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Overtaking is prohibited either for all vehicles or for certain kinds of vehicles only (e.g. lorries, motorcycles). In the USA, this is usually phrased as "no passing zone" and indicated by a rectangular, black-on-white sign on the right side of the road that says "DO NOT PASS", and/or by a solid yellow line painted on the roadway marking the left limit of traffic (centerline), and sometimes ...
Signs including Stop, Yield, No Turns, No Trucks, No Parking, No Stopping, Minimum Speed, Right Turn Only, Do Not Enter, Weight Limit, and Speed Limit are considered regulatory signs. Some have special shapes, such as the octagon for the Stop sign and the crossbuck for railroad crossings.
The time available for parking or stopping is written on a sign. Yellow double solid line: no parking and stopping all day. These are used near an intersection, the crosswalk, or a bus station. Red double solid line: no parking or stopping all day because there is a fire hydrant. Zigzag lanes mean deceleration.
Double yellow verge lines as a parking restriction were first introduced in the UK by section 51 [21] of the Road Traffic Act 1960 [22] (repealed in 1972 and replaced by later legislation). Countries that were once part of the British Empire are likely to retain a modified version of the British laws including the basic principles regarding ...
See three-way junction 5-1-1 A transportation and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States and Canada that was initially designated for road weather information. A Access road See frontage road Advisory speed limit A speed recommendation by a governing body. All-way stop or four-way stop An intersection system where traffic approaching it from all directions ...
A curb extension (or also neckdown, kerb extension, bulb-out, bump-out, kerb build-out, nib, elephant ear, curb bulge, curb bulb, or blister) is a traffic calming measure which widens the sidewalk for a short distance. This reduces the crossing distance and allows pedestrians and drivers to see each other when parked vehicles would otherwise ...
(R5-40) No Parking ... Distance (in metres) (used with No u-turn, No left turn, No right turn or No turns signs) ... Side road intersection, entering straight ahead ...
A-5 "intersection — uncontrolled intersection" ... (variant of B-35 sign — no parking between the hours of ... STT-1 "tram signal meaning no entry past the ...