Road signs in Sri Lanka are standardized to closely follow those used in
Europe with certain distinctions, and a number of changes have introduced road signs that suit as per local road and system. Sri Lankan government announced by a gazette that aimed to get a facelift and introduction of over 100 new road traffic signs. The new change will be replaced in colour and sizes and introduction of
Variable-message sign
A variable- (also changeable-, electronic-, or dynamic-) message sign, often abbreviated VMS, CMS, or DMS, and in the UK known as a matrix sign,
is an electronic traffic sign often used on roadways to give travelers information about special ...
& electronic digital sign boards in express highways. The Japanese government has granted LKR 1.24 billion to implement message signs in expressways.
Language applicable traffic sign boards are in Sinhalese, Tamil and English. The motor traffic act (chapter 203) describes road traffic signs.
Warning signs
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-1a-V1.svg, Curve to left
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-1b-V1.svg, Curve to right
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-1c-V1.svg, Double curve, first to left
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-1d-V1.svg, Double curve, first to right
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-2b-V1-1.svg, Steep descent
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-3b-V1-1.svg, Steep ascent
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-4a-V1.svg, Road narrows
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-4b-V1-1.svg, Road narrows on left side
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-4b-V2-1.svg, Road narrows on right side
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-5-V1.svg, Drawbridge
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-6-V1.svg, Quayside or riverbank
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-7a-V1.svg, Uneven road
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-7b-V1.svg, Bump
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-7c-V1.svg, Dip
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-9-V1.svg, Slippery road
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-10b-V1-LHT.svg, Loose gravel
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-11b-V1-LHT.svg, Falling rocks
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-12c-V1-LHT.svg, Pedestrian crossing
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-13-V1-LHT.svg, Children
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-14-V1-LHT.svg, Cyclists
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-15a-V1-LHT.svg, Animals
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-15b-V1-LHT.svg, Wild animals
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-16-V1-LHT.svg, Roadworks
File:MUTCD W3-3.svg, Traffic light
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-18b-V1.svg, Intersection with a secondary road
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-19a-V1.svg, Intersection with a side road at right angles
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-19b-V1-1.svg, Joining a side road at right angles to the left
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-19b-V2-1.svg, Joining a side road at right angles to the right
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-21a-V1.svg, Stop sign ahead
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-20-V1.svg, Give way ahead
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-23-V1-LHT.svg, Two-way traffic
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-22-V1-LHT.svg, Roundabout
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-25-V1.svg, Level crossing with barriers ahead
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-26a-V1-LHT.svg, Level crossing without barriers ahead
File:Vienna Convention road sign A-28a-V1-1.svg, Single track level crossing
File:Vienna Convention road sign A-28b-V1-1.svg, Multi-track level crossing
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-34-V1-EA.svg, Ice
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-8-V1-LHT.svg, Soft verges
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-36-V1-EA.svg, Fog
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-35-V1-EA.svg, Accident
File:Vienna Convention road sign Ab-32-V1.svg, Other dangers
Regulatory signs
Prohibitory signs
File:LK road sign PHS-01.svg, No entry
File:LK road sign PHS-10.svg, All vehicles prohibited
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3a-V1-1.svg, No motor vehicles, except motorcycles
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3e-V1-1.svg, No trucks
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3g-V1-1.svg, No trailers
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3f-V1-1.svg, No trailers
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3l-V1-1.svg, No tractors
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3b-V1-1.svg, No motorcycles
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3d-V1-1.svg, No mopeds
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3c-V1-1.svg, No bicycles
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3j-V1-1.svg, No animal-drawn vehicles
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3k-V1-1.svg, No handcarts
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3i-V1-1.svg, No pedestrians
File:Vienna Convention road sign C4a-V1.svg, No motor vehicles
File:Vienna Convention road sign C5-V1.svg, Maximum width
File:Vienna Convention road sign C6-V1.svg, Maximum height
File:Vienna Convention road sign C7-V1.svg, Maximum weight
File:Vienna Convention road sign C8-V1.svg, Maximum weight per axle
File:Vienna Convention road sign C9-V1.svg, Maximum length
File:Vienna Convention road sign C10-V1.svg, Minimum safe distance
File:Vienna Convention road sign C11a-V1.svg, No left turn
File:Vienna Convention road sign C11b-V1.svg, No right turn
File:Vienna Convention road sign C12-V1-LHT.svg, No u-turn
File:Vienna Convention road sign C13ab-V1.svg, No overtaking
File:Vienna Convention road sign C13bb-V1-LHT.svg, No overtaking by trucks
File:Vienna Convention road sign C15-V1.svg, No horns
File:LK road sign PHS-23.svg, No parking
File:LK road sign PHS-24.svg, No parking and standing
File:LK road sign PHS-25.svg, No parking on odd-numbered days
File:LK road sign PHS-26.svg, No parking on even-numbered days
Restrictive signs
File:Sri Lanka road sign RSS-05.svg, Maximum speed limit
Mandatory signs
File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V1-1.svg, Proceed straight
File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V4-1.svg, Turn left ahead
File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V5-1.svg, Turn right ahead
File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V2-1.svg, Turn left
File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V3-1.svg, Turn right
File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V6-1.svg, Proceed straight or turn left
File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V7-1.svg, Proceed straight or turn right
File:Vienna Convention road sign D2b-V1-1.svg, Pass onto left
File:Vienna Convention road sign D2b-V2-1.svg, Pass onto right
File:Vienna Convention road sign D3b-V1-LHT.svg, Roundabout
Priority signs
File:LK road sign PRS-01.svg, Stop
Stop may refer to:
Places
* Stop, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States
* Stop (Rogatica), a village in Rogatica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Facilities
* Bus stop
* Truck stop, a type of rest stop for truck d ...
