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Road signs in Iran

Road signs in Iran

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Road signs in Iran are regulated in the INSO 14815-1 standard.[1] They generally follow the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.

Road signs are divided in three categories:

  • Regulatory signs;
  • Warning signs;
  • Information signs.

Iran signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on November 8, 1968 and ratified it on May 21, 1976.[2]

Freeways
Roads and Expressways
. Cities
or Temporary signs such as detours and construction sites

Warning signs

  • Warning for bends
  • Bend to the right
  • Bend to the left
  • Double bend, first to the right
  • Double bend, first to the left
  • Junction
  • Crossroad with priority
  • Side road with priority from the right
  • Side road with priority from the left
  • Roundabout
  • Dangerous descent (10%)
  • Dangerous climb (10%)
  • Road narrows (both sides)
  • Road narrows (right side)
  • Uneven road
  • Caution, speed bump
  • Danger of skidding
  • Two-way traffic
  • Traffic light
  • Animals (domesticated)
  • Wild animals
  • Crosswind
  • Loose gravel
  • Rockfall
  • Pedestrian crossing ahead
  • Children
  • Caution for bicyclists
  • Aircraft (landing corridor above road)
  • Caution, tunnel
  • Other hazard
  • Caution, queues likely
  • Be careful in winter
  • Tramway
  • Caution, fog likely
  • Caution, accident black spot
  • Soft verge
  • Level crossing with gates or barriers
  • Level crossing without gates or barriers
  • Distance marker (150 m)
  • Distance marker (100 m)
  • Distance marker (50 m)
  • Warning, single-track railway crossing
  • Warning, multiple-track railway crossing

Priority signs

  • Stop
  • Yield
  • Priority road
  • End of priority road
  • Priority before the oncoming traffic
  • Priority of the oncoming traffic

Prohibitive or restrictive signs

  • Road closed to all vehicles in both directions
  • No entry
  • No right turn
  • No left turn
  • No U-turn
  • No cars
  • No lorries
  • No buses
  • No tractors
  • No motorcycles
  • No cycling
  • No animal-drawn vehicles
  • No handcarts
  • No motor vehicles
  • No entry for motorised or animal-drawn vehicles
  • No vehicles heavier than indicated
  • No vehicles with axle weight greater than indicated
  • No vehicles wider than indicated
  • No vehicles taller than indicated
  • No vehicles or combinations longer than indicated
  • No vehicles carrying hazardous cargo
  • No vehicles carrying water-polluting cargo
  • Speed limit (80 km/h)
  • End of speed limit
  • No overtaking
  • End of no-overtaking zone
  • No overtaking by lorries
  • End of no-overtaking zone for lorries
  • No use of audible warning signals
  • End of all prohibitions
  • Stop to pay toll duty
  • No stopping
  • No parking
  • No pedestrians
  • No animal riders
  • No vehicles towing trailers
  • Safe distance (70 m)

Mandatory signs

  • Ahead only
  • Turn right ahead
  • Turn left ahead
  • Turn right here
  • Turn left here
  • Keep right
  • Keep left
  • Ahead or right only
  • Ahead or left only
  • One way
  • Roundabout
  • Snow chains compulsory
  • Minimum speed limit
  • End of minimum speed limit
  • Pedestrian zone
  • Cycleway
  • Route for animal riders (bridleway)

Traffic regulation

  • Freeway marker
  • Expressway marker
  • Road marker
  • Street marker
  • Avenue and boulevard marker
  • Roundabout marker
  • Sign ahead plaque (200 m, on top of the all signs)
  • Sign ahead plaque (2 km, on top of the all signs)
  • Different speed limitations in several roads
  • Minimum speed in different lanes
  • Bus lane ahead
  • Vehicles carrying hazardous cargo turn left
  • Directional sign
  • Pedestrian crossing

Temporary signs

  • Road narrows (both sides)
  • Uneven road
  • Danger of skidding
  • Two-way traffic
  • Traffic light
  • Roadworks
  • Loose gravel
  • Soft verge
  • Other dangers

Route shields

  • Freeway
  • Highway

References

  1. [1]
    "استاندارد-ملی-علائم-14815-1" (PDF). imentaraddod.com (in Persian). 2013.
  2. [2]
    "United Nations Treaty Collection". treaties.un.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
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