On the ratification of the United Nations Convention on Road Signs and Signals

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 31, 2009 No. 236-IV

     To ratify the United Nations Convention on Road Signs and Signals, adopted on November 8, 1968 in Vienna.

     President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev

  CONVENTION ON ROAD SIGNS AND SIGNALS  

     The RCPI's note. The Convention is amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02/28/2011 No. 409.

     THE CONTRACTING PARTIES,

     Recognizing that international uniformity of road signs, signals and markings and road markings is necessary to facilitate international road traffic and improve road safety, agreed as follows:  

  Chapter One GENERAL PROVISIONS  

  Article 1 Definitions  

       When applying the provisions of this Convention, the following terms shall have the meaning given to them in this Article: (a) the term "national legislation" of a Contracting Party means the totality of national or local laws and regulations in force in the territory of that Contracting Party; (b) the term "locality" means a built-up area, the entrances to and exits from which is specifically marked with appropriate signs or which is otherwise defined in national legislation.;        (c) The term "road" means the entire right-of-way of any road or street open to traffic; (d) The term "carriageway" means a part of the road normally used for the movement of vehicles; a road may have several carriageways clearly delimited, in particular, by a dividing strip or located at different levels;        (e) The term "lane" means any of the longitudinal lanes into which the carriageway may be divided, whether or not marked longitudinally, but having a width sufficient for vehicles other than motorcycles to move in a single row; (f) The term "intersection" means any intersection on the same level, a junction or fork in a road, including the territory formed by such intersections, junctions, or forks;        g) the term "railway crossing" means any intersection at the same level of the road with railway or tram tracks having an independent trackbed;        (h) The term "motorway" means a road specially constructed and intended for the movement of motor vehicles, which does not serve roadside properties and which, (i) except in certain places or temporarily, has separate carriageways for both directions of traffic, separated from each other by a dividing strip not intended for traffic, or, in exceptional cases, by other means; ii) has no intersections on the same level with roads, railway or tram tracks, or footpaths.;         (iii) Is specifically designated as a motorway; (i) A vehicle is considered: (i) "stopped" if it is brought to a standstill for a period of time necessary either for boarding or disembarking people, or for loading or unloading goods;         (ii) "parked" if it is brought to a standstill for a reason other than the need to avoid a collision with another road user or with any obstacle or to comply with the requirements of traffic regulations, and if its stop is not limited to the time required either for boarding or disembarking people, or for loading or unloading cargo.         However, the Contracting Parties may consider vehicles brought to a standstill under the conditions defined in subparagraph (ii) above to be "stopped" if the duration of this condition does not exceed the time limit established by national legislation, and may consider vehicles brought to a standstill under the conditions defined above to be "parked". subparagraph "i", if the duration of this condition exceeds the time limit established by national legislation.;        (j) The term "bicycle" means any vehicle that has at least two wheels and is powered solely by the muscular energy of the persons on that vehicle, in particular by pedals or handlebars; (k) The term "outboard bicycle" means any two- or three-wheeled vehicle, equipped with an internal combustion engine with a cylinder volume not exceeding 50 cm3 (3.05 cubic inches) and a maximum design speed not exceeding 50 km/h (30 mph); However, the Contracting Parties may not consider as outboard bicycles, in accordance with their national legislation, those vehicles that do not have the characteristics of bicycles in terms of their use, in particular the ability to propel them with pedals, or which exceed the established limits in terms of their maximum design speed, weight or some engine characteristics. Nothing in this definition should be interpreted as preventing the Contracting Parties from fully equating bicycles with an outboard motor to bicycles when applying the provisions of their national legislation concerning road traffic; l) the term "motorcycle" means any two-wheeled vehicle with or without a sidecar, having an engine. The Contracting Parties may, in their national legislation, equate to motorcycles three-wheeled vehicles whose unloaded weight does not exceed 400 kg (900 lb). The term "motorcycle" does not include bicycles with an outboard engine, however, the Contracting Parties may, provided that they make a declaration in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 46 of this Convention, equate bicycles with an outboard engine to motorcycles in the application of this Convention; m) the term "power-driven vehicle" means any self-propelled road vehicle, with the exception of bicycles with an outboard motor in the territory of the Contracting Parties that do not equate them with motorcycles, and with the exception of rail vehicles;        (n) The term "automobile" means a power-driven vehicle normally used for transporting people or goods on roads or for towing vehicles used for transporting people or goods on roads. This term covers trolleybuses, i.e. non-rail vehicles connected with an electric wire.; it does not cover vehicles such as agricultural tractors, the use of which for transporting people or goods on roads or for towing vehicles used for transporting people or goods on roads is only an auxiliary function; o) the term "trailer" means any vehicle designed to be towed by a power-driven vehicle; this The term also covers semi-trailers.;        (p) The term "semi-trailer" means any trailer designed to be coupled to an automobile in such a way that part of it rests on the automobile and the latter carries a significant part of the weight of the semi-trailer and its cargo; (q) The term "driver" means any person driving a vehicle, automobile, etc. (including bicycles) or leading cattle, herds, sledges, pack or riding animals along the road;        (r) The term "permissible maximum weight" means the maximum weight of a loaded vehicle declared permissible by the competent authorities of the State in which the vehicle is registered; (s) The term "loaded weight" means the actual weight of the loaded vehicle, crew and passengers;        (t) The terms "direction of travel" and "corresponding to the direction of travel" mean the right side if, according to applicable national legislation, the driver of a vehicle must pass it on the left when encountering another vehicle; otherwise, these terms mean the left side.;        u) the instruction for the driver to "give way" to other vehicles means that the driver must not continue or resume driving or perform a maneuver if this may force drivers of other vehicles to suddenly change direction or speed.  

  Article 2 of the Annex to the Convention  

       The following annexes to this Convention are an integral part of it:  

     Appendix 1 - Warning signs, with the exception of signs installed near intersections or railway crossings.        Appendix 2 - Signs regulating preferential right of way at intersections, warning signs installed near intersections, and signs regulating preferential right of way on narrow sections of roads.        Appendix 3 - Signs related to railway crossings.        Appendix 4 - Signs indicating a mandatory instruction, with the exception of signs relating to the preferential right of way, stopping and parking.        Appendix 5 - Signs, with the exception of parking signs.        Appendix 6 - Signs related to stops and parking.        Appendix 7 - Additional plates.        Appendix 8 - Road markings.         Appendix 9 - Color image of the warning signs, designations and plates referred to in the appendices 1-7 */-. ____________________ */- Warning signs may be displayed in the appropriate places of the typographically printed text of the Convention, designations and signs.  

  Article 3 Obligations of the Contracting Parties  

1. (a) The Contracting Parties to this Convention accept the system of road signs and signals and road markings established therein and undertake to implement it as soon as possible. To this end: (i) When this Convention defines a signal sign, designation or marking for indicating a requirement or for communicating certain information to road users, the Contracting Parties undertake, subject to the time limits provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, not to use another signal sign, another designation or another marking for indicating this requirement or for messages of this information;         (ii) Where this Convention does not provide for a signal sign, designation or marking to indicate a prescription or to communicate certain information to road users, the Contracting Parties may use their chosen signal sign, designation or marking for this purpose, provided that this signal sign, designation or marking is not already provided for in the Convention for indications having a different meaning., and provided that they comply with the system she has installed.        (b) In order to improve traffic control and in connection with the need to conduct experiments before proposing amendments to this Convention, the Contracting Parties may experimentally and temporarily allow deviations from the provisions of this Convention on certain sections of roads.         2. The Contracting Parties undertake to replace or supplement, no later than four years after the date of entry into force of this Convention in their territory, all signal signs, designations, devices and markings, which, if externally consistent with the signal signs, designations, devices and markings of the system established by this Convention, could give indications having a different meaning., than that assigned to these signal signs, designations, devices and markings in this Convention.         3. The Contracting Parties undertake to replace, within fifteen years from the date of entry into force of this Convention, all signal signs, designations, devices and markings on their territories that do not comply with the system established by this Convention. During this period, in order for road users to become accustomed to the system established by this Convention, it will be possible, along with the signal signs and designations provided for by this Convention, to use the previous signal signs and designations.         4. No provision of this Convention may be interpreted as imposing an obligation on the Contracting Parties to adopt all types of warning signs and markings defined in this Convention. On the contrary, the Contracting Parties will limit the number of warning signs and markings they accept to the minimum required.  

  Article 4  

       The Contracting Parties undertake to take measures to prohibit: a) placing on a sign, on its support or on any other device designed to regulate traffic, anything that is not related to this signal sign or device; However, if the Contracting Parties or their territorial subdivisions allow an association that does not have the purpose of obtaining financial benefits to install signs, they may allow the emblem of this association to be displayed on this sign or on its support, provided that this does not make it difficult to understand it.;        b) to place posters, posters, make markings, and install devices that can either be mistaken for warning signs or other traffic control devices, or can reduce their visibility or effectiveness, or dazzle road users or distract their attention, thereby creating a danger to traffic.  

  Chapter II ROAD SIGNS AND SIGNALS  

  Article 5  

       1. The following categories of warning signs are distinguished in the system prescribed by this Convention: (a) Danger warning signs: these signs are intended to warn road users of the existence of danger on the roads and of the nature of this danger; (b) Mandatory signs: these signs are intended to notify road users of obligations, restrictions and special conditions. prohibitions that they must comply with; They are divided into: i) signs of preferential right of way, ii) signs prohibiting or restricting, iii) signs prescriptive; c) signposts: these signs are intended to provide users of the road along their route with the necessary information or other useful instructions; They are divided into: i) preliminary direction signs, ii) direction signs, iii) route stamps, iv) name signs, v) confirmation signs, vi) other signs that give drivers of vehicles useful directions, vii) other signs indicating objects that may be useful to road users.         2. In cases where this Convention provides a choice between several signs or designations: a) The Contracting Parties undertake to apply only one sign or designation throughout their territory; (b) The Contracting Parties should try to reach an agreement at the regional level so that the same sign or designation is selected; (c) The provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 3 of this Convention are applicable to signal signs and symbols that have not been selected..  

  Article 6  

       1. 3 Signs are installed in such a way that they can be easily and timely recognized by the drivers for whom they are intended. They are usually installed on the side of the road corresponding to the direction of travel; however, they can be placed or repeated above the carriageway. Any sign installed on the side of the road corresponding to the direction of travel must be repeated above the carriageway or on the opposite side of the road if local conditions are such that this sign may not be noticed in time by the drivers of the vehicles for which it is intended.         2. Each sign applies to the entire width of the carriageway of the road open to traffic for those drivers for whom it is intended. However, the effect of the sign may be limited to one or more lanes delimited by longitudinal markings on the roadway.         3. When, in the opinion of the competent authorities, a sign placed on the side of a road with separate carriageways is ineffective, it may be installed on the dividing strip, in which case it may not be repeated on the side of the road.         4. It is recommended to provide in national legislation that: (a) Signs are installed in such a way that they do not interfere with the movement of vehicles on the carriageway, and signs installed on roadsides should interfere with the movement of pedestrians as little as possible. The distance between the edge of the road level on the side where the sign is installed and the lower edge of the sign should, if possible, be more or less the same for signs of the same category on the same road.;        (b) The dimensions of the signs should be such that the sign is clearly visible from a distance and easily distinguishable when approaching it; subject to the provisions of subparagraph (c) of this paragraph, these dimensions shall be determined taking into account the normal speed of vehicles.        (c) The sizes of warning signs and signs indicating mandatory requirements should be standardized in the territory of each Contracting Party. As a rule, four size categories are established for each type of signal signs: small, normal, large and very large sizes. Signs of small size should be installed in cases where conditions do not allow the use of signs of normal size or when movement is possible only at low speed. They can also be set to repeat the preceding sign. Large signs should be installed on very wide roads with high-speed traffic. Very large signs should be installed on roads with high-speed traffic, in particular on motorways.  

