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This image of a historical traffic sign is public domain. It was part of the German Road Regulations (StVO) since 1934 or older government regulations. Sources of this signs are the German traffic signs catalog (Verkehrszeichenkatalogs, VzKat) or other statutes, ordinances or official publication like the Reichsgesetzblatt, the Bundesgesetzblatt, the Gesetzblatt der Deutschen Demokratischen ...
Traffic sign indicating end of all restrictions (including speed limits) German autobahns are famous for having no universal motorway speed limit for some classes of vehicles, although about 30% of them do have some kind of temporary or permanent limit. Roughly 21% of German motorways have static limits (temporary or permanent) indicated by ...
Each sign has an assigned number. The suffix number after the hyphen refers to the variation of the sign; the suffix on signs with variable numbers is the number depicted on the sign (for speed limits, maximum heights, etc.). [2] The used typeface is the DIN 1451 font.
Irish rural speed limit sign on a local road. Sometimes similar signs have minor differences in meanings, following the local traffic codes. The United Kingdom's "pass either side" sign indicates that drivers may pass on either side of an obstacle, such as a traffic island, to reach the same destination. [2]
A heated debate over introducing an autobahn speed limit has gripped Germany ever since it emerged last week that a committee tasked with coming up with ideas to lower transport emissions was ...
More than half of the total length of the German autobahn network has no speed limit, about one third has a permanent limit, and the remaining parts have a temporary or conditional limit. Some cars with very powerful engines can reach speeds of well over 300 km/h (190 mph).
Notable exceptions include speed limit signs, which follow the European conventions, and the "No Entry" sign, often replaced with a crossed upwards arrow. Of all the countries in South America, only 4 countries Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Venezuela have signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.
Question: Something that has not made sense to me since I started driving (49 years ago) is the apparent discrepancy in the posted speed limit (for example 50 mph) and the cautionary speed signs ...