http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/images010/i-010_eb_exit_112_01b.jpg

For you environmentalists out there.

http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/images005/i-005_nb_exit_094a_01.jpg

The El Toro Y, the world's biggest interchange.

http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/images015/i-015_nb_exit_115_04.jpg

The Inland Empire.

http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/images010/i-010_eb_exit_042b_02.jpg

When I die, I want to be reincarnated as a stack interchange.

http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/images075/i-080_wb_exit_008b_03.jpg

Some NorCal action.

http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/images101/us-101_nb_exit_433b_01.jpg

Downtown San Fransisco.

http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/images015/i-015_nb_exit_184a_04.jpg

And if you get tired of the Golden State, you can always head up to Las Vegas. :cheers:

[Scandinavia2005]

Here's some from Germany (taken by myself)

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/1122/dsc0001vc9.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2333/dsc0002xa3.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/6981/dsc0003wz7.jpg

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/4969/dsc0004op8.jpg

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/2739/dsc0005dp6.jpg

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/6590/dsc0009nc7.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7764/dsc0010oz4.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6090/dsc0011rs8.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9606/dsc0012vs6.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4783/dsc0013ql9.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/7055/dsc0014tm0.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3733/dsc0015ud1.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5315/dsc0016kx7.jpg

(to be continued...)

[Scandinavia2005]

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/7048/dsc0017gq0.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4992/dsc0018jx4.jpg

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/849/dsc0019yb1.jpg

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/6702/dsc0020ra9.jpg

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/1431/dsc0021jz0.jpg

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/4617/dsc0022bt5.jpg

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2127/dsc0023vd1.jpg

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/4343/dsc0024vd1.jpg

[Alex Von Königsberg]

Nice pics of German autobahnen :okay: German highways are easily recognisable by distinct destination signs and... endless powerlines along the road :lol:

[Rohne]

I don't like the German signage system. NRW is ok, but especially in northern Germany there's often some kind of chaos.
The system in Hesse is much better - very similar to the standard signage in Germany, but much stricter rules, i.e. allowing only short arrows and resulting in a nice and clear design.
Some pics of Hessian signs around Frankfurt can be found here (http://www.autobahnatlas-online.de/Bildergalerie/A5Frankfurt.htm), here (http://www.autobahnatlas-online.de/Bildergalerie/A3FrankfurtWiesbaden.htm) and especially here (http://www.autobahn-online.de/phorum/file.php?6,file=10164).

[Scandinavia2005]

^^ and what kind of charos is this in your opinion?

[Rohne]

long and short arrows, different font sizes, alignment and distances between the lines - all that even on the same sign, arrows not over the middle of the lanes, arrows sometimes under and sometimes beside the targets, different heights of the signs, ... just ugly!

[ChrisZwolle]

they should ban "engschrift" from the signs.

[Scandinavia2005]

long and short arrows, different font sizes, alignment and distances between the lines - all that even on the same sign, arrows not over the middle of the lanes, arrows sometimes under and sometimes beside the targets, different heights of the signs, ... just ugly!

I don't think that it is too bad...
And different font sizes? You mean Engschrift and Mittelschrift? Engschrift is used for longer names, Mittelschrift for shorter names of destinations.

[Jimmy81]

Why use Bott Dots, is there an advantage of using them over paint...??? Is it because they last longer than paint. Is it cheaper to use bott dots than paint. In canada, we don't have any bott dots at all, but that's because we have to plow our streets in the winter. I saw the bott dots for the first time in Seattle 5 years ago...i thought it was strange when I first saw them.

Jimmy

[ChrisZwolle]

I don't think that it is too bad...
And different font sizes? You mean Engschrift and Mittelschrift? Engschrift is used for longer names, Mittelschrift for shorter names of destinations.

Engschrift is harder to read than Mittelschrift. Breitschrift is also no so easy to read. I know this, because in the Netherlands, we have "redesign" which is harder to read for people with glasses etc.

[Scandinavia2005]

^^ I don't think that Breitschrift is common in Germany...

[ChrisZwolle]

^^ I don't think that Breitschrift is common in Germany...