  Article 7  

       1. It is recommended that national legislation provide for the following: in order for road signs, in particular warning signs and signs signifying a mandatory instruction, with the exception of signs regulating stopping or parking on illuminated streets of populated areas, to be more visible and easier to read at night, they should be illuminated or retro-reflective materials or devices should be used, provided that that it doesn't blind the road users.         2. None of the provisions of this Convention prohibits the use of signs for notification or warning relating only to certain hours or certain days, which are visible only when the information contained therein is valid.  

  Article 8  

1. In order to facilitate the understanding of signs internationally, the system of road signs and signals established by this Convention is based on the shapes and colors characteristic of each category of signs, as well as, whenever possible, on the use of graphic symbols rather than inscriptions. If the Contracting Parties consider it necessary to make any changes to the designated designations, these changes should not change the main characteristics of the warning signs.         2. Contracting Parties wishing to adopt, in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (a) (ii) of paragraph 1 of Article 3 of this Convention, a signal sign or designation not provided for in the Convention, should attempt to reach agreement regionally on this new signal sign or designation.         3. Nothing in this Convention prohibits the addition, in order to facilitate the interpretation of signal signs, of an inscription on a rectangular plate placed under the signal sign or inside a rectangular panel containing the signal sign.; such an inscription can also be placed on the sign itself in cases where it does not make it difficult for drivers who cannot understand the inscription to understand the sign.         4. In cases where the competent authorities consider it useful to clarify the meaning of a signal sign or designation, or to limit the effect of signs signifying a mandatory instruction to certain categories of road users or certain periods of time, and when the necessary indications cannot be given by an additional sign or numbers under the conditions defined in the annexes to this Convention, a rectangular plate under the sign an inscription, and this does not exclude the possibility of replacing or supplementing the inscriptions with one or more graphic symbols., placed on the same plate.         5. The inscriptions referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article shall be made in the national language or in one or more national languages and, in addition, if the relevant Contracting Party deems it necessary, in other languages, in particular in the official languages of the United Nations.  

  WARNING SIGNS  

  Article 9  

       1. Section A of Annex 1 to this Convention contains examples of warning signs, and section B of this annex contains the designations placed on these warning signs, as well as some prescriptions concerning the use of these signs. However, signs and designations warning of approaching an intersection are described in Annex 2 to this Convention, and designations warning of approaching a railway crossing are described in annex 3. In accordance with paragraph 2 of article 46 of this Convention, each State shall notify the Secretary-General of which model for warning signs it has chosen: Aa or Ab.         2. Warning signs should not be repeated unnecessarily, but such signs should be installed to indicate possible road hazards that are difficult to detect in a timely manner by a driver who takes the necessary care.         3. Warning signs should be installed at a distance from the dangerous area that ensures their maximum effectiveness both day and night, taking into account road and traffic conditions and, in particular, the normal speed of vehicles and the distance from which the sign is visible.         4. The distance between the warning sign and the beginning of the dangerous area may be indicated on an additional plate of Model 1 of Annex 7 to this Convention, which is placed in accordance with the provisions of the specified annex.; This indication should be given when the distance between the sign and the beginning of the dangerous area cannot be determined by the drivers and is different than they can normally expect.         5. Warning signs may be repeated, in particular, on motorways and equivalent roads. If the warning signs are repeated, the distance between the sign and the beginning of the dangerous area must be indicated in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4 of this article.         However, with regard to warning signs installed in front of drawbridges and railway crossings, the Contracting Parties may apply instead of the provisions of this paragraph the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 35 or paragraph 5 of section B of Annex 1 to this Convention.         6. If a warning sign is installed to indicate danger on a rather long stretch of road (for example, a series of dangerous turns, a segment of the carriageway in poor condition) and if it is considered desirable to indicate the length of this segment, the corresponding indication is given on an additional plate model 2 of Annex 7 to this Convention, which is placed in accordance with the provisions of the specified annex.  

  Signs indicating A MANDATORY instruction, with the EXCEPTION of signs REFERRING to A stop or parking lot  

  Article 10 Signs of preferential right of way  

       1. The signs B, 1, B, 2, B, 3 and B, 4 described in section A of Annex 2 to this Convention are the signal signs intended to inform road users of the special rules of preferential passage at intersections. The warning signs intended to inform road users of the rule of preferential passage on narrow sections of road are the signs B,5 and B,6 described in section C of Appendix 2.         2. The signal sign B,1 "INTERSECTION WITH THE MAIN ROAD" is used to indicate that at the intersection where this signal sign is installed, drivers must give way to vehicles moving along the road they are approaching.         3. The signal sign B,2 "DRIVING WITHOUT STOPPING IS PROHIBITED" is used to indicate that before entering the intersection where this signal sign is installed, drivers must stop and give way to vehicles moving along the road they are approaching. In accordance with paragraph 2 of article 46 of this Convention, each State shall notify the Secretary-General of which model of the "NO NON-STOP TRAVEL" sign it has chosen: B,2a or B,2b.         4. The signal sign B,2 may be installed outside the intersection when the competent authorities consider it necessary to indicate to drivers that they should stop when approaching the sign and continue driving only after they are satisfied that they can do so without creating danger.         5. Signs B,1 and B,2 are installed in the immediate vicinity of the intersection, as far as possible in the place where vehicles should stop or beyond which they should not leave without first giving way to other vehicles.        6. Sign A with the designation A,23 or A,24 may be used as a pre-alarm sign, which is installed respectively before signs B,1 or B,2. However, in States that use Aa signs as warning signs, the warning signs that are placed before the sign B,1 or B,2 may be the same signs to which an additional plate of Model 1 referred to in Annex 7 to this Convention has been added.         7. Sign B,3 "MAIN ROAD" is used to indicate to road users that at the intersections of this main road with other roads, drivers of vehicles moving on or off these other roads are required to give way to vehicles moving on the main road. This sign can be installed at the beginning of the road and repeated after each intersection; in addition, it can be installed before or on the intersection. If a signal sign B,3 is installed on the road, the signal sign B,4 "END OF THE MAIN ROAD" must be installed near the place where the road ceases to take priority over other roads. The sign B,4 may be repeated one or more times to the place of termination of priority; in this case, the sign or signs installed in front of this place are supplemented by a plate of sample 1 of Annex 7. 8. If, in order to indicate the approach to an intersection, a warning sign with one of the designations A,22 is installed on the road, or if the road at the intersection is the main road designated as such by the warning signs B,3 in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 7 of this article, a sign B,1 or a sign B must be installed on all other roads at the intersection.2; however, the installation of signs B,1 or B,2 is not mandatory on roads such as country roads and unpaved roads, where drivers, even in the absence of these signs, must give way at the intersection. The sign B,2 should be installed only if the competent authorities consider it necessary to instruct drivers to stop the vehicle, in particular, due to the fact that the drivers of these vehicles cannot clearly see the sections of the road they are approaching from one side or the other of the intersection.  

  Article 11 Prohibiting and limiting signs  

       Prohibition and restriction signs, with the exception of signs related to stopping or parking, are described with their meaning in section A of Annex 4 to this Convention. This section also describes signs indicating the end of these prohibitions and restrictions or one of them.  

  Article 12 Prescriptive signs  

       Prescriptive signs are described with their meaning in section B of Appendix 4.  

  Article 13 General provisions relating to the warning signs described in Annex 4 to this Convention  

1. Prohibition, restriction and prescriptive signs shall be installed in the immediate vicinity of the place where the prescription, restriction or prohibition comes into force and may be repeated if the competent authorities deem it necessary. However, in the event that the competent authorities deem it desirable due to poor visibility or in order to warn road users in advance, these signs may be installed at an appropriate distance in front of the place where the regulation, restriction or prohibition takes effect. An additional plate conforming to model 1 of Annex 7.2 shall be placed under the signs installed in front of the place where the regulation, restriction or prohibition comes into force. Signs indicating a mandatory instruction placed next to or immediately after the indication of the name of a locality mean that these regulations apply throughout the locality, except in cases where other signs installed on some sections of roads in the locality contain a different instruction.  

  SIGNS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PARKING SIGNS  

  Article 14  

       1. Annex 5 to this Convention describes signs providing useful guidance to road users, with the exception of parking signs, or provides examples of such signs; this annex also contains some prescriptions for their use.         2. The inscriptions on the signs "i"-"v" listed in subparagraph "c" of paragraph 1 of Article 5, in countries that do not use the Latin alphabet, are applied both in the national language and in Latin letters, conveying, as far as possible, the transliteration and pronunciation of words in the national language.         3. In countries that do not use the Latin alphabet, words written in Latin letters may be placed either on a sign containing text in the national language or on an additional sign.         4. The sign must have inscriptions in no more than two languages.  

  Article 15 Preliminary directions  

       Preliminary direction indicators are installed at a distance from the intersection that ensures their maximum effectiveness both day and night, taking into account road and traffic conditions and, in particular, the normal speed of vehicles and the distance from which this sign is visible; this distance may not exceed 50 m (55 yards) in populated areas., but on motorways and on roads with high-speed traffic, it must be at least 500 m (550 yards). These signs can be repeated. An additional plate placed under the sign may indicate the distance between the sign and the intersection; this distance may also be indicated at the bottom of the sign itself.  

  Article 16 Direction signs  

       1. The names of several localities may be indicated on the same direction indicator; in this case, the names are indicated on the signal sign one below the other. For the names of one locality, you can use larger letters than for the names of other localities, only if this locality is the largest.         2. When distances are indicated on signs, the corresponding numbers should be placed on the same level as the name of the settlement. On arrow-shaped direction signs, these numbers should be placed between the name of the locality and the tip of the arrow; on rectangular signs, they should be placed after the name of the locality.  

  Article 17 Route stamps  

       Signs used to mark roads either by using their number, consisting of numbers, letters, or a combination of numbers and letters, or by using the name of the road, may consist of this number or this name enclosed in a rectangular or shield-shaped frame. However, Contracting Parties with a road classification system may replace this frame with a classification designation.  

  Article 18 Indexes of names  

       1. Name indexes can be used to indicate the border between two states or the border between two administrative divisions of the same country, or the names of a locality, river, pass, locality, etc. 2. Signs E,9a or E,9b are installed at the entrance to the settlement; signs E,9c or E,9d are installed at the exit from the settlement. National legislation may provide that these signs indicate to road users that from signs E,9a or E,9b to signs E,9c or E,9d, the traffic rules applicable in the territory of that country in populated areas apply, except in cases where other rules are prescribed on some sections of the road in a populated area. however, the sign B,4 must always be installed on the main roads bearing the signal sign B,3, in cases where the preferential right of way ceases to be valid in a locality.        3. Name signs giving indications other than the name of a locality should differ markedly, in particular in color, from signs E,9a - E,9b.  