File:Vienna Convention road sign B1-V1.svg, Give way
File:Vienna Convention road sign B3-V1.svg, Priority road
File:Vienna Convention road sign B4-V1.svg, End of priority road
File:Vienna Convention road sign B5-V1-LHT.svg, Give way to oncoming traffic
File:Vienna Convention road sign B6-LHT.svg, Priority over oncoming traffic
Additional panels
Additional panels to be used with regulatory signs
File:Sri Lanka road sign APR-08.svg, School (supplementing a regulatory sign)
File:5.00 am - 9.00 pm.svg, 5.00 am - 9.00 pm (supplementing a regulatory sign)
Directional informative signs
National highways
File:Exit Ramp - Direction Sign.svg, Exit ramp
Provincial roads
File:Beginning of an administrative area.svg, Beginning of an administrative area
File:Confirming Distances.svg, Confirming distances
File:Direction Sign - Provincial Roads.svg, Direction sign
Expressways
File:Sri Lanka Expressway Start Sign.svg, Motorway
File:Vienna Convention road sign E6a-V1.svg, Expressway
Other signs useful for drivers
File:Vienna Convention road sign E12ac-V1-LHT.svg, Pedestrian crossing
File:Vienna Convention road sign E3a.svg, alt=, One-way street
File:Vienna Convention road sign E14a.svg, alt=, Parking
File:Vienna Convention road sign F3-V1.svg, Telephone
File:Vienna Convention road sign F17-V9.svg, Emergency telephone
File:Vienna Convention road sign F4-V1.svg, Petrol station
File:Vienna Convention road sign F6-V1.svg, Restaurant
File:Vienna Convention road sign F11-V2.svg, Caravan site
File:Vienna Convention road sign F13-V2.svg, Youth hotel
File:Vienna Convention road sign F16-V1.svg, Pool or beach
File:Vienna Convention road sign F1a-V1.svg, First aid
File:Vienna Convention road sign E13b-V1.svg, Hospital
File:Vienna Convention road sign E17a-EA.svg, Living street
File:Vienna Convention road sign E17b-EA.svg, End of living street
Route number signs
Additional panels
Additional Panels to be used with Directional Informative Signs
Road markings
File:4 1 7.svg, Overtaking line
File:4 1 2.svg, Warning line
File:Swedish road sign 4 2 3.svg, Pedestrian crossing
File:Swedish road sign 4 2 4.svg, Cycle crossing
Traffic light signals
File:Traffic lights dark red.svg, Red traffic light
File:Traffic lights dark red-yellow.svg, Red & yellow traffic light
File:Traffic lights dark green.svg, Green traffic light
File:Traffic lights dark yellow.svg, Yellow traffic light
Light signals for pedestrians
File:Sygnalizator S-5.svg, Light signals for pedestrians
Hazard-warning plates
File:Dangclass1 3.svg, Explosives
File:HAZMAT Class 2-1 Flammable Gas.png, Flammable gas
File:United Kingdom ADR Danger Sign - Class 3 - White.svg, Flammable liquid
File:Dangclass4 1.png, Flammable solid
File:DOT hazmat class 5.1.svg, Oxidizer
File:DOT hazmat class 6.1.svg, Poisonous
File:DOT hazmat class 7 (alt).svg, Radioactive
File:DOT hazmat class 8.svg, Corrosive
File:DOT hazmat class 9.svg, Miscellaneous dangerous goods
See also
*
Transport in Sri Lanka
References
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Road transport in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...