(The Philippines)

Traffic signs

The Philippines follows its rules towards traffic signs from the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, alongside with other countries such as India, Greece and Italy.

The Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals is an international treaty designed to increase road safety and aid international road traffic by standardising the signing system for road traffic (road signs, traffic lights and road markings) in use internationally.

In article 2 the convention classes all road signs into a number of categories (A - H):

A.  Danger warning signsB.  Priority signsC.  Prohibitory or restrictive signsD.  Mandatory signsF. Information, facilities, or service signsG.  Direction, position, or indication signH. Additional panels

Warning signs can indicate any potential hazard, obstacle or condition requiring special attention.

Here are the most common warning signs:

Danger Warning Signs

General Auction Sign

Congestion Sign

Crossroad Sign

Y-junction Sign

Traffic Circle Sign

Two-way Traffic Sign

Gentle Curve Signs

Sharp Curve Signs

Hairpin Curve Sign

Winding Road Signs

Combined Curves Signs

Lane Ends Signs

Traffic Signal Ahead Sign

Traffic Control “STOP” Ahead

Sign

Pedestrian Crossing Sign

Pedestrian Sign

Farm Animals Sign

Height Restriction Sign

Length Restriction

Sign

Narrow Bridge Sign

Speed Humps Sign

Slippery Road Sign

Falling Rocks Sign

Reduced Visibility Sign

Electric Shock Sign

Sharp Curve Chevron Signs

Flagman Ahead Sign

Men at Work Sign

Priority Signs

Priority traffic signs indicate the order in which vehicles should pass intersection points.

Here are some common examples of Priority Traffic Signs :

Stop Sign

Go Sign

Yield Sign

Yield to Pedestrians Sign

No Entry Sign

Yield to Oncoming Traffic

Sign

One –way Roadway Signs

Prohibitory or Restrictive Signs

Prohibitory traffic signs are used to prohibit certain types of manoeuvres or some types of traffic.

Here are some common examples of prohibitory traffic signs:

Speed Limit Sign

Mass Limit Sign

Height Restriction Sign

Length Restriction

Sign

Excessive Noise

Prohibited Sign

Unauthorized Vehicles

Prohibited Sign

Left/Right Turn Prohibited Sign

Left/Right Turn Ahead Prohibited Sign

U-Turn Prohibited Sign

Overtaking Prohibited Sign

Parking Prohibited Sign

Stopping Prohibited Sign

Pedestrian Prohibited Sign

Pedal Cycle Prohibited Sign

Taxi Prohibited Sign

Bus Prohibited Sign

Mandatory SignsMandatory signs are road signs which are used to set the obligations of all traffic which use a specific area of road. Unlike prohibitory or restrictive signs, mandatory signs tell traffic what it must do, rather than must not do.

Here are some common examples of mandatory signs:

Minimum Speed Sign

Vehicles Exceeding Mass Only Sign

Keep Left/Right Sign

Pedestrians Only Sign

Taxi Only Sign

Bus Only Sign

Pay Toll Sign

Roundabout Sign

Switch Head Lamps On Sign

INFORMATION, FACILITIES OR SERVICE SIGN

Service signs are those that indicates a specific facility by which many can find useful, especially those that can be used for medical purposes, security, and food.

Here are some common examples of service signs:

Parking Area Sign

Hospital Sign

School Sign

Dinner & Restaurant Sign

Police Sign

Medical Services Sign

Gasoline Station Sign

Diesel Station Sign

DIRECTION, POSITION, OR INDICATION SIGNSA direction sign, more fully defined

as a direction, position, or indication sign by the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, is any road sign used primarily to give information about the location of either the driver or possible destinations, and are considered a subset of the informative signs group.

Here are some common examples of Indication Signs:

Destination Sign

Destination w/ Distance Sign

3-way Destination w/ Distance Sign

Traffic Lights

Go Slow Down Sto

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Pedestrian Lights

Don’t Walk Walk

Walk Don’t Walk

Hand Signals – Traffic Officers

Stop traffic approaching from

the front.

Stop traffic approaching from the

rear.

Stop traffic approaching the front and rear.

Indicates the traffic to proceed.

Flag Signals – Road Construction

Flag signal to warning traffic.

Flag signal to stop.

Flag signal to proceed.

Flag signal to slow down.

Warning to slow moving vehicles.

Exclusive Parking Bay Symbols

Ambulance

Bus

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Taxi

Fire

Police

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