  Article 19 Confirmation marks  

       Confirmation signs are intended to confirm the direction of the road when the competent authorities consider it necessary, for example, when leaving large settlements. They contain the names of one or more settlements, as provided for in paragraph 1 of article 16 of this Convention. If distances are indicated, the corresponding numbers are placed after the name of the locality.  

  Article 20 A sign on pedestrian crossings  

     The sign E,11a or E,11b is placed on pedestrian crossings where the competent authorities consider it appropriate.  

  Article 21 General provisions concerning various signs  

       1. The signs referred to in articles 15-20 of this Convention shall be installed where the competent authorities consider it appropriate. Other signs shall be installed, taking into account the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 6, only where the competent authorities deem it necessary; in particular, signs F,2-F,7 shall be installed only on roads where accident repair points, fuel refueling points, overnight accommodation and catering points are located at a great distance from each other.         2. The signs may be repeated. An additional plate placed under the sign may indicate the distance from the sign to the place indicated by the sign; this distance may also be indicated at the bottom of the sign itself.  

  SIGNS RELATED TO STOPS AND PARKING  

  Article 22  

       Section A of Annex 6 to this Convention describes signs prohibiting or restricting stopping or parking, and section B describes other signs providing useful guidance regarding parking; this annex provides the meaning of these signs, as well as some prescriptions for their use.  

  Chapter III   TRAFFIC LIGHTS  

  Article 23 Signals intended for regulating the movement of vehicles  

1. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 12 of this article, only the following lights may be used as light signals regulating the movement of vehicles, in addition to those signals intended exclusively for public vehicles, having the following meaning: (a) non-flashing lights (i) a green light means a permit for passage; However, a green light intended to regulate traffic at an intersection does not give drivers permission to drive if there is such a traffic jam in the direction in which they intend to move that, if they enter the intersection, they probably cannot clear it when the signal phase changes; ii) a red light means that driving is prohibited; Vehicles must not cross the stop line or, if there is no stop line, pass behind a traffic light.; if a traffic light is installed in the middle or on the opposite side of an intersection, they must not enter the intersection or pedestrian crossing at that intersection; iii) a yellow light that turns on alone or simultaneously with a red light; when it is used alone, it means that no vehicle must cross the stop line or go beyond the traffic light, except in cases when, at the time of switching on the light, it is so close that it can no longer stop in front of the stop line or in front of the traffic light, taking into account traffic safety requirements. If the signal is located in the middle of or behind an intersection, a yellow light means that no vehicle should enter the intersection or pedestrian crossing at that intersection, except when the light is turned on, when it is so close that it can no longer stop before entering the intersection, taking into account traffic safety requirements. A yellow light, when switched on simultaneously with a red light, means an immediate change in the signal instructions, but it does not change the prohibition of passage prescribed by the red light.;         (b) Flashing lights (i) - one red flashing light or - two alternating flashing red lights, one of which turns on when the other turns off, placed on the same column at the same height and facing the same direction, indicate that vehicles must not cross the stop line or, if there is no stop line, drive past the traffic light; these lights are used only at railway crossings and at the entrance to drawbridges or ferry docks, as well as to indicate a prohibition of passage in connection with the departure of fire trucks onto the road or the approach of an aircraft whose trajectory crosses the highway at a low altitude; ii) a yellow flashing light or two alternating flashing yellow lights mean that drivers can continue driving, but must take extra care.         2. The light signals of the tricolor system consist of three non-flashing lights, namely red, yellow and green; the green light should turn on only after the red and yellow lights are turned off.         3. The light signals of the two-color system consist of red and green unblinking lights. The red and green lights should not be turned on at the same time. The light signals of the two-color system are used only in the form of temporary installations with a reservation regarding the period of replacement of existing devices provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 3 of this Convention.         4. The lights of the three-color and two-color systems specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article are located vertically or horizontally.         5. In cases where the lights are positioned vertically, the red light is placed at the top; if the lights are positioned horizontally, the red light is placed on the side opposite to the side corresponding to the direction of travel.         6. With the tricolor system, the yellow light is placed in the middle.         7. In the three-color and two-color system signals referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article, all lights must be round. The red flashing lights referred to in paragraph 1 of this article must also be round.         8. The yellow flashing light can be installed separately; during low-traffic hours, this light can also replace the lights of the three-color system.         9. When the green light of the tricolor system has one or more arrows, the inclusion of this arrow or arrows means that vehicles can only pass in the direction or directions indicated by the arrows. The arrows indicating permission to move straight should point upwards.         10. When the signal of the tricolor system is supplemented by one or more green lights having an arrow or arrows, the inclusion of this additional arrow or these additional arrows means, regardless of which light of the tricolor system is on at that time, that vehicles can continue moving in the direction or directions indicated by the arrow or arrows; this also means that if vehicles are located in a lane that is exclusively intended for movement in the direction indicated by the arrow, or in which this movement should be carried out, their drivers must - provided that they give way to vehicles moving in the direction in which these drivers intend to follow, and provided that they will not endanger the safety of pedestrians, - follow the indicated direction in cases where stopping their vehicles would prevent the movement of other vehicles behind them in the same lane. These additional green lights should preferably be placed on the same level as the regular green light.         11. When green or red lights are installed above the designated longitudinal lanes of a road with several lanes, a red light means prohibiting traffic in the lane over which it is installed, and a green light means allowing traffic on it. The red light installed in this way should have the shape of two intersecting sloping stripes, and the green light should have the shape of an arrow pointing downwards.         12. National legislation may provide for the installation of a slow-flashing white-moonlight at some railway crossings, indicating passage permission.         13. If traffic lights are intended only for bicycle drivers, the bicycle silhouette may be displayed on the signal itself, if necessary to avoid confusion, or a small signal may be used, complemented by a rectangular sign with a bicycle image.  

  Article 24 Signals intended for pedestrians only  

       1. Only the following lights may be used as light signals intended only for pedestrians, having the following meaning: a) non-flashing lights: i) green light means pedestrian traffic is permitted; ii) yellow light means pedestrian traffic is prohibited, but allows those who have already entered the roadway to complete the crossing; iii) a red light means that pedestrians are prohibited from entering the roadway;        b) Flashing lights: A green flashing light means that the time for pedestrians to cross the roadway has expired and that a red light will appear immediately.         2. Light signals intended for pedestrians should preferably be of a two-color system consisting of two lights, namely red and green; however, they may be of a three-color system comprising three lights, namely red, yellow and green. Two lights should never be switched on at the same time.         3. The lights should be positioned vertically, with the red light always at the top and the green light always at the bottom. The red light should preferably have the shape of a silhouette of a stationary pedestrian or stationary pedestrians, and the green light should have the shape of a silhouette of a moving pedestrian or moving pedestrians.         4. The design of pedestrian traffic lights and the method of their placement should exclude any possibility of their perception by drivers as light signals intended to regulate the movement of vehicles.  

  Chapter IV MARKING ROADS  

  Article 25  

       Markings on the carriageway (road markings) are used in cases where the competent authorities consider it necessary to regulate traffic, warn or orient road users. These designations can be used either independently or in combination with other road signs in order to strengthen or clarify their indications.  

  Article 26  

1. A longitudinal marking consisting of a solid line drawn along the carriageway means that all vehicles are prohibited from crossing it or hitting it; similarly, when the marking separates both directions of movement, it means that no vehicle should follow the side of the marking that is for the driver. the opposite edge of the carriageway corresponding to the direction of travel. A longitudinal marking consisting of two solid lines has a similar meaning.         2. a) A longitudinal marking consisting of an intermittent line drawn along the carriageway does not have a prohibition value, but is intended (i) either to delimit traffic lanes, as well as to separate the direction of traffic flows; (ii) either to warn of approaching a solid line and of the prohibition it establishes, or of approaching another section., which poses a particular danger.         (b) The ratio of the length of the distance between the lines to the length of the line must be significantly less discontinuous in the lines used for the purposes set out in subparagraph (a) (ii) of this paragraph than in the lines used for the purposes set out in subparagraph (a) (i) of the same paragraph.         3. In cases where the longitudinal marking consists of a solid line drawn on the carriageway next to an intermittent line, drivers should follow the instructions only of the line that is on their side. This provision does not prevent drivers who have completed an overtaking pass from returning to the lane corresponding to the direction of travel.         4. When applying the provisions of this article, longitudinal markings are not longitudinal lines that mark the edges of the carriageway in order to ensure their greater visibility, or which, when connected to transverse lines, mark parking spaces on the carriageway.  

  Article 27  

       1. A transverse marking consisting of a solid line or two parallel solid lines drawn across the entire width of one or more lanes of traffic shall indicate the stopping line of vehicles prescribed by the signal sign B,2 "NO NON-STOP TRAVEL" specified in paragraph 3 of Article 10 of this Convention. Such markings may also be used to indicate a stop line, which may be prescribed by a traffic light, a person authorized to regulate traffic, or in front of a railway crossing. Before the markings accompanying the signal sign B,2, the word "STOP" may be applied on the carriageway.         2. In cases where this is technically possible, the transverse markings specified in paragraph 1 of this article should be applied whenever the sign B,2. 3 is installed. A transverse marking consisting of one interrupted line or two consecutive interrupted lines drawn across the entire width of one or more lanes of traffic indicates a line that vehicles should not normally cross when they are required to give way in accordance with sign B,1 "INTERSECTION WITH THE MAIN ROAD" referred to in paragraph 2 of the article. 10 of this Convention. In front of this marking, to mark the sign B,1, a triangle with a wide border may be depicted on the carriageway, one of the sides of which is parallel to the marking, and the opposite vertex is directed towards approaching vehicles.         4. To mark pedestrian crossings, it is preferable to apply fairly wide strips parallel to the axis of the roadway.         5. To mark crossings for cyclists, either cross lines or other markings are applied that cannot be mistaken for markings applied at pedestrian crossings.  

  Article 28  

       1. Other types of markings on the carriageway, such as arrows, parallel or oblique lines, or inscriptions, may be used to repeat the instructions of the warning signs or to give road users instructions that cannot be satisfactorily given by the warning signs. These types of markings are used, in particular, to mark the boundaries of parking zones or lanes, bus or trolleybus stops where parking is prohibited, as well as to mark preliminary lane changes at the entrance to intersections. However, if there is an arrow on the roadway divided by the longitudinal marking into lanes, drivers must continue driving in the direction or in one of the directions indicated on the lane they are traveling in.         2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 of Article 27 of this Convention concerning pedestrian crossings, marking an area of the carriageway or an area slightly projecting above the level of the carriageway with parallel oblique lines circled by a solid or interrupted strip means that in the presence of a solid strip vehicles should not enter this zone, and in the presence of intermittent lanes vehicles may enter this area only if, if it is absolutely safe to do so, or if it is necessary to enter a cross street from the opposite side of the roadway.        3. A zigzag line at the edge of the carriageway means that parking is prohibited on the specified side of the carriageway along the entire length of this line.

