Road signs in Czechoslovakia
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Road signs in Czechoslovakia have their origins in the Austria-Hungary. The history of some elements of traffic signs dates back to the Middle Ages. The first attempts to introduce systematic orientation signs fall into the third quarter of the 19th century. In 1910, the first regulation was issued in Bohemia, without much success, which required the placement of warning signs in accordance with a concluded international treaty.
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Systematic signs were carried out by the Autoclub of the Czechoslovak Republic on the basis of a contract with the ministry since 1928. The first warning road signs in Czechoslovakia were codified legislatively from November 1, 1935. In May 1938[1], traffic signs and signals covering the entire range of meanings were introduced.
From 1 November 1939, the colour design of warning traffic signs in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was changed to its current form. With further changes over the years, new types of signs were gradually added and some of their designs changed.[2][3][4][5][6]
After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the federal decree from 1989 was still in force in the Czech and Slovak Republic for some time, but gradually both states developed their own legislation and the types and design of signs began to differ slightly.[7]
(1935-1939)
Rough road
Series of bends
Crossroad
Railroad crossing with barriers
Railroad crossing without barriers
Danger
Danger
Yield
No vehicles
Do not enter
No motor vehicles except motorcycles
No motorcycles
No motor vehicles
Weight limit
Weight limit for motor vehicles
Speed limit
No stopping
No parking
No overtaking
No beeping
Mandatory direction
Customs
Parking
Parking allowed from 2pm to 10am
Caution
First aid
Direction sign
Urban area
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1938 addition
No bicycles
No horse carts
Width limit
Height limit
Priority road
Advance direction sign
City located in the direction of travel
Drive to left
(1939-1945)
Road signs in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (during nazi occupation)
Warning signs
Danger
Uneven road
Series of bends
Crossroad
Railway crossing with gates
Railway crossing without gates
Countdown beacon
Countdown beacon
Countdown beacon
Countdown beacon
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Regulatory signs
No vehicles
No entry
No motor vehicles
No motorcycles
No motor vehicles (in weekends and holidays)
No motorcycles (in weekends and holidays)
Bicycle path
Weight limit
Width limit
Height limit
Speed limit
No stopping
No parking
Turn right
Proceed straight
Turn right ahead
Proceed straight or right
One-way traffic
Stop - Customs
Yield
Stop
Taxi stand
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Information signs
Parking
Caution
First aid
Street Lighting not in use for the whole night
Over-voltage street lighting not in use for the whole night
Urban area begins
Urban area ends
Direction sign for highways
Direction sign
Direction sign for unpaved roads
Highway number
Ringroad or beltway for long-distance traffic
Advance direction sign
Priority road
Detour
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(1945-1951)
Warning signs
- Danger
- Rough road
- Series of bends
- Crossroad
- Railroad crossing with gates
- Railroad crossing without gates
- Countdown beacon
- Countdown beacon
- Countdown beacon
- Countdown beacon
Regulatory signs
- No vehicles
- No entry
- No motor vehicles
- No motorcycles
- No motor vehicles (in weekends and holidays)
- No motorcycles (in weekends and holidays)
Bicycle path- Weight limit
- Width limit
- Height limit
- Speed limit
- No stopping
- No parking
- Turn right
- Proceed straight
- Turn right ahead
- Proceed straight or right
One-way traffic
Stop - Customs- Yield
- Stop
- Taxi stand
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Information signs
- Parking
- Caution
- First aid
- Street Lighting not in use for the whole night
- Over-voltage street lighting not in use for the whole night
Urban area begins
Urban area ends
Direction sign for highways- Direction sign
- Direction sign for unpaved roads
- Highway number
Ringroad or beltway for long-distance traffic
Advance direction sign- Priority road
Detour
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(1951-1961)
Warning signs
Rough road
Series of bends
Crossroad
Railroad crossing with gates
Railroad crossing without gates
Single crossbuck
Double crossbuck
