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Mandatory signs are similar to European signs. They are circular with a red border, a white background and a black symbol. Stop sign and Yield sign are as European, except the word "Stop" is changed for "Pare" and the Yield sign has no letters; it is a red triangle with white centre. Information signs have many shapes and colours.
Before the development of reflective plastics, reflectivity was provided by glass reflectors set into the lettering and symbols. New generations of traffic signs based on electronic displays can also change their text (or, in some countries, symbols) to provide for "intelligent control" linked to automated traffic sensors or remote manual input.
Bus lane: Bus stop: and: or: Train station [w] Airport [w] Electric vehicle charging station Not used or [v] Freeway begins or or: or: Freeway ends or or: or: Customs post [x] [y] [w] Not used National highway shield(s) [z] National border signs or speed limits Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used - Not used varies
A stop line is always represented by a white thick traversal continuous line, but a give way line may be represented by a white thick dashed line as rectangles (Germany, France, Spain) or by a double-dashed line (United Kingdom) or by a white line of triangles (Austria, Italy, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland).
The Manual of Traffic Signs and Markings specifies that advisory speeds (PW-25) always end in digit "5", however there are some advisory speed signs that do not comply with the manual and end in zero. [3] In 2023, the then Labour government made moves to have bilingual road signs with English and Māori.