  Article 29

       1. The markings referred to in articles 26 to 28 of this Convention may be applied to the carriageway with paint or any other method provided that it is equally effective.         2. If the roadway markings are painted, they must be yellow or white; however, blue may be used for markings indicating permitted or restricted parking. When both yellow and white colors are used in the territory of a Contracting Party, markings of the same category must be the same color. When applying the provisions of this paragraph, the term "white" includes shades of "silver" or "light gray".         3. When applying inscriptions, images and arrows that are included in the markings, it is necessary to take into account the need to significantly increase their size in the direction of movement of vehicles due to the fact that these inscriptions, images and arrows are visible to the driver at a very small angle.        4. It is recommended that road markings intended for moving vehicles be reflective in cases where the intensity of traffic requires it, and in low light conditions or in the complete absence of lighting.

  Article 30  

     Annex 8 to this Convention is a set of recommendations concerning road marking schemes or drawings.

  Chapter V OTHER ROAD SIGNS AND SIGNALS  

  Article 31 Signaling of repair work  

       1. The boundaries of the sections of the carriageway on which repairs are being carried out must be clearly marked with warning signs.         2. When this is caused by the volume of repair work and the intensity of traffic, intermittent or continuous barriers painted with alternating white and red, yellow and red, black and white or black and yellow stripes are installed to mark the boundaries of the sections of the carriageway on which repairs are being carried out, and, moreover, at night, if the barriers are not attached reflective properties, lights and reflective devices are installed. Reflective devices and non-flashing lights should be red or dark yellow, and flashing lights should be dark yellow. However, (a) Lights and fixtures may be white if they are visible only in one direction of travel and indicate the boundaries of an area on the side opposite to that direction of travel; (b) lights and fixtures may be white or light yellow if they indicate the boundaries of an area separating both directions of travel.  

  Article 32 Marking by means of lights or retro-reflective devices  

       Each Contracting Party will apply the same color or the same color system for lights or retro-reflective devices used to mark the edge of the carriageway throughout its territory.  

  RAILWAY CROSSINGS  

  Article 33  

1. (a) If an alarm system is installed at a railway crossing to warn of the approach of trains or the impending closure of barriers or half-barriers, it shall consist of a flashing red light or alternating flashing red lights, as provided for in subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of Article 23 of this Convention. However, (i) Red flashing lights may be supplemented or replaced by a light signal of the three-color red-yellow-green system described in paragraph 2 of article 23 of this Convention, or a signal without a green light, if other three-color light signals are installed on the road near the railway crossing or if barriers are installed at the railway crossing; (ii)) on dirt roads with very little traffic and on footpaths, only an audible signal can be used.         b) In all cases, the light alarm may be supplemented by an audible alarm.         2. Traffic lights are installed at the edge of the carriageway corresponding to the direction of travel; when required by circumstances, such as signal visibility conditions or traffic intensity, the lights should be repeated on the opposite side of the road. However, if this is considered preferable due to local conditions, the lights can be repeated on the safety island in the middle of the carriageway or installed above the carriageway.         3. In accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 10 of this Convention, the signal sign B,2 "TRAVEL IS PROHIBITED WITHOUT STOPPING" may be installed at a railway crossing without barriers, half-barriers or light signaling warning of approaching trains; if this sign is installed at a railway crossing, drivers must stop their vehicles at the stop line or in the absence of a stop line. - at the sign and continue driving only after making sure that there is no train approaching the crossing.  

  Article 34  

       1. At railway crossings with staggered barriers or half-barriers on each side of the railway track, the horizontal position of these barriers or half-barriers means that each road user must stop in front of the barrier or half-barrier nearest to him; the movement of the barriers to occupy a horizontal position and the movement of the half-barriers have the same meaning.         2. The inclusion of the red light or the red lights referred to in subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of Article 33 of this Convention, or the giving of the sound signal referred to in the same paragraph 1, also means that no road user has the right to cross the stop line or, if there is no stop line, to pass beyond the traffic light. The inclusion of the yellow light of the three-color system referred to in subparagraph (a) (i) of paragraph 1 of Article 33 means that no road user has the right to cross the stop line or, if there are no stop lines, to pass beyond the traffic light, except in cases where, at the time of switching on the yellow light, vehicles are so close to the signal that they can no longer stop in front of him without creating danger.  

  Article 35  

       1. The barriers and half-barriers of railway crossings must be clearly marked with alternating red and white, red and yellow, black and white or yellow and black stripes. However, they can only be painted white or yellow if they are placed in the middle of a large red disk.         2. At each railway crossing without barriers and half-barriers, a signal sign B,7, described in Appendix 3, must be installed in the immediate vicinity of the railway track. If there is a traffic light warning of approaching trains, or a sign B,2 "TRAVEL IS PROHIBITED WITHOUT STOPPING", the signal sign B,7 is placed on the support of the sign B,2 or on the traffic light column. The installation of a signal sign B,7 is not required: a) at the intersections of highways with railways, where railway traffic is carried out at a very low speed, and road traffic is regulated by an accompanying person of railway vehicles, giving the necessary hand signals;         (b) At the intersections of railway tracks with unpaved roads with very little traffic and with footpaths.         3. Under any warning sign with one of the designations A,26 or A,27 described in Annex 3 to this Convention, a rectangular shield with a vertical long side and three oblique red stripes on a white or yellow background may be installed, but in this case approximately one-third and two-thirds of the distance between the sign and the railway This way, additional signs are installed, consisting of shields of identical shape, on which one or two red oblique stripes on a white or yellow background are applied, respectively. These signs can be repeated on the opposite side of the roadway. The flaps referred to in this paragraph are described in section C of Annex 3 to this Convention.  

  Article 36  

       1. Due to the special danger that occurs at railway crossings. The Contracting Parties undertake to take measures to ensure that (a) one of the warning signs with one of the designations A,26 or A,27 is installed in front of each railway crossing; however, no sign may be installed (i) in special cases that may occur in populated areas; (ii) on dirt and country roads, where the movement of motor vehicles is carried out only in very rare cases;        (b) All railway crossings have been equipped with lifting gates or semi-lifting gates or an alarm system warning of the approach of trains, except in cases where the railway track is visible to road users on both sides of the crossing in such a way that, taking into account, in particular, the maximum speed of trains, the driver of a road vehicle approaching the railway crossing from that side or on the other hand, it can stop in time before entering the railway crossing, if a train appears, and also in such a way that road users, those who are already at the crossing at the time of the arrival of the train may leave it in time; however, the Contracting Parties may allow deviations from the provisions of this paragraph at those railway crossings where the speed of trains is relatively low or the movement of road motor vehicles is insignificant.;        (c) All railway crossings with lifting gates or half-barriers operated from a post from which the lifting gates or half-barriers are not visible have been equipped with one of the alarm systems warning of the approach of trains and specified in paragraph 1 of Article 33 of this Convention; (d) all railway crossings with lifting gates or half-barriers automatically activated by the approach of trains were equipped with one of the alarm systems warning of the approach of trains and specified in paragraph 1 of Article 33 of this Convention.;        (e) Barriers and half-barriers should be covered with reflective materials or equipped with reflective devices to improve their visibility and, if necessary, illuminated at night; in addition, warning signs installed in front of railway crossings should be covered with reflective materials or equipped with reflective devices and, if necessary, illuminated at night on roads with heavy night traffic.;        (f) In the middle of the carriageway near railway crossings equipped with half-barriers, longitudinal markings were applied, as far as possible, prohibiting vehicles approaching the railway crossing from driving to the side of the carriageway opposite to the direction of movement, or even guiding islands were constructed separating both directions of movement.         2. The provisions of this article shall not apply in the cases provided for in the last sentence of paragraph 2 of Article 35 of this Convention.  

  Chapter VI FINAL PROVISIONS  

  Article 37  

       1. This Convention shall be open at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York until December 31, 1969, for signature by all States Members of the United Nations or members of any specialized agencies, or members of the International Atomic Energy Agency, or parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice and any other State invited by the General Assembly of the United Nations to become A Party to this Convention.         2. This Convention is subject to ratification. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.         3. This Convention remains open for accession by any of the States referred to in paragraph 1 of this article. The instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General.  

  Article 38  

1. Each State may, at the time of signing, ratifying or acceding to this Convention, or at any time thereafter, declare by notification addressed to the Secretary-General that the Convention becomes applicable to all or part of the Territories for whose foreign relations it is responsible. The Convention shall begin to apply in the territory or territories indicated in the notification upon the expiration of thirty days from the date of receipt by the Secretary-General of the said notification or upon the entry into force of the Convention in respect of the State that made the notification, if that date is later.         2. Each State making the notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall, on behalf of the Territories on whose behalf it has made such notification, send a notification containing the declarations provided for in paragraph 2 of article 46 of this Convention.         3. Any State that has made a declaration in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article may at any time thereafter declare by notification addressed to the Secretary-General that the Convention will cease to apply in the territory indicated in the notification and the Convention will cease to apply in the territory indicated in the notification after one year from the date of receipt by the Secretary-General of this notification.  

  Article 39  

       1. This Convention shall enter into force twelve months after the date of deposit of the fifteenth instrument of ratification or accession.         2. In respect of each State that ratifies or accedes to this Convention after the deposit of the fifteenth instrument of ratification or accession, the Convention shall enter into force twelve months after the date of deposit by that State of the instrument of ratification or accession.  

  Article 40  

       Upon the entry into force of this Convention, the Convention on the Uniformity of Road Signs and Signals, opened for Signature in Geneva on March 30, 1931, and the Protocol on Road Signs and Signals, opened for signature in Geneva on September 19, 1949, shall be repealed and replaced in relations between the Contracting Parties.  