No but is still seen in very old signs in the Ruhr area. Specially in Dortmund i thought.

[Alex Von Königsberg]

Can you give an example of Engschrift, Breitschrift and Mittelschrift? I personally find German font harder to read from the distance than, for instance, American or French fonts. German font looks very standardised and sort of industrial though.

[ChrisZwolle]

Breitschrift; this sign is really old: (Essen is breitschrift)
http://www.autobahnatlas-online.de/Bildergalerie/A42-06KrEssenNord.jpg

the first 2 destinations: normalschrift, the bottom destination: Engschrift
http://www.autobahnatlas-online.de/Bildergalerie/A42-09EntfernungstafelEssen-Altenessen.jpg

[Scandinavia2005]

Can you give an example of Engschrift, Breitschrift and Mittelschrift?

This sign is completely written in Mittelschrift:

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4491/dsc0027in7.jpg

And here "Mönchengladbach" (>8 letters) is written in Engschrift:

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/8859/dsc0045wu9.jpg

(my photos)

[Rohne]

Just look at the arrows at the last 2 pics. grrrrr :down:

[ChrisZwolle]

Just look at the arrows at the last 2 pics. grrrrr :down:

Can you show me some different arrows? I drove through every part of Germany, but i never noticed any difference.

[Scandinavia2005]

which arrows? The tilted arrows?
BTW - it's better when there is an arrow than there's no arrow like in some of your Frankfurt photos.

[ChrisZwolle]

BTW - it's better when there is an arrow than there's no arrow like in some of your Frankfurt photos.

Than you shouldn't drive in the US. Some 12 lane Freeways do have overheads, but no arrows! :nuts:

[Rohne]

Especially the standing arrows (much too long). But also the tilted ones. Look at the last pic: 2 different types used without any reason. And in the pic above, the tilted arrow is beside the targets instead of being at the bottom of the sign.

Have you noticed the "500m" at the bottom of the signs? That's the reason why there aren't any arrows, coz its only a so called Vorwegweiser. Arrows are only over lanes.

[Scandinavia2005]

And in the pic above, the tilted arrow is beside the targets instead of being at the bottom of the sign.


but if it was on the bottom of the sign, the sign would be larger again and we'd have another 'problem' :nuts:
Well, yeah, I see what your point is and you might be right, but I think there are other countries in Europe where signing is really worse (for example Spain).

[ChrisZwolle]

Now you've said it, there are some differences indeed. Funny, i never noticed it.

http://www.rippachtal.de/05/A05-1-23-20.jpg

WTF never seen this before:
http://www.rippachtal.de/05/A05-1-24-20.jpg

http://www.rippachtal.de/05/A05-1-33-20.jpg

http://www.rippachtal.de/02/A02-1-42-20.jpg

[Scandinavia2005]

This one is very rare and must be very old (60s I guess):

http://www.rippachtal.de/05/A05-1-24-20.jpg

This is the typical signage before an exit/junction - the size of the arrows depends on the size of the sign and the number of destinations:

http://www.rippachtal.de/05/A05-1-33-20.jpg

And this one is just different because the type of the exit/junction is different.

http://www.rippachtal.de/05/A05-1-23-20.jpg

[Billpa]

http://www.rippachtal.de/02/A02-1-42-20.jpg

The mixed arrow lengths on the above sign is about the only issue I have with German signage. It's generally so good that it's more of a nitpick- I don't think it's that much of a big deal but if I was designing that sign I would standardize all the arrow lengths.

[Rohne]

This one is very rare and must be very old (60s I guess):

http://www.rippachtal.de/05/A05-1-24-20.jpg

Late 70s or 80s! But it's been replaced by a new one since a few months. Looks nearly the same, but arrows are directed to the top now and there's an additional target: Weiterstadt (which is the next exit). Basel and Stuttgart should also be shown on this sign, don't ask me why they are missing.
Nearly all signs before exits/junctions in Hesse look like this (in difference to the rest of Germany, except some signs near Munich).