Countdown beacon
Countdown beacon
Countdown beacon
Countdown beacon
Steep descent
Road narrows
Roadworks
Animals
Slippery road
Pedestrian crossing
Children
Crossroad with priority
Other danger
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Regulatory signs
No vehicles
Do not enter
No motor vehicles except motorcycles
No motorcycles
No motor vehicles
No trucks
Width limit
Height limit
Weight limit
Weight limit for single vehicle
No bicycles
No horse carts
Speed limit
Speed limit ends
No overtaking
No right turn
No left turn
Stop - customs
No parking
No parking at specified time
No stopping
Other restriction (no through road)
Yield
Stop
Keep left
Keep right
Proceed straight
Turn left
Turn right
Proceed straight or right
Proceed straight or left
Bicycle path
Other mandatory (for riders)
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Information signs
Parking
Time-restricted parking
Taxi stand
Hospital
First aid
Repair service
Public telephone
Petrol station
Priority road
Priority road ends
One-way traffic
Ringroad or beltway for long-distance traffic
Urban area begins
Urban area ends
Direction sign for highways
Direction sign
Direction sign for unpaved roads
Advance direction sign
Highway number
Detour
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(1961-1967)
Warning signs
- Rough road
Right curve
Left curve
Double right curve
Double left curve- Crossroad
- Railroad crossing with gates
- Railroad crossing without gates
- Single crossbuck
- Double crossbuck
- Countdown beacon
- Countdown beacon
- Countdown beacon
- Countdown beacon
- Steep descent
- Road narrows
- Roadworks
- Slippery road
- Pedestrian crossing
- Children
- Animals (domesticated)
Animals (wild)- Crossroad with priority
- Other danger
- Yield
Regulatory signs
- No vehicles
- Do not enter
- No right turn
- No left turn
- No overtaking
No overtaking ends
No overtaking by trucks
No overtaking by trucks ends
No motor vehicles except motorcycles- No motorcycles
No motor vehicles- No trucks
- No bicycles
- No horse carts
- Width limit
- Height limit
- Weight limit
- Weight limit for single vehicle
Maximum speed limit
Maximum speed limit ends- Stop
Stop - Customs- No stopping
- No parking
- No parking at specified time
No parking ends
No honking
No honking ends
Yield to oncoming traffic- Other restriction (no through road)
- Proceed straight
- Turn left
- Turn right
- Proceed straight or right
- Proceed straight or left
- Keep right
- Keep left
Roundabout- Bicycle path
Minimum speed limit
Minimum speed limit ends
Other mandatory (walk to left)
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Information signs
- Parking
- Time-restricted parking
- Taxi stand
- Hospital
- First aid
- Repair service
- Public telephone
- Petrol station
- Priority road
- Priority road ends
- One-way traffic
Priority over oncoming traffic
Camping
Advance direction sign
Direction sign
Direction sign for unpaved roads
Urban area
Highway number
Long-distance highway number
Detour
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(1967-1975)
Warning signs
Right curve
Left curve
Double right curve
Double left curve
Crossroad
Crossroad with priority
Steep descent
Road narrows
Rough road
Slippery road
Two-way traffic
Traffic lights ahead
Pedestrian crossing ahead
Children
Animals (domesticated)
Animals (wild)
Roadworks
Railroad crossing with gates
Railroad crossing without gates
Other danger
Countdown beacon
Countdown beacon
Countdown beacon- Single crossbuck
- Double crossbuck
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Regulatory signs
Yield
Yield to trams
Stop
No vehicles
Do not enter
No motor vehicles except motorcycles
No trucks
No agricultural vehicles
No motorcycles
No bicycles
No horse carts
No motor vehicles
Weight limit
Width limit
Height limit
Maximum speed limit
Maximum speed limit ends
No overtaking
No overtaking ends
No overtaking by trucks
No overtaking by trucks ends
No honking
No honking ends
No right turn
No left turn
No U-turn
Yield to oncoming traffic
Stop - customs
Other restriction (no through road)
No stopping
No parking
Alternative parking
Alternative parking
Proceed straight
Turn right
Turn left
Turn left or right
Proceed straight or right
Proceed straight or left
Keep right
Keep left
Roundabout
Minimum speed limit
Footpath
Bicycle path
Other mandatory (walk to left)
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Information signs
One-way traffic
One-way traffic
Priority road
Priority road ends
Pedestrian crossing
Priority over oncoming traffic
Dead end
Parking
Hospital
First aid
Repair service