  Article 41  

       1. One year after the entry into force of this Convention, each Contracting Party may propose one or more amendments to the Convention. The text of any proposed amendment, together with an explanatory memorandum, shall be sent to the Secretary-General, who shall transmit it to all Contracting Parties. The Contracting Parties have the opportunity to notify him, within twelve months from the date of transmission of this text, of: (a) whether they accept the amendment, (b) whether they reject the amendment, or (c) whether they wish a conference to be convened to consider the amendment. The Secretary-General shall also transmit the text of the proposed amendment to all other States referred to in paragraph 1 of article 37 of this Convention.        2. (a) Any proposed amendment circulated in accordance with the preceding paragraph shall be deemed accepted if, within the twelve-month period referred to above, less than one third of the Contracting Parties inform the Secretary-General that they reject the amendment or wish to convene a conference to consider the amendment. The Secretary-General shall notify all Contracting Parties of each acceptance or rejection of a proposed amendment and of any request to convene a conference. If, within the prescribed period of twelve months, such refusals and requests are received from less than one third of all Contracting Parties, the Secretary-General shall inform all Contracting Parties that this amendment shall enter into force six months after the expiration of the twelve-month period referred to in the preceding paragraph for all Contracting Parties, with the exception of those who, during the After the deadline set, the amendment was rejected or a request was made to convene a conference to discuss it.        (b) Any Contracting Party that has rejected a proposed amendment or requested a conference to consider it within the above-mentioned period of twelve months may, at any time after the expiration of this period, notify the Secretary-General of its acceptance of the amendment, and the Secretary-General shall send this notification to all other Contracting Parties. The amendment shall enter into force in respect of the Contracting Parties that have sent such notifications of acceptance six months after their receipt by the Secretary General.         3. If the proposed amendment has not been accepted in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article and if, within the twelve-month period provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article, less than half of the total number of Contracting Parties inform the Secretary-General that they reject the proposed amendment, and if at least one third of all Contracting Parties, but not less than ten, inform him that they accept it or wish to convene a conference to discuss this amendment., The Secretary-General shall convene a conference to consider the proposed amendment or any other proposal that may be submitted to him in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article.         4. If a conference is convened in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article, the Secretary-General shall invite to it all the States referred to in paragraph 1 of article 37 of this Convention. The Secretary-General shall request all States invited to the conference to submit to him, at least six months before the opening of the conference, any proposals that they may wish to consider at the conference in addition to the proposed amendment, and shall notify all States invited to the conference of these proposals at least three months before the opening of the conference.         5. (a) Any amendment to this Convention shall be deemed accepted if it is adopted by a two-thirds majority of the States represented at the Conference, provided that this majority includes at least two thirds of all the Contracting Parties represented at the Conference. The Secretary-General shall notify all Contracting Parties of the acceptance of the amendment, and it shall enter into force twelve months after the date of such notification in respect of all Contracting Parties, with the exception of those who have notified the Secretary-General of the rejection of the amendment within that period.        (b) Any Contracting Party that has rejected an amendment within the above-mentioned period of twelve months may at any time notify the Secretary-General of its acceptance of the amendment, and the Secretary-General shall notify all other Contracting Parties accordingly. The amendment shall enter into force in respect of the Contracting Party that notified its acceptance six months after receipt of the notification by the Secretary General or after the expiration of the above-mentioned twelve-month period, if this period expires later.         6. If the proposed amendment is not considered accepted in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article and if the conditions for convening a Conference prescribed in paragraph 3 of this article are not fulfilled, the proposed amendment shall be considered rejected.  

  Article 42  

       Each Contracting Party may denounce this Convention by written notification addressed to the Secretary General. The denunciation shall take effect one year after the date of receipt by the Secretary-General of this notification.  

  Article 43  

       This Convention shall cease to be in force if the number of Contracting Parties is less than five within a period of twelve consecutive months.  

  Article 44  

       Any dispute between two or more Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention which the Parties are unable to resolve through negotiation or other means of settlement may, at the request of any of the Contracting Parties concerned, be referred for settlement to the International Court of Justice.  

  Article 45  

       Nothing in this Convention shall be interpreted as preventing any of the Contracting Parties from taking measures consistent with the Charter of the United Nations and limited by the situation that it considers necessary to ensure its external or internal security.  

  Article 46  

1. Each State may, at the time of signing this Convention or when depositing its instrument of ratification or accession, declare that it does not consider itself bound by article 44 of this Convention. The other Contracting Parties are not bound by Article 44 in respect of any Contracting Party that has made such a declaration.         2. (a) At the time of deposit of its instrument of ratification or accession, each State shall declare, by notification addressed to the Secretary-General, (i) which of the designs, Aa or Ab, it chooses as a warning sign (Article 9, paragraph 1); and (ii) which of the designs B, 2a or B2b it chooses as a sign "TRAVEL IS PROHIBITED AT BUS STOPS" (paragraph 3 of Article 10) for the purposes of the application of this Convention.         At any time thereafter, each State may, by notification addressed to the Secretary-General, change its choice and replace its declaration with another one.        b) At the time of deposit of its instrument of ratification or accession, each State may declare by notification addressed to the Secretary-General that, for the purposes of the application of this Convention, it equates bicycles with outboard motors to motorcycles (paragraph "l" of article 1).         At any time thereafter, each State may withdraw its declaration by notification addressed to the Secretary-General.         3. The declarations provided for in paragraph 2 of this article shall enter into force six months after receipt by the Secretary-General of the notification or at the time of entry into force of the Convention in respect of the State that made the declaration, if that date is later.         4. Reservations to this Convention and its annexes, other than the reservation provided for in paragraph 1 of this article, are permitted on condition that they are submitted in writing and, if they are made before the deposit of the instrument of ratification or accession, on condition that they are confirmed in the instrument of ratification or accession. The Secretary-General shall communicate these reservations to all States referred to in paragraph 1 of article 37 of this Convention.         5. Each Contracting Party that makes a reservation or declaration in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 4 of this article may withdraw its reservation at any time by notification addressed to the Secretary-General.         6. Any reservation made in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article, (a) modifies for the Contracting Party that has made the above reservation, within the framework of this reservation, the provisions of the Convention to which it relates.;         (b) Modifies these provisions to the same extent for other Contracting Parties in their relations with the reserving Contracting Party.  

  Article 47  

       In addition to the declarations, notifications and notifications provided for in articles 41 and 46 of this Convention, the Secretary-General shall inform all States referred to in paragraph 1 of article 37 of (a) signatures, ratifications and accessions to the Convention in accordance with article 37; (b) declarations in accordance with article 38; (c) dates of entry into force. entry into force of this Convention in accordance with article 39; (d) The date of entry into force of amendments to this Convention in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 5 of article 41;         (e) Denunciations in accordance with article 42; (f) The termination of this Convention in accordance with article 43.  

  Article 48  

       The original of this Convention, drawn up in a single copy in the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish languages, all five texts being equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit duly certified copies to all States referred to in paragraph 1 of article 37 of this Convention.         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned representatives, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Convention.  

     DONE at Vienna on the eighth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight.

  Appendix 1  

  Warning signs, with the exception of signs installed near intersections or railway crossings  

     Note: For warning signs installed near intersections, see section B of appendix 2. For warning signs installed near railway crossings, see sections A and C of Appendix 3.

     SECTION A. SAMPLES OF WARNING SIGNS

       Samples of warning signs are samples Aa or Ab. Sample Aa is an equilateral triangle with one side horizontal and the opposite vertex facing up; the background should be white or yellow, and the border red. Sample Ab is a square, one of the diagonals of which runs vertically; the background should be yellow, and the border, which is a narrow stripe, should be black. The designations on these signs must be black or dark blue in color, in the absence of other indications contained in their description.        For normal-sized Aa signs, the side length is approximately 0.9 m (3 ft); for small Aa signs, it is at least 0.6 m (2 ft). For normal-sized Ab signs, the side length is approximately 0.6 m (2 ft), for small-sized Ab signs - at least 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in).        For the choice between samples Aa and Ab, see paragraph 2 of article 5 and paragraph 1 of article 9 of the Convention.  

     SECTION B. DESIGNATIONS OF WARNING SIGNS AND PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THE USE OF THESE SIGNS

 1. Dangerous turn or dangerous turns.

       Depending on the circumstances, one of the following signs is used to warn of approaching a dangerous turn or following dangerous turns: A,1a: LEFT TURN A,1b: RIGHT TURN A,1c: DOUBLE TURN OR MORE THAN TWO TURNS FOLLOWING ONE ANOTHER, WITH THE FIRST LEFT TURN A,1d: DOUBLE TURN OR MORE THAN TWO TURNS FOLLOWING ONE ANOTHER, WITH THE FIRST TURN TO THE RIGHT  

 2. Steep descent

     To warn about approaching a descent with a high slope, the designation A,2a with a sample of the Aa sign and the designation A,2b with a sample of the Ab sign are used.        The left side of the designation A,2a occupies the left corner of the shield of the signal sign, and its base occupies the entire width of this shield. On the symbols A,2a and A,2b, the figure indicates the percentage bias; this indication can be replaced by the ratio (1:10). However, the Contracting Parties may, instead of the designation A,2a or A,2b, but taking into account, as far as possible, the provisions of subparagraph "b" of paragraph 2 of Article 5 of the Convention, choose the designation A,2c if they have accepted the model of the Aa sign, and the designation A,2d if they have accepted the model of the Ab sign.  

 3. Steep climb

     To warn about approaching a steep climb, the designation A,3a with a sample of the Aa sign and the designation A,3b with a sample of the Ab sign are used.        The right side of the designation A,3a occupies the right corner of the shield of the signal sign, and its base occupies the entire width of this shield. On the symbols A,3a and A,3b, the figure indicates a percentage increase; this indication can be replaced by the ratio (1:10). However, Contracting Parties that choose the designation A,2c for the steep descent may choose the designation A,3c instead of the designation A,3a, and Contracting Parties that choose the designation A,2d may choose the designation A,3d instead of the designation A,3b.  

 4. Narrowing of the road

     To warn of approaching a narrowing of the road, the designation A,4a or a designation indicating more clearly the configuration of the place, such as, for example, A,4b, is used.  

 5. Drawbridge

       The designation A,5 is used to warn about approaching the drawbridge.        A rectangular plate of sample A,29a described in section C of Annex 3 may be placed under the warning sign with the designation A,5, but in this case, approximately one third and two thirds of the distance between the sign with the designation A,5 and the drawbridge, plates of samples A,29b and A,29c described in the specified the app.  

 6. Exit to the embankment or to the shore

       The designation A,6 is used to warn that the road leads to the embankment or to the shore.  

 7. Rough road

     To warn of approaching potholes, humpback bridges or bumps, or places where the roadway is in poor condition, the designation A,7a is used. For humpback bridges or bumps, the designation A,7a may be replaced by the designation A,7b. For potholes, the designation A,7a may be replaced by the designation A,7c .  

 8. Slippery slope

       The designation A,8 is used to warn of approaching a section of road where the slipperiness may be particularly high.  

 9. Gravel release

     To warn of approaching a section of road where gravel may be released, the designation A,9a with a sample of the Aa sign and the designation A,9b with a sample of the Ab sign are used.         When driving on the left, the sign faces the opposite direction.  

 10. Falling stones

     To warn about approaching a section of road where there is a danger of falling stones and the resulting danger of stones on the road, the designation A,10a with a sample of the Aa sign and the designation A,10b with a sample of the Ab sign are used.         In both cases, the right side of the designation occupies the right corner of the signal plate.         The designation can be turned in the opposite direction.  

 11. Pedestrian crossing

To warn of approaching a pedestrian crossing marked with road markings or signs E,11a or E,11b, the designation A,11 is used, having two patterns: A,11a and A,11b.        The designation can be turned in the opposite direction.  

 12. Children

       The designation A,12 is used to warn of approaching a section of road that is often crossed by children, such as leaving school or leaving a playground.         The designation can be turned in the opposite direction.  

 13. Departure of cyclists

       The designation A,13 is used to warn of approaching a place where cyclists often enter or cross the road.         The designation can be turned in the opposite direction.  

14. The place of cattle herding and the appearance of other animals

     To warn of approaching a section of road where there is a danger of animals crossing the road, a designation consisting of the silhouette of a domestic or wild animal of the most common species is used, such as: for a domestic animal, designation A,14a; for a wild animal, designation A,14b.        The designation can be turned in the opposite direction.  

