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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 February 2025. Directionality of traffic flow by jurisdiction Countries by direction of road traffic, c. 2020 Left-hand traffic Right-hand traffic No data Left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side and to the right side ...
Andorra makes use of the same designs used in Spain for its road signs, though the Catalan language is used instead of Spanish. However, the system of Andorran direction signs differs significantly, with all such signs making use of the Swiss 721 Black Condensed typeface and being white in colour (and important destinations highlighted with a ...
For countries driving on the left, the convention stipulates that the traffic signs should be mirror images of those used in countries driving on the right. This practice, however, is not systematically followed in the four European countries driving on the left – the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Malta and Ireland.
In the US, we drive on the right-hand side, but many countries drive on the left. Make sure you know if you’ll be driving on the opposite side you’re used to so you can get prepared.
A type of ramp or slip road where instead of a standard left turn being made from the left lane, left-turning traffic uses a ramp on the right side of the road (in countries that drive on the right). Junction A location where multiple roads intersect, allowing vehicular traffic to change from one road to another.
In many European countries the dark background with light coloured text version of the sign is intended for information only. [16] Poland uses white text on a green background (E-17a/E18a) to show the political boundary of a place as information and uses the black on white pictogram version (D-42/D-43) to designate the change of traffic rules.
The original MUTCD prohibitory and restrictive signs were text-only (i.e. NO LEFT TURN). [9] Some of these signs continue to be used in the US. The No Entry / Do Not Enter sign may or may not feature text. In some Latin American countries, an upwards-pointing arrow contained within a slashed red circle is used instead.
And the professionals who train our children to drive teach their driving students only to pull into the intersection to make a left turn if there is a clear path all the way through the intersection.