Public telephone
Petrol station
Camping
Caravan site
Camping and caravan site
Advance direction sign
Advance direction sign with restriction
Preselection sign
Direction sign
Detour
Direction of a camping site
Urban area
Highway number
Long-distance highway number
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Additional signs
Number of danger
Crossroad shape
Priority road direction
Distance to the object
Stop ahead
Section length
Gross weight
Start of section
Route of the section
End of section
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1971 addition
Crosswinds
Motorway
Motorway ends
Road for motor vehicles
Road for motor vehicles ends
Clawer line
Number of lanes increases
Number of lanes decreases
Hotel or motel
Restaurant
Refreshment
Toilet
Kilometer marker
(1975-1989)
Warning signs
- Right curve
- Left curve
- Double right curve
- Double left curve
- Crossroad
- Crossroad with priority
- Steep descent
Steep ascent- Road narrows (both sides)
Road narrows (right side)
Road narrows (left side)- Rough road
- Slippery road
- Two-way traffic
- Traffic lights ahead
Pedestrian crossing ahead- Children
- Animals (domesticated)
- Animals (wild)
- Roadworks
- Crosswinds
Loose gravel
Falling rocks
Bicycle crossing
Low-flying planes
Tunnel
Other danger- Railroad crossing with gates
- Railroad crossing without gates
- Countdown beacon
- Countdown beacon
- Countdown beacon
- Single crossbuck
- Double crossbuck
Prohibitory signs
- No vehicles
- Do not enter
- No motor vehicles except motorcycles
- No trucks
No buses- No agricultural vehicles
- No motorcycles
- No bicycles
- No horse carts
No handcarts- No motor vehicles
- Weight limit
Axle weight limit- Width limit
- Height limit
Length limit
No vehicles carrying dangerous goods
No vehicles carrying water-polluting goods- Maximum speed limit
- Maximum speed limit ends
- No overtaking
- No overtaking ends
- No overtaking by trucks
- No overtaking by trucks ends
- No honking
- No honking ends
- No right turn
- No left turn
- No U-turn
- Yield to oncoming traffic
- Stop - customs
- No stopping
- No parking
No pedestrians- Other restriction (no through road)
Mandatory signs
- Yield
- Yield to trams
Stop- Roundabout
- Proceed straight
- Turn right
- Turn left
- Turn left or right
- Proceed straight or right
- Proceed straight or left
- Keep right
- Keep left
- Minimum speed limit
Minimum speed limit ends- Footpath
- Bicycle path
Other mandatory (turn on the lights)
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Information signs
- Priority road
- Priority road ends
Beltway
Change of beltway direction
One-way traffic
One-way traffic- One-way traffic
Recommended speed limit
Pedestrian crossing- Priority over oncoming traffic
Pedestrian underpass
Dead end
Dead end direction- Hospital
Parking
Taxi stand
Reserved parking
Parking with permit (disc)
Metered parking
Parking on the pavement (in line with traffic)
Parking on the pavement (at right angles or diagonal to traffic)
Parking partly on the pavement (in line with traffic)
Parking partly on the pavement (at right angles or diagonal to traffic)- Motorway
- Motorway ends
- Road for motor vehicles
- End of road for motor vehicles
- Crawler lane
- Number of lanes increases
- Number of lanes decreases
- First aid
- Repair service
- Public telephone
- Petrol station
- Camping
- Caravan site
- Camping and caravan site
- Hotel or motel
- Restaurant
- Refreshment
- Toilet
Bus stop
Tram stop
Trolleybus stop
Advance direction sign
Advance direction sign with restriction- Preselection sign
- Advance direction sign with restriction
Route indicator (single destination)
Route indicator (two destinations)
Direction sign (single destination)
Direction sign (two destinations)
Detour
Detour scheme- Direction of a camping site
Urban area begins
Urban area ends
Highway number
Long-distance highway number- Kilometer marker
Boundaries of the territorial unit
Alternative name
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Additional signs
- Number of danger
- Crossroad shape
- Priority road direction
The shape of two crossroads- Distance to the object
- Stop ahead
- Section length
- Gross weight
Dangerous road shoulder- Start of section
- Route of the section
- End of section
Vehicle type
Special signs
Caution, change of arrangement (change of priority)
Drive left alongside tramway
Change of driving direction
No parking zone
No parking zone ends
(1989-1992)
After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, this standard was used in the Czech Republic until 2001 and in Slovakia until 1994.