 15. Repair work

       The designation A,15 is used to warn of an approach to a section of road where road work is being carried out.  

 16. Light alarm system

     If it is considered necessary to warn about approaching a place where traffic is regulated by tricolor lights, in cases where road users cannot foresee that they are approaching such a place, the designation A,16 is used. There are three examples of designation A,16: A,16a; A,16b and A,16c , which correspond to the arrangement of the lights in the three-color system described in paragraphs 4-6 of Article 23 of this Convention.         This designation includes three colors of lights, namely the colors of the lights it warns of approaching.  

 17. The runway

     The designation A,17 is used to warn of approaching a section of road over which aircraft taking off or landing on the runway may fly at low altitude.           The designation can be turned in the opposite direction.  

 18. Crosswind

       The designation A,18 is used to warn of approaching a section of road where strong crosswinds often blow.         The designation can be turned in the opposite direction.  

 19. Two-way traffic

       The designation A,19 is used to warn of the approach to a road section where two-way traffic is temporarily or permanently carried out on one carriageway, while in the previous section it was carried out on a one-way road or on a road with several carriageways intended for movement in one direction. It must be repeated at the entrance to this site and, in addition, on this site as often as it seems necessary. When driving on the left, the arrows should be facing in the opposite direction.  

 20. Other hazards

       The designation A, 20 may be used to warn of an approach to a section of road on which there is a danger not provided for by the designations specified in paragraphs 1-19 above or in appendices 2 and 3.        However, the Contracting Parties may adopt graphic designations in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (a) (ii) of paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the Convention.         The sign A,20 can be used, in particular, to warn about the intersection of a railway track on which railway traffic is carried out at a very low speed, and road traffic is regulated by an accompanying person of railway vehicles, giving the necessary hand signals.  

  Appendix 2  

  SIGNS REGULATING PREFERENTIAL RIGHT OF WAY AT INTERSECTIONS, WARNING SIGNS INSTALLED NEAR INTERSECTIONS, AND SIGNS REGULATING PREFERENTIAL RIGHT OF WAY ON NARROW SECTIONS OF ROADS  

       Note: If the direction of the latter road changes at an intersection that includes the main road, a sign may be placed under signs warning of approaching the intersection or under signs regulating the preferential right of way installed at or in front of the intersection, showing the direction of the main road on the intersection diagram.  

     SECTION A. SIGNS REGULATING PREFERENTIAL RIGHT OF WAY AT INTERSECTIONS

       1. The sign "INTERSECTION WITH THE MAIN ROAD" The sign "INTERSECTION WITH THE MAIN ROAD" is the sign B,1. It has the shape of an equilateral triangle, one side of which is horizontal, and the opposite vertex is facing down; the background should be white or yellow, and the border red; there are no markings on the sign.         For normal-sized signs, the side length of the triangle is approximately 0.9 m (3 ft), for small signs - at least 0.6 m (2 ft).  

       2. The sign "TRAVEL WITHOUT STOPPING IS PROHIBITED" is the sign B,2, which includes two samples: - sample B,2a must be octagonal with a red background on which the word "STOP" is written in white letters in English or in the language of the relevant state; the height of the letters of the word must be equal to at least one third of the height of the plate; - sample B,2b should be round with a white or yellow background and a red border; It has a B,1 sign inside without an inscription and, in addition, the word "STOP" is written in large black or blue letters in English or in the language of the relevant State.        The height of the normal-sized sign B,2a and the diameter of the normal-sized sign B,2b should be approximately 0.9 m (3 ft); accordingly, the height and diameter of the small-sized signs should be at least 0.6 (2 ft).         For the choice between Samples B,2a and B,2b, see article 5, paragraph 2, and article 10, paragraph 3, of the Convention.  

       3. The sign "MAIN ROAD" The sign "MAIN ROAD" is the sign B,3. It has the shape of a square, one of the diagonals of which is located vertically. The square is surrounded by a black rim; a yellow or orange square with a black rim is placed in the middle; the space between both squares should be white.         For normal-sized signs, the side length of the square is approximately 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in), for small signs - at least 0.35 m (1 ft 2 in).  

       4. The "END OF THE MAIN ROAD" sign is the "END OF THE MAIN ROAD" sign B,4. This sign consists of the above-shown sign B,3, to which is added a black or gray central stripe perpendicular to the lower left side and upper right side of the square, or a series of black or gray parallel strokes forming the above the lane.  

     SECTION B. WARNING SIGNS INSTALLED NEAR INTERSECTIONS  

 1. Signs       Warning signs installed near intersections must comply with the Aa or Ab models described in section A of Appendix 1.  

 2. Designations        The symbols should be black or blue.        a) With regard to the designations that are placed on the Aa or Ab sign, the following cases are distinguished: i) An intersection, the preferential right of way through which is determined by the generally accepted rule of preferential passage in force in the State; the designation A,21a with a sample of the Aa sign and the designation A,21b with a sample of the Ab sign are used.        The designations A,21a and A,22b can be replaced by designations that indicate more clearly the nature of the intersection, such as, for example, A,21c, A,21d, A,21e, A,21f, and A,21g.         (ii) An intersection with a road whose users must give way; the designation A,22 a is used.       The designation A,22a can be replaced by designations that indicate more clearly the nature of the intersection, such as, for example, A,22b and A,22c.         These designations may be used on a road only if the road or the roads with which it forms a designated intersection have a sign B,1 or sign B,2, or if the nature of these roads is such (for example, country roads or dirt roads) that, by virtue of national legislation, drivers traveling on them must even in the absence of these signs, give way at the intersection. The use of these designations on roads marked with the B,3 sign will be limited to certain exceptional cases.         (iii) An intersection with a road whose users should give way.         If the sign "INTERSECTION WITH THE MAIN ROAD" is installed at the intersection, then the designation A,23 is used. If the sign "NO NON-STOP TRAVEL" (B,2) is installed at the intersection, then one of the designations A,24a and A,24b is used, which corresponds to the model of the sign B,2.        However, instead of the Aa signal sign with its designations, signs B,1 or B,2 may be used in accordance with paragraph 6 of Article 10 of this Convention.         iv) Roundabout intersection: the designation A,25 is used.         When driving on the left, the direction of the arrows should be reversed.        b) In cases where traffic at an intersection is regulated by light signals, in addition to or instead of the signs described in this section B, an Aa or A b sign with the designation A,16, described in section B of Appendix 1 may be placed.  

     SECTION C. SIGNS REGULATING PREFERENTIAL RIGHT OF WAY ON NARROW SECTIONS OF ROADS

 1. A sign granting priority to oncoming traffic  

If traffic is regulated on a narrow section of road where oncoming traffic is difficult or impossible, and if this regulation consists in giving priority to traffic in one direction, rather than installing traffic lights, since drivers can clearly see the passage along its entire length both day and night, sign B,5 "PRIORITY ONCOMING TRAFFIC" is set facing traffic from the side of the passage where there is no priority. This sign indicates that entry to a narrow section of road is prohibited until it is impossible to drive along this section without forcing drivers of oncoming vehicles to stop.         This sign should be round with a white or yellow background and a red border; the arrow indicating the direction in which priority is given should be black, and the arrow indicating the other direction should be red.         In countries with left-hand traffic, the arrows should be positioned in reverse.  

 2. A sign granting priority to oncoming traffic  

     In order to warn drivers that they take priority over oncoming traffic on a narrow stretch of road, sign B,6 is used.       This sign has a rectangular shape with a blue background; the upward arrow should be white, and the other red.       When driving on the left, the position of the arrows should be reversed.       When a sign B,6 is used on the road, a sign B,5 must be installed on the other side of a narrow section of road, designed for vehicles moving in the opposite direction.

  Appendix 3

  SIGNS RELATED TO RAILWAY CROSSINGS  

     SECTION A. WARNING SIGNS

      The sign to be installed is the Aa sign or the Ab sign, which are described in section A of Appendix 1. With regard to the designation that is placed on the sign, the following cases are distinguished: a) to designate railway crossings with lifting gates or half-barriers arranged in a checkerboard pattern on each side of the railway track, the designation A,26 is used; b) to designate other railway crossings, the designation A,27 is used, which includes two samples: A,27a and A,27b ;        (c) The designation A,28 may be used to warn of an approach to an intersection with a tram line and provided that this intersection is not a railway crossing as defined in article 1 of the Convention.  

       Note: If it is considered necessary to warn about the approach to the intersection of a motorway by railway tracks on which railway traffic is carried out at a very low speed, and road traffic is regulated by an accompanying person of railway vehicles giving the necessary hand signals, the sign A,20 described in section B of Appendix 1 is used.  

     SECTION B. SIGNS INSTALLED IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF RAILWAY CROSSINGS

        The sign B,7 referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 35 of this Convention has three patterns: B,7a, B,7b and B,7c. Patterns B,7a and B,7b have a white or yellow background with a red or black border; pattern B,7c has a white or yellow background with a black border, the inscriptions on the sample B,7c are executed in black letters. Sample B,7b is used if the path has at least two tracks; when using sample B,7c, an additional plate is used only when the path has at least two tracks, in which case their number is indicated on it.         The usual length of the cross should be at least 1.2 m (4 ft). In the absence of sufficient space, the sign can be depicted in such a way that its ends point up and down.  

     SECTION C. ADDITIONAL SIGNS TO BE INSTALLED NEAR RAILWAY CROSSINGS

       The signs referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 35 are signs A,29a, A.,29b, and A,29c.       The slope of the lanes faces the roadway.       Above signs A,29b and A,29c may be placed, just as it should be placed above sign A,29a, a sign warning of approaching a railway crossing.

  Appendix 4

  Signs indicating A MANDATORY instruction, with the EXCEPTION of signs RELATING TO THE PREFERENTIAL right OF way, stopping AND parking  

     Note: For signs regulating the preferential right of way, see appendix 2; for signs related to stopping and parking, see appendix 6.

     SECTION A. FORBIDDING OR RESTRICTIVE SIGNS

 1. Characteristics of signs and designations

     a) Prohibition and restriction signs must be round; their diameter must be at least 0.6 m (2 ft) outside of populated areas and at least 0.4 m (16 inches) in populated areas.        b) Excluding the deviations indicated below in connection with the description of signs, prohibiting or restricting signs should have a white or yellow background and a wide red border, and the designations, as well as the inscriptions, if any, should be black or blue; sloping stripes, if any, should be red and intersect the signs on the left. down to the right.  

