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File:Israel road sign 101.svg, Rough road
File:Israel road sign 102.svg, Sharp right curve
File:Israel road sign 103.svg, Sharp left curve
File:Israel road sign 104.svg, Curve right and then left
File:Israel road sign 105.svg, Curve left and then right
File:Israel road sign 106.svg, Winding road ahead
File:Israel road sign 107.svg, Barriers
File:Israel road sign 108.svg, Barriers
File:Israel road sign 109.svg, Road narrows ahead
File:Israel road sign 110.svg, Road narrows from right ahead
Israel road sign 111.svg, Road narrows from left ahead
Israel road sign 112L.svg, Barriers
Israel road sign 112R.svg, Barriers
Israel road sign 113.svg, Barriers
File:Intersection sign Israel.png, Intersection ahead
Israel road sign 115.svg, Side road on the right ahead
Israel road sign 116.svg, Side road on the left ahead
Israel road sign 117.svg, T-intersection
Israel road sign 118.svg, Barriers
Israel road sign 119.svg, Staggered crossroads
Israel road sign 120.svg, Staggered crossroads
Israel road sign 121.svg, Roundabout ahead
Israel road sign 122.svg, Traffic signal ahead
Israel road sign 123.svg, Minor road merging from the right
Israel road sign 124.svg, Minor road merging from the left
Israel road sign 125.svg, Merge with major road from the right
Israel road sign 126.svg, Merge with major road from the left
File:Israel road sign 127a.svg, Possible traffic congestion
File:Israel road sign 127b.svg, Traffic congestion ahead
File:Israel road sign 128b.svg, Tram crossing ahead
File:Israel road sign 129b.svg, Railroad crossing ahead
File:Israel road sign 135.svg, Pedestrian crosswalk
File:Israel road sign 136.svg, Pedestrians nearby
File:Israel road sign 137.svg, Bicycle traffic crossing
File:Israel road sign 139.svg, Stop sign ahead
File:Israel road sign 140.svg, Dangerous descent
File:Israel road sign 141.svg, Danger of skidding
File:Israel road sign 142.svg, Rock slide zone
File:Israel road sign 143.svg, Rock slide zone
File:Israel road sign 144.svg, Speed breaker
File:Israel road sign 145.svg, Two-way traffic
File:Israel road sign 146b.svg,
File:Israel road sign 201.svg, Go straight or turn right
File:Israel road sign 202.svg, Go straight or turn left
File:Israel road sign 203.svg, Go straight
File:Israel road sign 204.svg, Turn right
File:Israel road sign 207.svg, Turn left
File:Israel road sign 208.svg, Turn right or left
File:Israel road sign 209.svg, Go straight or make right U-Turn
File:Israel road sign 210.svg, Go straight or make left U-Turn
File:Israel road sign 211.svg, Compulsory right U-Turn
File:Israel road sign 212.svg, Compulsory left U-Turn
File:Israel road sign 213.svg, May pass on either sign
File:Israel road sign 214.svg, Pass on the right
File:Israel road sign 215.svg, Pass on the left
File:Israel road sign 216.svg, Start of motorway
File:Israel road sign 217.svg, End of motorway
File:Israel road sign 218.svg, Minimum speed limit
File:Israel road sign 219.svg, Road for motor vehicles only
File:Israel road sign 220.svg, Start of traffic calming area
File:Israel road sign 221.svg, End of traffic calming area
File:Israel road sign 222.svg, Traffic recession area
File:Israel road sign 223.svg, The edge of a traffic recession area
File:Israel road sign 224.svg, Cycle lane
File:Israel road sign 225.svg, End of cycle lane
File:Israel road sign 226.svg, Pedestrian path
File:Israel road sign 227.svg, Cycle path
File:Israel road sign 228.svg, Shared pedestrian and cycle path
File:Israel road sign 229.svg, Segregated pedestrian and cycle path
File:Israel road sign 230a.svg, Toll lane or toll road
File:Israel road sign 231a.svg, End of toll lane or toll road
File:Israel road sign 301.svg, Give Way
File:Israel road sign 302.svg, Stop
File:Israel road sign 303.svg,
File:ISR-FW-1.svg,
Road signs in Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
are decided by the Ministry of Transportation
A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government ag ...
in the Division of Transportation Planning, most recently set forth in June 2011.