[Rohne]

but if it was on the bottom of the sign, the sign would be larger again and we'd have another 'problem' :nuts:
Well, yeah, I see what your point is and you might be right, but I think there are other countries in Europe where signing is really worse (for example Spain).

No there's enough space at the bottom (at least if you use short arrows).
But you're right. There are worse signage systems. Especially Austria.

[Scandinavia2005]

Late 70s or 80s!

Let's go for the 70s - 80s would be too weird.
BTW are you from Hessen?

[ChrisZwolle]

There are worse signage systems. Especially Austria.

I name Italy and the UK. And some Spanish roads near cities, they put like 10 road numbers on one sign :ohno: But generally Spanish signage is good.

[Scandinavia2005]

But generally Spanish signage is good.

On Gran Canaria it is horrible. Especially in roundabouts it's very difficult sometimes to know to which circle exit the arrow belongs to.

[Rohne]

Born and raised in Saxony, but now I live in Frankfurt's urban area.
This section was upgraded from 2 -> 4 lanes per direction in the late 70s, I guess completion was in 1978

[Alex Von Königsberg]

Let's go for the 70s - 80s would be too weird.
Weird? Holland still uses arrows pointing down on their signs. For me, arrows pointing up symbolise a general direction: "If you drive straight, that's where you will finally end up". Arrows pointing down, on the other hand, indicate that these particular lanes will get you to that destination. But like Billpa said, direction of arrows is not a big deal considering the total advantages of the German signs.

[Patrick]

http://www.asv-frankfurt.hessen.de/internet/binarywriterservlet?imgUid=86320071-f1ef-6f01-7288-b58ada3b7d8f&uBasVariant=11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111

here you can find how the signs of Hesse/Germany have to be designed

[Alex Von Königsberg]

I made a short trip on Sunday to Lake Tahoe, so I took some pictures along the way. Nothing out of ordinary, but I hope this will give those who've never driven in the USA an idea of how the highway signs look like.

The pics are self-explanatory, I believe.

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/I-80_entrance.jpg

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/entrance_tunnel.jpg

Typical numbered exit sign. Quite similar to a European one.

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/exit_sign1.jpg

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/sign1.jpg

This is a stand-alone shield reassuring drivers that they are indeed on E/B I-80.

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/shield.jpg

This is a typical distance sign on American motorways. As you've already noticed, it doesn't have the motorway number on top and the farest destinations are positioned on the bottom of the list. In Europe, the list is arranged from bottom to top.

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/distance_sign.jpg

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/aircraft.jpg

This sign points to the city of Lincoln that can be reached via state highway 193.

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/lincoln_exit.jpg

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/auburn1.jpg

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/auburn_exit.jpg

Destinations that can be reached via N/B and S/B state highway 49.

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/ca-49_directions.jpg

I would take this if I wanted to go back to Sacramento.

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/I-80_to_Sac.jpg

This marking is quite rare on California highways and means absolutely no passing or crossing the central line.

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/central_marking.jpg

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/grass_valley.jpg

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/marysville.jpg

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/20_and_174.jpg

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/colfax.jpg

Ideally, this sign should be round and should not contain any text.

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/no_entry.jpg

http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/keep_right1.jpg http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/keep_right2.jpg http://mikul.net/images/lake tahoe/trucks_stay_right.jpg

From the last three pictures, we can see that the state indeed requires drivers to obey lane discipline, but it doesn't always work.

[Scandinavia2005]

^^ I just love the roads in the United States - haven't driven on them yet; could only see them from the train or while walking on bridges. I hope to get the possibility to drive there soon :drool:

[Fern]

Well, several European countries use blue signs on freeways, but it certainly can't be generalized for Europe.

GREEN - Portugal (not sure)
We use blue signs on motorways and ICs (freeways) and green on IPs (slower freeways).

Here are some of our signs:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k174/jpda74/Estradas/IP4/Picture045.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k174/jpda74/Estradas/A7/Picture003.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k174/jpda74/Estradas/A7/Picture011.jpg

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/8208/a9crelmontemor3ls4.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8844/montemorloures05ax5.jpg

[Verso]

^^ I know, it's an old post. :P There's more to correct:Well, several European countries use blue signs on freeways, but it certainly can't be generalized for Europe.

