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A non-primary road sign near Bristol shows Guildford Rules patches.Road signs in the United Kingdom and in its associated Crown dependencies and overseas territories conform broadly to European design norms, with a number of exceptions: direction signs omit European route numbers, and road signs generally use the imperial system of units (miles and yards), unlike the rest of Europe (kilometres ...
The Highway Code is the official set of information and guidance for road users in the United Kingdom. Its objective is to promote the safe and efficient use of the road network. The Code applies to all road users, including pedestrians, horse riders and cyclists, as well as motorcyclists and other drivers.
British roads are limited for most vehicles by the National Speed Limit.Road signs in the UK use imperial units, so speed limits are posted in miles per hour.Speed limits are the maximum speed at which certain drivers may legally drive on a road rather than a defined appropriate speed, and in some cases the nature of a road may dictate that one should drive significantly more slowly than the ...
The Traffic Signs Manual [4] is a companion guide to the TSRGD which provides guidance to highway engineers about how and where to use traffic signs, including which size of sign to use (it depends on the speed of vehicles passing the sign).
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on en.wikisource.org Page:UKSI19810859.pdf/45; Page:The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1975 (UKSI 1975-1536).pdf/43
Certain codes are included on driving licences to indicate restrictions on use. These codes are listed on the back of the card under the column headed "12. Codes" and are listed for each category that is licensed. As long as the UK remained within the EU, the codes 1–99 were the same as in the rest of the EU, harmonized by Directive 2006/126/EC.
Page:UK Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 1 (1982 amended to 2004).pdf/11; Traffic Signs Manual/Chapter 1 (1982 revised 2004) Page:The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1975 (UKSI 1975-1536).pdf/37; Page:The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 (UKSI 2002-3113 qp).pdf/49; Page:UKSI1964 (Part 3- Section 1).pdf/934
In Jersey a yellow line perpendicular to the road indicates traffic should wait behind the line until the major road is clear (give way to other traffic) and is often accompanied with a Give way sign or a Yellow yield triangle painted on the road. In Guernsey a yellow line perpendicular to the road means STOP and Give Way to traffic on the ...