They generally use the same pattern of colors, shapes, and symbols as set out in the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals
The Convention on Road Signs and Signals, commonly known as the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, is a multilateral treaty designed to increase road safety and aid international road traffic by standardising the signing system for roa ...
, used also in most countries of Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
and the Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...
.
Language
Signs employ three scripts –Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
, Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
, and Latin
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– and are written in Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
and Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
, the two official languages of the country, and in English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
.
The stop sign
A stop sign is a traffic sign designed to notify drivers that they must come to a complete stop and make sure the intersection is safely clear of vehicles and pedestrians before continuing past the sign. In many countries, the sign is a red oc ...
, however, instead of displaying words in three languages, or even just in English as required by the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, conveys its meaning through the depiction of a raised hand.
Font
Israeli road sign regulations provide for the following fonts to be used: Tamrurim for Hebrew script, Medina for Arabic script, and Triumvirat (aHelvetica
Helvetica (originally Neue Haas Grotesk) is a widely used sans-serif typeface developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann.
Helvetica is a neo-grotesque design, one influenced by the famous 19th century (1890s) ...
derivative) for Latin script as well as numbers. However, these rules are not consistently followed; some signs use Highway Gothic
Highway Gothic (formally known as the FHWA Series fonts or the Standard Alphabets for Highway Signs) is a sans-serif typeface developed by the United States Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and used for road signage in the Americas, includin ...
(used for all road signs in the United States) for the Latin script.
Signs giving warnings
Signs warning of hazardous conditions or dangerous situations (e.g. "Intersection" or "Steep incline ahead" bear a black-on-white symbol inside a red-bordered triangle (point uppermost).Camel
A camel (from: la, camelus and grc-gre, κάμηλος (''kamēlos'') from Hebrew or Phoenician: גָמָל ''gāmāl''.) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. C ...
s
File:Israel road sign 147.svg, Farm vehicles crossing
File:Children warning sign israel.svg, Children or School crosswalk
File:Israel road sign 901.svg, Road works
File:Israel road sign 902.svg, End road works
Signs giving orders
With the exception of the special shapes used for "Stop" and "Yield" signs (respectively, an octagon and a downward-pointing triangle), signs giving orders are circular and are of two kinds: * Mandatory signs (e.g. "Turn right only") bear a white symbol on a blue disk. * Prohibitory signs (e.g. "No left turn") take the form of a black-on-white symbol inside a red-bordered circle, sometimes with the addition of a red slash through the symbol.Roundabout
A roundabout is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.''The New Shorter Oxford En ...
File:Israel road sign 304.svg, Stop manual control
File:Israel road sign 305.svg, Go manual control
File:Israel road sign 307.svg, Yield to oncoming traffic
File:Israel road sign 308.svg, Priority over oncoming traffic
File:Israel road sign 309.svg, Priority road
File:Israel road sign 310.svg, End of priority road
File:Israel road sign 401.svg, Closed to all vehicles
File:Israel road sign 402.svg, No entry
File:Israel road sign 403.svg, Barriers
File:Israel road sign 404.svg, Barriers
File:Israel road sign 405.svg, Cars and Motorbikes prohibition
File:Israel road sign 406.svg, No trucks weighing over 10 tonnes
File:Israel road sign 407.svg, Vehicles transporting hazardous materials are prohibited
File:Israel road sign 408.svg, Cars prohibiton
File:Israel road sign 409.svg, Motorbikes prohibiton
File:Israel road sign 410.svg, Tractors and work vehicles prohibition
File:Israel road sign 411.svg, Animals prohibiton
File:Israel road sign 412.svg, Bicycles prohibiton
File:Israel road sign 413.svg, Pedestrians prohibiton
File:Israel road sign 414.svg, Pedestrians, Bicycles, Work transport, and Animals prohibiton
File:Israel road sign 415.svg, No vehicles weighing over 6 tonnes
File:Israel road sign 416.svg, No vehicles higher than 4.6 meters
File:Israel road sign 417.svg, No vehicles wider than 2.1 meters
File:Israel road sign 418.svg, Region not allowed Driving lessons
File:Israel road sign 419.svg, End of region not allowed Driving lessons
File:Israel road sign 420.svg, Overtaking is prohibited for small vehicles.
File:Israel road sign 421.svg, End of no overtaking
File:Israel road sign 422.svg, Overtaking is prohibited for large vehicles.
