Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions
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{{Infobox UK legislation
| short_title = Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016
| type = Statutory instrument
| year = 2016
| citation = SI 2016/362
| territorial_extent = Great Britain
| si_made_date = 16 March 2016
| si_laid_date = 22 March 2016
| commencement = 22 April 2016
| replaces =
| primary_legislation = {{ubl|Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984|Road Traffic Act 1988}}
| amendments =
| status = Current
| use_new_UK-LEG = yes
| UK-LEG_title = Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016
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The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (commonly abbreviated to TSRGD) is the law that sets out the design and conditions of use of official traffic signs that can be lawfully placed on or near roads in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and the Isle of Man. The regulations came into effect in 1965, and were the result of the review of British road signage carried out by the Worboys Committee.
Versions
The TSRGD came into force on 1 January 1965{{Cite web |title=Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1964 |url=https://vlex.co.uk/vid/traffic-signs-regulations-and-812482305 |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=vLex |language=en}} to implement the re-signing recommendations of the Worboys Committee of 1963, with signage designs and typeface developed by Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert. Since 1964, the TSRGD has been revised and re-issued several times to introduce new signage rules and features reflecting changes in road operations. The current edition of the regulations came into force on 22 April 2016, with minor amendments in England and Wales in 2017.{{cite web| url = http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/362/contents/made| title = The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016}} {{cite web| url = http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1086/contents/made| title = The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations and General Directions 2017}}
''Traffic Signs Manual''
The Traffic Signs Manual{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=23 February 2017 |title=Traffic signs manual |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-signs-manual |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=21 December 2018 |website=GOV.UK |publisher=Department for Transport |language=en}} is a companion guide to the TSRGD which provides guidance to highway engineers about how and where to use traffic signs, including the size of sign to use (which depends on the speed of vehicles passing the sign). It was first issued in 1965 in a loose-leaf binder and was continuously updated.{{Cite web |last=Transport |first=Ministry of |date=1965 |title=Traffic signs manual |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/10575507 |website=WorldCat}} Individual chapters were also published in book form and these became the only format from 1980 onwards.
See also
- Highways Act 1980
- The Highway Code
- Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
- Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals
- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, a comparable system in the United States
- Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996, similar regulations for safety signs
References
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External links
- [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3113/contents/made The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 (SI 2002/3113)] ([http://www.ukroads.org/webfiles/TSRGD-2002.pdf PDF version])
- [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/362/contents/made The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 (SI 2016/362)]
- [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1086/contents/made The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations and General Directions 2017]
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