Warning signs
- Right curve
- Left curve
- Double right curve
- Double left curve
- Crossroad
- Crossroad with priority
- Steep descent
- Steep ascent
- Road narrows (both sides)
- Road narrows (right side)
- Road narrows (left side)
- Rough road
- Slippery road
- Two-way traffic
- Traffic lights ahead
- Pedestrian crossing ahead
- Children
- Animals (domesticated)
- Animals (wild)
- Roadworks
- Crosswinds
- Loose gravel
- Falling rocks
- Bicycle crossing
- Low-flying planes
- Tunnel
- Other danger
- Railroad crossing with gates
- Railroad crossing without gates
- Countdown beacon
- Countdown beacon
- Countdown beacon
- Single crossbuck
Double crossbuck
Tram crossing
Prohibitory signs
- No vehicles
- Do not enter
- No motor vehicles except motorcycles
- No trucks
- No buses
- No agricultural vehicles
- No motorcycles
- No bicycles
- No horse carts
- No handcarts
- No motor vehicles
- Weight limit
- Axle weight limit
- Width limit
- Height limit
- Length limit
No vehicles carrying dangerous goods- No vehicles carrying water-polluting goods
Maximum speed limit- Maximum speed limit ends
- No overtaking
- No overtaking ends
- No overtaking by trucks
- No overtaking by trucks ends
- No honking
- No honking ends
- No right turn
- No left turn
- No U-turn
- Yield to oncoming traffic
- Stop - customs
- No stopping
- No parking
- No pedestrians
- Other restriction (no through road)
All restrictions ends
Mandatory signs
- Yield
- Yield to trams
- Stop
- Roundabout
- Proceed straight
- Turn right
- Turn left
- Turn left or right
- Proceed straight or right
- Proceed straight or left
- Keep right
- Keep left
Keep right or left
Minimum speed limit- Minimum speed limit ends
- Footpath
- Bicycle path
Shared pathway for cyclists and pedestrians- Other mandatory (turn on the lights)
Information signs
- Priority road
- Priority road ends
- Beltway
- Change of beltway direction
- One-way traffic
- One-way traffic
- One-way traffic
Recommended speed limit- Pedestrian crossing
- Priority over oncoming traffic
- Pedestrian underpass
- Dead end
- Dead end direction
- Hospital
- Parking
Parking (at right angles or diagonal to traffic)
Parking (in line with traffic)- Parking on the pavement (at right angles or diagonal to traffic)
- Parking on the pavement (in line with traffic)
- Parking partly on the pavement (at right angles or diagonal to traffic)
- Parking partly on the pavement (in line with traffic)
- Reserved parking
- Parking with permit (disc)
- Metered parking
- Motorway
- Motorway ends
- Road for motor vehicles
- End of road for motor vehicles
Lane arrangement- Number of lanes increases
- Number of lanes decreases
- Crawler lane
Preselection sign
Restrictions in lane
Bus line
Bus line ends- First aid
- Public telephone
- Petrol station
- Repair service
- Camping
- Caravan site
- Camping and caravan site
- Hotel or motel
- Restaurant
- Refreshment
- Toilet
- Bus stop
- Tram stop
- Trolleybus stop
Advance direction sign (in motorways)
Advance direction sign (in motorways)
Route indicator with direction for motorways
Route indicator with direction for road for motor vehicles- Advance direction sign
- Advance direction sign with restriction
- Advance direction sign with restriction
- Route indicator (single destination)
- Route indicator (two destinations)
- Direction sign (single destination)
- Direction sign (two destinations)
Direction sign (local destinations)
Urban area begins
Urban area ends- Highway number
E-road indicator- Kilometer marker
- Boundaries of the territorial unit
- Alternative name
- Detour direction
Detour
Detour- Caution, change of arrangement (change of priority)
- Change of driving direction
- Drive left alongside tramway
- No parking zone
- No parking zone ends
Home zone
Home zone ends
Pedestrian zone
Pedestrian zone ends
Additional signs
- Number of danger
- Crossroad shape
- Priority road direction
- The shape of two crossroads
- Distance to the object
- Stop ahead
- Section length
- Gross weight
Wet coating- Dangerous road shoulder
- Start of section
- Route of the section
- End of section
- Vehicle type
Configuration of the crossing between a road and a railroad
1997 addition
Traffic congestion
Emergency escape lane