 2. Description of signs  

       a) Prohibition and restriction of movement  

     i) The sign C,1 "ENTRY PROHIBITED" is used to indicate the prohibition of entry of any vehicles. There are two samples of this sign: C,1a and C,1b. ii) To indicate the prohibition of all movement of vehicles in both directions, sign C,2 "MOVEMENT IN BOTH DIRECTIONS IS PROHIBITED" is used.        iii) To indicate the prohibition of movement of only certain categories of vehicles or road users, a sign is used, the designation of which consists of a silhouette of vehicles or road users for whom movement is prohibited. The indicated signs C,3a, C,3b, C,3c, C,3d, C,3e, C,3f, C,3g, C,3h,C,3J and C,3k have the following meanings:       C,3a "MOVEMENT OF ALL MOTOR VEHICLES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TWO-WHEELED MOTORCYCLES WITHOUT SIDECARS, IS PROHIBITED"; C,3b "MOTORCYCLE MOVEMENT IS PROHIBITED"; C,3c "BICYCLE MOVEMENT IS PROHIBITED"; C,3d "MOVEMENT OF BICYCLES WITH AN OUTBOARD MOTOR IS PROHIBITED"; C,3e "CARGO MOVEMENT IS PROHIBITED";        The indication of the tonnage figure either in light color on the silhouette of the vehicle or, in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 8 of the Convention, on an additional plate placed under the sign C,3e, means that the prohibition applies only if the permissible maximum weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds the specified figure.        C,3f "THE MOVEMENT OF ANY MECHANICAL VEHICLE TOWING A TRAILER, OTHER THAN A SEMI-TRAILER OR A SINGLE-AXLE TRAILER, IS PROHIBITED"        The indication of the tonnage figure either in light color on the silhouette of the trailer or, in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 8 of this Convention, on an additional plate placed under the sign C,3f means that the prohibition applies only if the permissible maximum weight of the trailer exceeds the specified figure.         The Contracting Parties may, in cases where they deem it appropriate, replace the silhouette of the rear of a truck with the silhouette of the rear of a passenger car, and the silhouette of a trailer (as depicted) with the silhouette of a trailer that can be coupled to such a vehicle.        C,3g "PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT IS PROHIBITED" C,3h "HORSE-DRAWN MOVEMENT IS PROHIBITED" C,3J "MOVEMENT OF HANDCARTS IS PROHIBITED" C,3k "MOVEMENT OF SELF-PROPELLED AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES IS PROHIBITED"  

     Note. The Contracting Parties may decide not to draw an inclined red stripe on the sign as C,3a - C,3k connecting the upper left quadrant with the lower right quadrant, or, if this does not impair visibility or understanding of the designation, not to interrupt the stripe at the level of this designation.        (iv) To indicate the prohibition of movement of several categories of vehicles or road users, either as many prohibition signs as there are prohibited categories may be used, or a prohibition sign depicting silhouettes of various vehicles or road users whose movement is prohibited. The following signs C,4a "MOVEMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES IS PROHIBITED" and C,4b "MOVEMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND HORSE-DRAWN MOVEMENT IS PROHIBITED" are examples of such a sign.         Signs with more than two silhouettes may not be installed outside populated areas, and signs with more than three silhouettes may not be installed in populated areas.        v) The following signs are used to indicate the prohibition of movement of vehicles whose weight or dimensions exceed certain limits.:        C,5 "MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES WHOSE OVERALL WIDTH EXCEEDS... METERS (... FEET), PROHIBITED"; C,6 "MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES WHOSE OVERALL HEIGHT EXCEEDS...METERS (... FEET), PROHIBITED";        C,7" MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES WHOSE WEIGHT EXCEEDS THE LOAD ...TONS, PROHIBITED"; C,8 "MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES WITH AN AXLE LOAD EXCEEDING ... TONS, PROHIBITED"; C,9 "MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES OR CONVOYS OF VEHICLES LONGER THAN... METERS (... FEET) IT IS FORBIDDEN."        vi) To indicate the prohibition of the movement of vehicles without maintaining the distance between them indicated on the sign, sign C,10 "IT IS PROHIBITED TO MOVE VEHICLES WITHOUT MAINTAINING A DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM OF AT LEAST .... METERS (... YARDS)" is used.  

     b) Prohibition of turning To indicate the prohibition of turning (to the right or to the left, depending on the direction of the arrow), the sign C,11a "NO LEFT TURN" or the sign C,11b "NO RIGHT TURN" is used.  

     c) Prohibition of U-turn To indicate the prohibition of U-turn, the sign C,12 "U-TURN IS PROHIBITED" is used.  

d) Prohibition of overtaking (i) To indicate that, in addition to the general regulations on overtaking provided for in the current regulations, it is prohibited to overtake all motor vehicles moving on roads, with the exception of two-wheeled bicycles with an outboard engine and two-wheeled motorcycles without a sidecar, sign C,13 a "OVERTAKING PROHIBITED" is used.         There are two samples of this sign: C,13 aa and C,13 ab ii) To indicate that overtaking is prohibited only for cargo vehicles with a maximum permissible weight exceeding 3.5 tons (7,700 lb), the sign C,13 b "OVERTAKING IS PROHIBITED FOR CARGO VEHICLES" is used. There are two samples of this sign: C,13 ba and C,13 bb .         An additional plate placed under the sign in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 8 of the Convention may contain an indication of a change in the permitted maximum weight of vehicles, over which the prohibition applies.        iii) When driving on the left, the color of the vehicles on signs C,13aa and C,13ba should be changed accordingly.  

     f) Speed limit The sign C,14 "MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITED BY THE SPECIFIED NUMBER" is used to indicate the speed limit. The number indicated on the sign indicates the maximum speed in the unit of measurement most often used in this country to indicate the speed of vehicles. For example, the symbols "km" (kilometers) or "miles" can be added after or below the figure indicating the speed.         In order to indicate the speed limit applicable only to vehicles whose maximum permissible weight exceeds a certain figure, an inscription indicating this figure is placed on an additional plate under the sign in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 8 of the Convention.  

     (f) Prohibition of beeping, sign C,15 "BEEPING IS PROHIBITED" is used to indicate the prohibition of beeping, except in cases where it is necessary to avoid traffic accidents. If this sign is not installed at the entrance to the locality next to the sign of the name of the locality or immediately after this sign, it must be supplemented with a plate of sample 2 described in Appendix 7, which indicates the distance at which the prohibition applies. It is recommended not to install this sign at the entrance to populated areas if the prohibition applies to all populated areas, and to ensure that when entering a populated area, the sign of the name of the locality indicates to road users that, starting from this place, the traffic rules applicable in this area in populated areas apply.  

     g) Travel without stopping is prohibited To indicate the proximity of the customs office, where stopping is mandatory, sign C,16 "TRAVEL WITHOUT STOPPING IS PROHIBITED" is used. By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 8 of the Convention, the word "customs" is indicated on this sign, preferably in two languages; the Contracting Parties that will use signs C,16 should try to reach an agreement at the regional level that this word should be indicated in the same language on all their established signs.         This sign can also be used to indicate other cases where travel is prohibited without stopping; in this case, the word "customs" is replaced by another very brief inscription indicating the reason for the stop.  

     h) Signs indicating the end of prohibitions or restrictions i) To indicate the place where all prohibitions brought to the attention of drivers of moving vehicles by prohibition signs cease, sign C,17a "THE END OF ALL LOCAL PROHIBITIONS RELATED TO MOVING VEHICLES" is used. This sign must be round with a white or yellow background without a border or with a narrow black border and with a diagonal stripe sloping from top to bottom to left, which may be black or dark gray or consist of black or gray parallel lines.        ii) To indicate the place where the prohibition or restriction, brought to the attention of drivers of moving vehicles by a prohibiting or limiting sign, is terminated, the sign C,17b "END OF SPEED LIMIT" or the sign C,17c "END OF PROHIBITION OF OVERTAKING" is used. These signs are similar to signs C,17 a, but they also have a light gray designation of a prohibition or restriction, which is terminated.        By way of derogation from the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 6 of the Convention, the signs referred to in this subparagraph (h) may be installed on the reverse side of a prohibition or restriction sign intended for vehicles traveling in the opposite direction.

     SECTION B. PRESCRIPTIVE SIGNS  

       1. General characteristics of signs and symbols a) Prescriptive signs should be round; their diameter should be at least 0.6 m (2 ft). outside of populated areas and at least 0.4 m (16 inches) in populated areas. However, signs with a diameter of at least 0.3 m (12 inches) can be used in combination with traffic lights or installed on bollards of safety islands.        b) In the absence of other indications, these signs should be blue in color.; and the symbols should be white or light in color, or, as a possible option, the signs should be white with a red border, and the symbols should be black.

 2. Description of signs

     a) Mandatory direction To indicate that vehicles should follow in a given direction or only in certain directions, a sample D,la of the sign D,l "MANDATORY DIRECTION" is used, in which the arrow or arrows are directed in the appropriate direction or corresponding directions. However, by way of derogation from the provisions of paragraph 1 of this section, the sign D,lb may be used instead of the sign D,la. The D,lb sign must be black with a white border and have a white designation.  

     b) Mandatory obstacle detour Sign D,2 "MANDATORY OBSTACLE DETOUR", installed, by way of derogation from the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 6 of the Convention, on the safety island or in front of any obstacle on the road, indicates that vehicles are required to bypass the safety island or obstacle from the side indicated by the arrow.        c) Mandatory roundabout Sign D,3 "MANDATORY ROUNDABOUT" indicates to drivers that they must comply with the rules regarding roundabouts.         When driving on the left, the arrows should be pointing in the opposite direction.        d) Mandatory bike path Sign D,4 "MANDATORY BIKE PATH" indicates to cyclists that they are required to use the bike path at the beginning of which it is installed, and indicates to drivers of other vehicles that they are not allowed to use this path. However, drivers of bicycles with an outboard motor are also required to use this lane if this is provided for by national legislation or prescribed by an additional plate containing the inscription or designation of the sign C,3d . e) Mandatory path for pedestrians Sign D,5 "MANDATORY PATH FOR PEDESTRIANS" indicates to pedestrians that they are required to use the path at the beginning of which it is installed, and indicates to other road users that they are not allowed to use this path.        f) Mandatory lane for riders Sign D,6 "MANDATORY LANE FOR RIDERS" indicates to riders that they are required to use the lane at the beginning of which it is installed, and indicates to other road users that they are not allowed to use this lane.        g) Mandatory minimum speed Sign D,7 "MANDATORY MINIMUM SPEED" indicates that vehicles moving on the road at the beginning of which it is installed must move at least at the specified speed; The number indicated on the sign indicates this speed in the unit of measurement most often used in the state to indicate the speed of vehicles. After the number indicating the speed, the symbols "km" (kilometers) or "miles" can be added, for example.        h) End of mandatory minimum speed Sign D,8 "END OF MANDATORY MINIMUM SPEED" indicates the termination of the mandatory minimum speed prescribed by sign D,7. Sign D,8 is identical to sign D,7, but it is crossed out by an inclined red stripe running from top to bottom from right to left.        i) Snow chains are mandatory Sign D,9 "SNOW CHAINS ARE MANDATORY" indicates that vehicles moving on the road at the beginning of which it is installed must have snow chains on at least two driving wheels.

  Appendix 5

  SIGNS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PARKING SIGNS  

     Note: For parking signs, see appendix 6.  

General characteristics of signs and symbols of sections A-F (for characteristics of signs and symbols of section G, see this section)  

       1. The signs are usually rectangular; however, directional signs can take the form of an elongated rectangle ending in an arrow, the long side of which is horizontal.         2. The signs have white or light markings or inscriptions on a dark background or dark markings or inscriptions on a white or light background; red color may be used only as an exception and should never prevail.  

