Road signs in Pakistan
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Road signs in Pakistan are modelled on the British road sign system, with an exceptional difference being that they are bilingual and signs for the most part employ one or two languages: English, Urdu or both. However, some signs incorporate a provincial language. Pakistan drives on the left side of the road and follows the left-hand traffic system. Vehicles must be overtaken on their right.
There have often been complaints about road signs and infrastructure not being up to date in some parts of the country, with a traffic report in 2008 disclosing that local governments in many cases have not addressed damaged, vanished or outdated road regulatory signs. In Lahore alone, the report estimated that at least Rs. 800 million were required to furnish all scanty road signs in the city.
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=Regulatory signs=
Following are the regulatory signs.
File:Give way (Pakistan road sign).jpg|Give way
File:Pakistan - Stop Sign.svg|Stop
File:No entry (Pakistan road sign).jpg|No entry
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3a-V1-1.svg|No motor vehicles (except motorcycles)
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3b-V1-1.svg|No motorcycles
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3c-V1-1.svg|No bicycles
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3e-V1-1.svg|No goods vehicles
File:Vienna Convention road sign C3i-V1-1.svg|No pedestrians
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 C3l-V1-1.svg|No agricultural vehicles
File:Maximum width (Pakistan road sign).jpg|Width limit
File:Maximum height (Pakistan road sign).jpg|Height limit
File:Vienna Convention road sign C7-V1.svg|Mass limit
File:Vienna Convention road sign C8-V1.svg|Axle mass limit
File:Vienna Convention road sign C9-V1.svg|Length limit
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:No passing (Pakistan road sign).jpg|No overtaking
File:No passing with lorries (Pakistan road sign).jpg|No overtaking by goods vehicles
File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-30.svg|Maximum speed limit (30 km/h)
File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-40.svg|Maximum speed limit (40 km/h)
File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-50.svg|Maximum speed limit (50 km/h)
File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-60.svg|Maximum speed limit (60 km/h)
File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-70.svg|Maximum speed limit (70 km/h)
File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-80.svg|Maximum speed limit (80 km/h)
File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-90.svg|Maximum speed limit (90 km/h)
File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-100.svg|Maximum speed limit (100 km/h)
File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-110.svg|Maximum speed limit (110 km/h)
File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-120.svg|Maximum speed limit (120 km/h)
File:Vienna Convention road sign C15-V1.svg|No audible warning devices
File:Vienna Convention road sign C17a-V1-2.svg|End of all restrictions
File:Vienna Convention road sign C17b-V1-2.svg|End of speed limit (50 km/h)
File:Vienna Convention road sign C17c-V1-2.svg|End of overtaking prohibition
File:Vienna Convention road sign C17d-V1-2-LHT.svg|End of overtaking by goods vehicles prohibition
File:Vienna Convention road sign C18-V1.svg|No parking
File:Vienna Convention road sign C19.svg|No stopping
File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V1-1.svg|Straight 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-V4-1.svg|Turn left ahead
File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V5-1.svg|Turn right ahead
File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V6-1.svg|Turn left or straight ahead
File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V7-1.svg|Turn right or straight ahead
File:Vienna Convention road sign D2b-V1-1.svg|Keep left
File:Vienna Convention road sign D2b-V2-1.svg|Keep right
File:Vienna Convention road sign D3b-V1-LHT.svg|Roundabout
File:Vienna Convention road sign D5b-V1.svg|Pedestrian path
File:Vienna Convention road sign D4b-V1.svg|Bicycle path
=Warning signs=
Following are the warning signs.