BLUE - Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Belarus, Ireland (not sure) and some other perhaps

GREEN - Russia! (half of Europe, true though that they don't have many freeways :D ), Italy, Greece, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Portugal (not sure), Norway (not sure) and some other perhaps

The only European country which uses green signs on 'high-speed roads' that I know of, is Switzerland.Ireland certainly uses blue, and also Norway certainly uses BLUE (not green). And about the last sentence - beside Switzerland, also at least the Czech Republic and Slovakia. :) And obviously also Portugal. ;)

[Geokioy]

Highway signs in Greece
http://www.camk.edu.pl/~pietruk/2003_Greece/25_highway.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/el/1/1d/Οβρυά_ταμπέλα_3.jpg
:)

[ChrisZwolle]

you Greek guys stole it from Germany ;) :lol:

[Geokioy]

Well...I don't know:nuts: ...but generally speaking, we try to make our roads with european standards....:)

[Verso]

I like Greek signage! :)

[Billpa]

The Greeks are different from Germany by the use of all caps on their signage.

[K-Bien]

These are typical highway signs across the Dominican Republic:

Name of River Higuamo sign before the Higuamo Bridge in San Pedro de Macorís:

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4247/386063505e07505ce2eoed0.jpg

Tourist attraction signs in Santo Domingo:

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9189/p1010018ra5.jpg

Sign prohibiting the pick-up/drop-off of passengers:

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1669/1h28td8.jpg

No parking:

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7158/1i10cr4.jpg

Signs on Kennedy Expressway heading west in Santo Domingo:

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7867/1i19ato9.jpg


Signs in Puerto Plata:

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/1083/16741358708722a92cdbej9.jpg

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/5128/2099062350055133207geibew8.jpg

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/8606/331396419b3ec9ac7f1bbe4.jpg

Sign on Carretera Luperón near Villa Bisonó:

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/8223/autopistaduarte6gq4.jpg

One-way sign in Santo Domingo:

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/4991/1l11bkc8.jpg

Direction signs in Santo Domingo:

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/1515/1j20il5.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4976/1l9ip5.jpg

On the right you will see a sign of rural roads with a Brugal Rum advertisement:

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7686/292799223f6edbc9316bve5.jpg

Typical mayor highway sign showing distance to next town:
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/3203/185864803977d7a0a82bhf5.jpg

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/4702/345855369987cba013docw0.jpg

[DreamerGuy]

Hmm ... except for the green one, all the signs in RD are very alike to the Puerto Ricans.

Except for the one that says "Una Via" here says "Tránsito"

[Verso]

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/3203/185864803977d7a0a82bhf5.jpg:lol:

[DanielFigFoz]

PORTUGAL & NORWAY - BLUE

[pwalker]

Within the U.S., each state has their own insignia for their state highway signs. As seen above, California uses a distinct outline. Washington State uses a "George Washington" outline. Other states have their own looks. I can't find anything on the web about this, but it is interesting how each state has their own look.

[Scandinavia2005]

^^ what about www.aaroads.com ?

[ChrisZwolle]

^^ what about www.aaroads.com ?

Yeah that site is great.

Other countries have this kind a sites too.

http://franceautoroutes.free.fr (France)
www.roadpics.net (Benelux)
www.autobahnen.ch (Switzerland)
www.rippachtal.de (Germany)
etc etc

[Verso]

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/839/i080wbexit18403tz9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Entering the California Agricultural Inspection Station booths along Interstate 80 westbound. The inspection procedure normally takes a short amount of time, and when inspectors are not on the scene, vehicles may proceed through at 5 mph. Photo taken 09/09/05.
http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/i-080i_ca.html

Wow, I had no idea there were things like this on the Interstates.

[ChrisZwolle]

i didn't know that either. I thought they had only weighstations for trucks and stuff.

[Verso]

Anyway, that site is AAAAWESOME!! Haven't encountered it yet...

