Illustration of the road signs in France
The illustration of the road signs in France shows a selection of the currently valid road signs in France . The form and design of the traffic signs are based on the guidelines and templates of the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic Signs . For reasons of comprehensibility, the traffic signs mainly consist of well-known pictograms ; terms in French are only used in a few cases. The traffic sign catalog is divided into the following groups.
Danger sign ( danger )
A2a: transverse channel or speed bump
A2b: Speed Bump
A6: Movable bridge
A7: level crossing with barriers
A8: level crossing without barriers
A9: tram rails
A13b: pedestrian crossing
A15b: Wildwechsel
A15c: rider
A16: Dangerous slope
A17: traffic light
A18: two-way traffic
A20: shore
A24: cross wind
Priority ( Priorité )
AB2: right of way at the next intersection (literally: selective right of way )
AB25: intersection with roundabout
Prohibition signs ( prescription )
B6a1: restricted parking ban
B6a2: restricted parking ban on the 1st to 15th day of the month
B6a3: restricted parking ban on the 16th to the last day of the month
B6d: No stopping
B9e: ban on handcarts
B9f: Ban on buses
B14: top speed
B18b: Cargo hazardous to water prohibited
B30: Beginning of the Tempo 30 zone
Prescribed driving directions and special routes ( obligation )
B21-1: prescribed direction of travel - here on the right
B21-2: prescribed direction of travel - here on the left
B21b: compulsory driving direction - straight ahead
B21c1: mandatory driving direction - right
B21c2: compulsory driving direction - left
B21d1: mandatory direction of travel - straight ahead and right
B21d2: prescribed direction of travel - straight ahead and left
B21e: prescribed direction of travel - right and left
B22a: cycle path
B22b: sidewalk
B22c: bridle path
B27b: tram
B29: crawl
B40: end of the cycle path
B41: end of the sidewalk
B42: end of the bridle path
B52: Start of a traffic-calmed area
B54: pedestrian area
End of prohibitions ( fin d'interdiction )
B33: End of the permitted maximum speed
B51: End of a Tempo 30 zone
Notes ( indication )
C4a: recommended speed
C5: taxi rank
C12: one-way street
C13a: dead end
C13b: Warning of a dead end
C13c: cul-de-sac open to pedestrians
C13d: cul-de-sac that is permeable for cyclists and pedestrians
C20a: pedestrian crossing
C20c: tram crosses
C26a: emergency lane (right)
C26b: emergency lane (left)
C27: speed bump
C62: toll booth
C107: Motorway
C111: tunnel
C207: motorway
Services ( services )
CE1: first aid
CE2a: emergency telephone
CE2b: phone booth
CE5a: youth hostel
CE8: Car loading
CE10: car ferry
CE22: traffic radio
CE29: fire extinguisher
CE30a: emergency exit - right
CE30b: emergency exit - left
Road ( direction )
Temporary traffic signs ( temporaire )
AK2: transverse channel or speed bump
AK17: traffic light system
AK30: traffic jam
AK31: accident
See also
Web links
- Le site de la Sécurité Routière - La signalisation routière (French)
- le catalog des signaux routiers (French) (PDF file; 7.18 MB)