Road signs in Sri Lanka

Prohibitory signs

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  No entry
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  All vehicles prohibited
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  No motor vehicles, except motorcycles
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  No trucks
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  No trailers
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  No trailers
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  No tractors
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  No motorcycles
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  No mopeds
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  No bicycles
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  No animal-drawn vehicles
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  No handcarts
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  No pedestrians
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  No motor vehicles
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  Maximum length
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  Minimum safe distance
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  No left turn
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  No right turn
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  No U-turn
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  No overtaking
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  End of overtaking prohibition
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  No overtaking by trucks
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  End of overtaking prohibition by trucks
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  No horns
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  No parking
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  No parking and standing
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  No parking on odd-numbered days
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  No parking on even-numbered days

Restrictive signs

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  Width limit
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  Height Limit
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  Weight Limit
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  Weight Limit on One Axle
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  Maximum speed limit (for vehicles within built-up areas except for 3 wheelers and land vehicles)
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  Maximum speed limit (light vehicles outside built-up areas)
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  Maximum speed limit (heavy vehicles in non built-up areas)
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  Maximum speed limit (3 wheelers and land vehicles in built-up and non built-up areas)
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  Maximum speed limit (all vehicles within school areas and hospitals)
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  Maximum speed limit ends

Mandatory signs

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  Proceed straight
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  Turn left ahead
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  Turn right ahead
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  Turn left
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  Turn right
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  Pass onto left
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  Pass onto right
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  Roundabout

Priority signs

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  Stop
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  Give way (without inscription)
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  Give way (with inscription)
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  Priority road
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  End of priority road
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  Priority to oncoming traffic
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  Priority over oncoming traffic

Additional panels

Additional panels to be used with regulatory signs

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  School (supplementing a regulatory sign)
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  5.00 am - 9.00 pm (supplementing a regulatory sign)

National highways

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  Exit ramp

Provincial roads

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  Beginning of an administrative area
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  Confirming distances
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  Direction sign

Expressways

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  Motorway
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  End of motorway
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  Expressway

Other signs useful for drivers

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  Pedestrian crossing
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  One-way street
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  Cul-de-sac
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  Parking
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  Telephone
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  Emergency telephone
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  Petrol station
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  Restaurant
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  Light refreshment
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  Caravan site
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  Youth hostel
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  Swimming pool
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  First aid
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  Hospital
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  Living street
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  End of living street

Light signals for pedestrians

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  Light signals for pedestrians