File:Israel road sign 423.svg, End of no overtaking
File:Israel road sign 424.svg, Urban area
File:Israel road sign 425.svg, End of urban area
File:Israel road sign 426-50.svg, Speed limit (50 km/h
The kilometre per hour ( SI symbol: km/h; non-standard abbreviations: kph, km/hr) is a unit of speed, expressing the number of kilometres travelled in one hour.
History
Although the metre was formally defined in 1799, the term "kilometres per ho ...
)
File:Israel road sign 4פ26-50.svg, Speed limit (50 km/h
The kilometre per hour ( SI symbol: km/h; non-standard abbreviations: kph, km/hr) is a unit of speed, expressing the number of kilometres travelled in one hour.
History
Although the metre was formally defined in 1799, the term "kilometres per ho ...
)
File:Israel road sign 427-50.svg, End of Speed limit (50 km/h
The kilometre per hour ( SI symbol: km/h; non-standard abbreviations: kph, km/hr) is a unit of speed, expressing the number of kilometres travelled in one hour.
History
Although the metre was formally defined in 1799, the term "kilometres per ho ...
)
File:Israel road sign 428.svg, No right turn ahead
File:Israel road sign 429.svg, No left turn ahead
File:Israel road sign 430.svg, No U-turns
File:Israel road sign 431.svg, No U-turns
File:Israel road sign 432.svg, Parking prohibiton
File:Israel road sign 433.svg, Parking and stopping prohibition
File:Israel road sign 434.svg, End of Parking prohibition
File:Israel road sign 435.svg, Parking of trucks weighing over 10,000 kg prohibited
File:Israel road sign 436.svg, End of Parking prohibition of trucks weighing over 10,000 kg
File:Israel road sign 438.svg, Customs
Signs giving information
Signs giving information are generally rectangular (sometimes pointed at one end in the case of direction signage). Highways in Israel are classified as: * National (single-digit number) * Inter-city (two digits) * Regional (three digits) * Local (four digits) Route-marker signs are also color-coded: *Freeway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms ...
s (Blue)
* Expressways (Red)
* Regional routes (Green)
* Local roads (Black, formerly Brown)
Most directional signs to towns and cities are:
* white-on-blue (freeway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms ...
s)
* white-on-green (other main roads)
* black-on-white (local destinations)
* white-on-brown (tourist destinations: landmarks, historical sites, nature reserves, etc.).
The sign for permitted parking features a white-on-blue "P" for "parking" enclosed by the Hebrew letter Het ("ח") for "''hanaya''" ( he, חניה), which also means "parking").
The sign informing users that they are on a priority road is a white-edged yellow "diamond" (i.e. a square turned through 45°).
National Freeway
Interstate 68 (I-68) is a Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highway in the US states of West Virginia and Maryland, connecting Interstate 79 in West Virginia, I-79 in Morgantown, West Virginia, to Interstate 70 in Maryland, I-70 in H ...
(1 digit)
File:ISR-HW1.png, National Freeway which is also an Inter-City Expressway (1 digit)
File:ISR-HW-3.svg, National Inter-City Expressway (1 digit)
File:ISR-HW-10.svg, Inter-City Expressway (2 digits)
File:ISR-FW-20.svg, National Expressway (2 digit)
File:ISR-HW-171.svg, Regional roads (3 digits)
File:ISR-HW-5066.svg, Local roads (4 digits)
File:Annava165.jpg, Freeway sign
File:Highway sign of Israel directing towards Bet-She'an.svg, Major road sign
File:Israel road sign 617b.svg, Local destination sign
File:Israel road sign 617c.svg, Tourist destination sign
File:Tel Aviv street sign.png, Street sign
File:Israel road sign 230a.svg, Entry to toll
File:Israel road sign 626.svg, Parking (sign can be two-sided)
File:Israel road sign 437.svg, Handicapped parking
File:Israel road sign 306.svg, Pedestrian crossing
File:Israel road sign 608.svg, Exit sign
File:Israel road sign 618.svg, One-way traffic
File:Israely road sign-Border sign.svg, Border sign
File:Israel road sign 623.svg, No through road
File:Israel road sign 624.svg, No through road on right
File:Israel road sign 625.svg, No through road on left
File:Israel road sign 633.svg, Tunnel
File:Israel road sign 634.svg, End of tunnel
References
External links
* {{Asia topic, Road signs inIsrael
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
Road transport in Israel