SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO, 31

NEW TRAFFIC SIGNS

INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS

NIW DELHI

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MANDATORY/REGULATORY SIGNS
SIGNS GIVING ORDERS Mostly Circular

Give way

One way signs-vehicles

prohibited in one direction

Tonga

0
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prohibited

U-turn

prohibited

prohibited

No stopping
or standing

Axle load limit

Speed limit

Width limit

Restriction
ends sign

Compulsory
ahead only

GQC)OQQ

Compulsory
turn right ahead

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Compulsory
aheadright
or turn

Compulsory
aheadleft
or turn

Compulsory
keep left

Compulsory
cycle track

Compulsory
Sound horn

CAUTIONARY/WARNING SIGNS

Mostly Triangular

i&~

Az~

Steep
descent

Narrow
road ahead

Narrow
bridge

Pedestrian
crossing

School

AA
AA
Right hand
curve

Left hand
curve

Steep
ascent

Cycle
crossing

Right
Left
Hair pin bend

Road widens
ahead

Right
Left
Reverse bend

Slippery
road

Loose
gravel

i~t~ii~
Men at work

Cattle

Falling
rocks

Ferry

A~ z~A~
L~Lt~L
Cross
road

Gap in
Median

Side road
right

Side road
left

L~I~L~
Ai~

1- InterSection

Staggered Intersections

Major road ahead

y.lntersections

Roundabout

Dangerous

Ak~.i~i~
Hump or
rough road

8arrier
ahead

(200 Metres) (50-100 Metres)

)200 Metres) (50-100 Metres)
Guarded Railway Crossing
Unguarded Railway Crossing

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INFORMATORY SIGNS

1~

Mostly Rectangular

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fiAJAFGARHJ~

NAJAFGARH 3
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ROHIAK

58

NAJAFGARH

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NEW DELHI 81

4- 4~tn~

Advance direction sign

Destination sign

Direction sign

BAHADURGARH 0
RONTAK

48

Re-assurance sign

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L~i
Place
Identification

sign

rrst-aud

post

Eating
place

Light
refreshments

~I~1
Petrol

pump

Resting
place

No througri
road

I~I~uI~
I I II It

1IlI I~1E~I
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E~I~1
II
III
Park
this
side

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Parking
both
side

Scooter
& motor
cycle
stand

Cycle
stand

Hospital

Public

Telephone

Taxi
stand

Auto
rickshaw
stand

No through
side road

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Cycle
rickshaw
stand

Informafor
tory
Sign Flood
P~estrauT~gauge
Subway

NEW TRAFFIC SIGNS

The Ninth Schedule of the Motor Vehicles Act 1939 has
been amended to introduce the new system of signs. Complete details of the signs including guidelines on their erection are contained in the Indian Roads Congress Standard
No. IRC: 67-1977 entitled ~Code of Practice for Road Signs.
The new system of Signs is scheduled to become fully operational by 1st June, 1987. Brief particulars of the sign sys.tem are given here.
Classification of signs
Mandatory/Regulatory
These inform the road users of
laws and regulations they have
to abide by. Violation of these
signs is a legal offence.
Cautionary/Warning
These warn road users of the
existence of certain hazardous
conditions.
lnformatory
These are for providing
information and guidance to
road users.

Sizes of signs
Two sizes for the different signs have been prescribed.
The normal size is to be used for main roads in rural areas
while the smaller size is for less important roads in rural
areas and roads in urban areas. On expressways, bigger
than normal sizes may be used.
Shape
For mandatory signs, the general shape is circular except for STOP (octagonal) and GIVE WAY (inverted
triangle). The warning signs have the shape of equilateral
triangle with apex pointing upwards, red border and black
symbols on white background. The informatory signs are
generally rectangular shape.

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SIZES OF SIGNS
Sign
Mandatory
i) Stop sign
ii)Give-way
sign
iii) Others
Warning
Informatory

Height / Diameter / Side

Normal sized Small sized
cm
cm

Shape

Octagon
Equilateral
triangle
(inverted)
Circular
Equilateral
triangle
Rectangle

90
90

60
60

60

40

90
80 x 60

60
60 x 45

Colour
The attached drawings show the colour pattern of the
various signs. The reverse sides of the signs are painted
grey.
Siting of signs
Kerbed
roads
Mm. lateral clearance
from carriageway edge
Min.vertical
clearance

0.6 m
23m
(from edge of
the kerb)
2mabove
1.5mabove
kerb
pavement crown

Published by the Indian Roads Congress,

Jamnagar House, Shah jahan Road,
New Deihi-ilOOll.

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Unkerbed
roads

Price: Rs24/
New Delhi 199