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-1a-V1.svg|Curve to the left
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-1b-V1.svg|Curve to the right
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-1c-V1.svg|Double curve, first to the left
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-1d-V1.svg|Double curve, first to the right
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-2c-V1.svg|Steep descent
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-3c-V1.svg|Steep ascent
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-4a-V1.svg|Road narrows
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-4b-V1-1.svg|Road narrows on left
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-4b-V2-1.svg|Road narrows on right
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-5-V1.svg|Swing bridge
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-6-V1.svg|Unprotected quay
File:Bumpy road (Pakistan road sign).jpg|Uneven road
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-7b-V1.svg|Speed bump
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-7c-V1.svg|Dip
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-9-V1.svg|Slippery road
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-10a-V1-LHT.svg|Loose gravel
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-11a-V1-LHT.svg|Falling rocks
File:Pedestrian crossing (Pakistan road sign).jpg|Pedestrian crossing
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-13-V1-LHT.svg|Children
File:Cyclists (Pakistan road sign).jpg|Cyclists
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-15a-V1-LHT.svg|Animals (Cattle)
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-15b-V1-LHT.svg|Animals (Deer)
File:Roadworks (Pakistan road sign).jpg|Roadworks
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-17a-V1.svg|Traffic signals ahead
File:Pakistan - Signals out of order.svg|Signals out of order
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-18a-V1.svg|Crossroads
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-18e-V1.svg|T-junction
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-18f-V1.svg|Y-junction
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-19a-V1.svg|Crossroads with priority
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-19b-V1-1.svg|Side road junction with priority
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-19b-V2-1.svg|Side road junction with priority
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-19c-V1-1.svg|Merging traffic
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-19c-V2-1.svg|Merging traffic
File:Pakistan - Stop Ahead.svg|Stop ahead
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-22-V1-LHT.svg|Roundabout
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-23-V1-LHT.svg|Two-way traffic
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-25-V1.svg|Level crossing with barriers ahead
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-26a-V1-LHT.svg|Level crossing without barriers ahead
File:Pakistan - Railroad Crossbuck.svg|Level crossing crossbuck
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-30-V2-1.svg|Low-flying aircraft
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-24-V2-1.svg|Traffic queues ahead
File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-32-V1.svg|Other danger
File:Pakistan - Danger Ahead.svg|Danger ahead
=Informative signs=
Following are the informative signs.
File:Vienna Convention road sign E3a.svg|One-way straight
File:Vienna Convention road sign E3b-V1.svg|One-way left
File:Vienna Convention road sign E3c-V1.svg|One-way right
File:Pakistan motorway symbol.svg|Motorway
File:Vienna Convention road sign E13b-V2.svg|Hospital
File:Vienna Convention road sign E14a.svg|Parking
File:Vienna Convention road sign F1b-V1.svg|First aid
File:Vienna Convention road sign F2-V1.svg|Breakdown service
File:Vienna Convention road sign F3-V1.svg|Telephone
File:Vienna Convention road sign F4-V1.svg|Filling station
File:Vienna Convention road sign F5-V1.svg|Hotel
File:Vienna Convention road sign F6-V1.svg|Restaurant
File:Vienna Convention road sign F7-V1.svg|Refreshments
File:Vienna Convention road sign F8-V2.svg|Picnic site
File:Vienna Convention road sign F10-V2.svg|Camping site
File:Vienna Convention road sign F11-V2.svg|Caravan site
File:Vienna Convention road sign F12-V2.svg|Caravan and camping site
File:Vienna Convention road sign F13-V2.svg|Youth hostel
File:Vienna Convention road sign G2a-V1-1.svg|Through side road
File:Vienna Convention road sign G2b-V1-1.svg|Through side road
File:Vienna Convention road sign G12b-V2-2.svg|Temporary right lane closed
File:Vienna Convention road sign G13.svg|No through road
File:Vienna Convention road sign G22a-V2-LHT.svg|Motorway exit (300m)
File:Vienna Convention road sign G22b-V2-LHT.svg|Motorway exit (200m)
File:Vienna Convention road sign G22c-V2-LHT.svg|Motorway exit (100m)
File:Vienna Convention road sign H1-V1-1.svg|Distance
File:Vienna Convention road sign H1-V1-3.svg|Temporary distance
See also
{{Portal|Pakistan|Transport}}
{{Commons category|Road signs in Pakistan}}
References
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External links
- [http://ccptraffickyc.pk/highway-motor-code-urdu.htm Highway and Motor Code with Traffic Signs (Urdu)]
- [http://www.islamabadtrafficpolice.gov.pk/road-signs.php Road Signs by Islamabad Traffic Police]
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