[Billpa]

I think the California state route marker is a spade (like a shovel) that would've been used during the gold rush.
A good overview of what the various states use can be found here:

http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~jlin/signs/states/

[pwalker]

I think the California state route marker is a spade (like a shovel) that would've been used during the gold rush.
A good overview of what the various states use can be found here:

http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~jlin/signs/states/

Thanks! That was what I was talking about in an earlier post.

Remarkable lack of color in most of these. Kudos to Minnesota and Colorado, nice signs!

As for California ag inspections...usually very quick, but I heard they are trained to look for security issues and report them to authorities. Can someone confirm?

[Alex Von Königsberg]

As for California ag inspections...usually very quick, but I heard they are trained to look for security issues and report them to authorities. Can someone confirm?
I can't confirm that. They stopped inspecting vehicles on I-80 at least 3-4 years ago. Last summer, when I returned from Oregon on I-5, the inspection booths were closed as well. Also, when I returned from Nevada last Sunday, the inspection station was closed on US-50 too. Even when they were open, they only asked you if you had any out-of-state fruits/vegetables/seeds/etc.

[pwalker]

On my last I-5 trip they were open. What time of day did you go through?

I wonder if they close them during non-peak periods?

A little trivia...I-5 in Northern California just south of Oregon was one of the last stretches of I-5 to be built. I have a map showing it still two-lane as late as 1970.

[Alex Von Königsberg]

On my last I-5 trip they were open. What time of day did you go through?
It was on Sunday at approximately 11-12:00. However, the inspection was closed in 2002 and 2003 as well. I guess it's because of the budget cutbacks.

[uv411]

How many countries use Botts Dots on their roads?
A ''Botts Dot''
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6d/Roundbottsdot.jpg/250px-Roundbottsdot.jpg
As far as I know only the US (California,Nevada,Arizona,Texas,New Mexico), Australia and New Zealand use them.
I havent seen Bott's Dots used anywhere else.
Any other countries?

Examples:
US (California)
http://www.kurumi.com/roads/3di/pics/ph-805sb-163.jpg
Australia
http://img438.imageshack.us/img438/4385/m1c7012ae.jpg
New Zealand
http://www.aucklandmotorways.co.nz/cmjsouthimages15.JPG
i noticed botts dots on all the roads in the Las Vegas, NV area. The photo is of the botts dots located on I-15 North, the southern part of the Las Vegas Strip is towards the right and center.
http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/6522/s5000229hi1.th.jpg (http://img378.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s5000229hi1.jpg)
<a href="http://img378.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s5000229hi1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/6522/s5000229hi1.th.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a>

[Patrick]

here I tried to show you how german signage COULD look on us highways

example is exit 8 on Interstate 95 Northbound New Jersey Turnpike (Hightstown/East Windsor)

http://www.northeastroads.com/new_jersey050/i-095_nj_tpk_nb_exit_008_02.jpg
=>
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3440/abanpj9.jpg

http://www.northeastroads.com/new_jersey050/i-095_nj_tpk_nb_exit_008_03.jpg
=>
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3044/abvowj6.jpg

http://www.northeastroads.com/new_jersey050/i-095_nj_tpk_nb_exit_008_04.jpg
=>
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2621/abwekh4.jpg

[ChrisZwolle]

New Brunswick and Monroe aren't important enough to be shown on this overhead sign, according to the German system. Only Major cities are generally shown, exept when there's no better destination.

But German signage is usually very organized, while American signage turns out to be a bit messy and non-consequent.

[Patrick]

i have chosen monroe because it's the next exit (8A) and new brunswick because in this agglomeration (ok, the whole thing belongs to new york ;)) there are several townships/cities with brunswick as a part of the name (north brunswick, east brunswick, south brunswick, new brunswick). edison, close to new brunswick, has about double inhabitants of new brunswick, but it doesn't have the state of a city while new brunswick has and nb is listed as a major city in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_95_in_New_Jersey#Major_cities). after passing new brunswick, i'd take elizabeth as the next major city.

well, i used the signage system of the federal state of hesse, i prefer it because i find it easier to read leftaligned than centered text

[edolen1]

Nice work, Patrick! Looks very good, wish it was that organized IRL, heh.. :)