Road signs in the United Arab Emirates
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Road signs in United Arab Emirates are regulated by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Dubai. They are modelled on the British road sign system.[1]: 433 The Transport typeface is used to display English text; no Arabic typeface is specified apart from the requirement that it be in the Naskh calligraphic script,[1]: 33 with Boutros Advertisers Naskh being most commonly used.
Route classifications
There are three types of route signs in the UAE for classified roads.
Blue signs denote roads that facilitate travel between different emirates. These are routes of national and International importance. Green signs denote roads that are wholly within the same emirate. Brown signs provide for local wayfinding to places of local importance.[2][1]: 176
Gallery
Regulatory signs
Control signs
Stop
Give way
Give way to pedestrians
No entry
Give way to cyclists
Mandatory signs
Minimum speed limit
Proceed straight
Turn right
Turn left
Turn left ahead
Turn right ahead
Pass on either side
Keep right
Keep left
Roundabout
Buses only
Trams only
Taxis only
Goods vehicles only
Goods vehicles exceeding 10 tonnes only
Switch head lamps
Cars only
Pedestrians only
Bicycles only
Pedestrians and bicycles only
Pedestrians and bicycles only
Pedestrians and bicycles only - segregated
Pedestrians and bicycles only - segregated
Start of bicycle lane
Bicycle lane
End of bicycle lane
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Prohibition signs
Maximum speed limit
No honking horns
No left turn
No right turn
No U-turn
No overtaking
No overtaking by goods vehicles
Speed limit per vehicle category
No pedestrians
No bicycles
No motorcycles
No light motorcycles (<80cc)
No quad bicycles
No goods vehicles
No goods vehicles (mass limit)
Maximum height limit
Maximum width limit
Maximum length limit
No buses
No taxis
No agricultural vehicles
No animal-drawn vehicles
No trailers
No motor vehicles
Axle massload limit
Authorised vehicles only
Directional restrictions sign
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Parking control signs
No parking or waiting
No stopping or standing
Warning signs
Crossroads
T-junction
Side road junction to the right
Side road junction to the left
Staggered junction to the right
Staggered junction to the left
No through road on the right ahead
No through road on the left ahead
No through road ahead
Skewed side road junction ahead to the left
Skewed side road junction ahead to the right
Dangerous curve to right
Dangerous curve to left
Dangerous curves, first to the right
Dangerous curves, first to the left
Two-way traffic
Right lane ends
Left lane ends
U-turn ahead
Roundabout ahead
Road narrows on the right side
Road narrows on the left side
Road narrows
End of dual carriageway
Advance vehicle restriction: maximum height limit
Advance vehicle restriction: maximum width limit
Advance vehicle restriction: maximum length limit
Children
Pedestrian crossing ahead
Stop sign ahead
Give way sign ahead
Traffic signals ahead
Unprotected quayside or riverbank
Drawbridge
Camel crossing
Bump
Tunnel ahead
Rockfall
Overhead high voltage cable ahead
Cyclists
Railway crossing to the right
Uneven road
Soft verges
Slippery road
Gate ahead
Trams crossing
Other dangers
Railway crossing ahead
Steep ascent
Steep descent
Sand dunes
Crosswinds
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Temporary signs
Flagman ahead
STOP/GO manual traffic control ahead
Roadworks
Information signs
Priority over oncoming traffic
Parking
No through road
One-way street
One-way street
One-way street
Beginning of tunnel
End of tunnel
Beginning of living street
End of living street
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Highway signs
Freeway
End of freeway
Exit
Exit
Exit
Hazard markers and additional panels
Hazard plate - left
Hazard plate - right
Single chevron - left
Single chevron - right
Multiple chevron - left
Multiple chevron - right
T junctions chevron
Hazard maker
Motor cars
Trucks
Motorcycles
Cycles
No turning for good vehicles