     SECTION A. PRELIMINARY DIRECTIONS  

1.General case Examples of preliminary direction indicators: E,1a; E,1b and E,1c

2. Special cases a) Examples of preliminary direction signs for a dead-end road: E,2a and E,2b . b) An example of a preliminary direction indicator for the route to follow in order to turn left if a left turn is prohibited at the next intersection: E,3. c) Example of a preliminary lane change sign in rows at intersections of roads with multiple lanes: E,4.  

     SECTION B. DIRECTION SIGNS  

       1. Examples of signs indicating the direction to a populated area: E,5a, E,5b, E,5c and E,5d.         2. Examples of signs indicating the direction to the airport: E,6a, E,6b and E,6c . 3. The sign E,7 indicates the direction to the camp of motorists.         4. The sign E,8 indicates the direction to the tourist base for young people.  

     SECTION C. INDEXES OF NAMES  

     The long side of the rectangle forming this sign is positioned horizontally.        1. Examples of signs indicating the beginning of a locality: E,9a and E,9b.        2. Examples of signs indicating the end of a locality: E,9c and E,9d.        By way of derogation from the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 6 of the Convention, these signs may be placed on the reverse side of the signs of the names of settlements.  

     SECTION D. SUPPORTING SIGNS  

     The sign E,10 is an example of a confirmation sign.        By way of derogation from the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 6 of this Convention, this sign may be placed on the reverse side of another sign intended for vehicles moving in the opposite direction.  

     SECTION E. pedestrian crossing  

     The sign E,11a "PEDESTRIAN CROSSING" is used to indicate to pedestrians and drivers the place where the pedestrian crossing is located.         The shield is blue or black with a white or yellow triangle with a black or blue designation; the designation A,11 is used.        However, you can also use the sign E,11b, which has the shape of an irregular pentagon with a blue background and a white designation.  

     SECTION F. OTHER SIGNS THAT PROVIDE USEFUL GUIDANCE TO VEHICLE DRIVERS  

       These signs should have a blue background.  

       1. The "HOSPITAL" sign        This sign is used to indicate to drivers of vehicles the need to take precautions required by the proximity of medical facilities, and in particular the need to avoid noise as much as possible. There are two samples of this sign: E,12a and E,12b.        The red cross depicted on the sign E,12b may be replaced by one of the symbols specified in subparagraph "a" of paragraph 2 of section G.  

       2. The sign "ONE-WAY ROAD"         When it is considered necessary to confirm to road users that they are on a one-way road, two different "ONE-WAY ROAD" signs may be installed: a) sign E,13a, installed more or less perpendicular to the axis of the carriageway; the sign's shield must be square; b) sign E,13b, installed almost parallel to the axis of the carriageway; the sign shield is an elongated rectangle, the long side of which is located horizontally. The arrow of the sign E,13b may bear the words "one-way traffic" in the national language or in one of the national languages of the State.        Signs E,13a and E,13b can be installed regardless of whether forbidding or prescriptive signs are installed before entering the street.  

       3. The sign "THE ROAD LEADS TO A DEAD END" The sign E,14 "THE ROAD LEADS TO A DEAD END", installed at the entrance to the road, indicates that the road leads to a dead end.        4. Signs warning about the entrance to the motorway or the exit from the motorway, the sign E,15 "MOTORWAY" must be installed at the place from which special motorway traffic rules apply. The sign E,16 "END OF MOTORWAY" should be installed in the place where the specified rules cease to apply.         The sign E,16 can also be used and repeated to warn of approaching the end of the motorway; the distance between the sign and the end of the motorway is indicated at the bottom of each sign installed in this way.  

       5. Signs warning about entering a road where the traffic rules applicable to motorways apply, or about leaving such a road

       The sign E,17 "HIGHWAY" must be installed in a place from which special traffic rules apply on roads other than motorways that are intended for automobile traffic and do not serve roadside possessions. An additional sign placed under the sign E,17, may indicate that, by way of derogation from the rules, entry into roadside possessions is permitted.         The sign E,18 "END OF THE HIGHWAY" can also be used and repeated to warn of approaching the end of the highway.; at the bottom of each sign installed in this way, the distance between the sign and the end of the highway is indicated.  

       6. Signs indicating a bus or tram stop E,19 "BUS STOP" and E,20 "TRAM STOP".  

       7. The sign "POSSIBILITY OF USING THE ROAD" Sign E,21 "POSSIBILITY OF USING THE ROAD" is installed to indicate whether a mountain road, in particular, is open or closed when passing through a pass; it is installed at the entrance to the road or on the roads leading to this passage.         The name of the passage (pass) is put in white letters. On the sign, the name "Furka" is given as an example.  

       Plates 1, 2 and 3 are removable.         If the passage is closed, a red sign 1 with the inscription "Closed" is applied; if the passage is open, a green sign with the inscription "Open" is applied. The inscriptions are applied in white paint and preferably in several languages.         Plates 2 and 3 have a white background with black inscriptions and symbols.         If the passage is open, there is no indication on plate 3, and on plate 2, depending on the condition of the road, there is either no indication, or the sign D,9 "Snow chains are required", or there is the following designation E,22, meaning "Snow chains or winter tires are recommended". This designation must be black.        If the passage is closed, plate 3 indicates the name of the locality to which the road is open, and plate 2, depending on the condition of the road, either has the inscription "Open to", or the designation E,22, or the sign D,9.

     SECTION G. SIGNS INDICATING OBJECTS THAT MAY BE USEFUL TO ROAD USERS

       1. Characteristics, signs and designations of section a) Signs F must have a blue or green background; they depict a white or yellow rectangle on which the designation is applied.        b) On the blue or green stripe at the bottom of the sign, the distance to the designated installation or to the entrance to the road leading to it may be indicated in white numbers; on the sign with the designation F,5, the inscription "hotel" or "motel" may be applied in the same way. Signs can also be installed at the entrance to the road leading to the installation, in which case a white directional arrow can be placed on the blue or green stripe at the bottom of the sign. The designation must be black or dark blue, with the exception of the designations F,la F,lb and F,lc, which must be red.  

 2. Description of the symbols  

     a) Designations "MEDICAL AID STATION"  

       The designations used in the respective States are used to indicate the points of medical care. These symbols should be red in color.        Examples of these designations are: F,la, F,lb and F,lc.  

     b) Other designations F,2 "MAINTENANCE POINT" F,3 "TELEPHONE".         F,4 "GAS STATION" F,5 "HOTEL or MOTEL" F,6 "RESTAURANT" F,7 "BUFFET or CAFETERIA" F,8 "PICNIC AREA" F,9 "AREA FOR STARTING POINTS OF HIKING TRAILS" F,10 "CAMPSITE (CAMPING)" F,11 "CAMPING TRAILER PARKING AREA" F,12 "CAMPSITE AND CAMPING TRAILER PARKING AREA" F,13 "TOURIST BASE FOR YOUTH"  

  Appendix 6

  SIGNS RELATED TO STOPS AND PARKING  

     SECTION A. SIGNS PROHIBITING OR RESTRICTING STOPPING OR PARKING  

     General characteristics of signs and symbols         These signs must be round; their diameter must be at least 0.6 m (2 ft). outside of populated areas and at least 0.25 m (10 inches) in populated areas. In the absence of other indications in this appendix, their background should be blue, and the border and sloping stripes should be red.  

Description of signs  

1. a) To indicate places where parking is prohibited, sign C,18 "PARKING IS PROHIBITED" is used; to indicate places where stopping and parking are prohibited, sign C, 19 "STOPPING AND PARKING ARE PROHIBITED" is used.        (b) Sign C,18 may be replaced by a round sign with a red border and a red transverse stripe, which depicts in black paint on a white or yellow background the letter P or the ideogram used in that State to designate "parking".        (c) The inscriptions on the additional plate placed under the sign may limit the prohibition and indicate, as appropriate, (i) the days of the week or month or the time of the day when the prohibition is in effect; (ii) the time after which sign C,18 prohibits parking, or the time after which sign C,19 prohibits stopping and parking; iii) exceptions concerning certain categories of road users.        d) Inscriptions regarding the duration of parking or stopping, the use of which is prohibited, may be placed not on an additional plate, but in the lower part of the red circle of the sign.         2. a) When parking is allowed on one side of the road or on the other, signs C,20a or C,20b "ALTERNATE PARKING" are used instead of the sign C,18.       (b) Parking is prohibited on the side of sign C,20a on odd days and on the side of sign C,20b on even days, with the hour of replacement being determined by national legislation and not necessarily midnight. National legislation may also determine the frequency of alternating parking, other than daily; in this case, the numbers I and II on the sign are replaced by dates indicating the periods of alternation, for example, 1-15 and 16-31 for alternating from the 1st and 16th of each month.        (c) The sign C,18 with additional inscriptions, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4 of Article 8 of the Convention, may be used by States that do not apply signs C, 19, C,20a and C,20b.         3. a) Except in special cases, the signs are installed in such a way that their disc is perpendicular to the axis of the road or slightly inclined with respect to the plane perpendicular to this axis.        b) All parking bans and restrictions apply only on the side of the road where the signs are installed.         (c) In the absence of other indications that may be given, either on an additional plate conforming to Model 2 of Annex 7, which indicates the distance within which the prohibition applies, or in accordance with the provisions contained in subparagraph (e) of this paragraph, prohibitions are applied starting from the sign and up to the nearest exit of the road..        d) An additional plate conforming to Model 3a or 4a mentioned in Annex 7 may be placed under the sign installed at the place from which the prohibition begins to apply. An additional plate conforming to Model 3b or 4b mentioned in Annex 7 may be placed under signs repeating the prohibition. At the place where the prohibition ceases, another prohibition sign may be placed with an additional plate corresponding to Model 3c or 4c mentioned in Annex 7. Plates of model 3 are placed parallel to the axis of the road, and plates of sample 4 are perpendicular to this axis. If distances are indicated on the plates of Sample 3, they mean the distances at which the prohibition applies in the direction indicated by the arrow.        (e) If the prohibition is terminated before the nearest exit of the road, a sign with the additional plate described above in subparagraph (d), indicating the end of the prohibition, shall be installed. However, when the prohibition is applied only for a short distance, only one sign may be installed, consisting of: - either a red circle indicating the distance within which this prohibition applies, - or an additional plate of Sample 3.        f) In places equipped with parking meters, the presence of these parking meters means that parking is paid and that its duration is limited by the operating time of the minute mechanism.         g) In areas with limited but not paid parking, this parking restriction may be indicated not by signs C,18 with an additional plate, but by a blue stripe applied at about 2 m height on lighting poles, trees, etc. located along the road, or stripes on the curb of the carriageway.         4. A sign C, 21 "RESTRICTED PARKING AREA" may be installed to indicate the place of entry into a zone in which the duration of parking is limited, regardless of whether it is paid or free. The background of this sign, on which the sign C,18 is placed, should be light. The sign C,18 can be replaced by the sign E,23; in this case, the background of the sign can be blue.         An additional parking disk or parking meter may be displayed at the bottom of the plate to indicate the conditions for parking restrictions in the area.         In appropriate cases, the sign itself or an additional plate placed under the sign C,21, indicates the days and hours of the day during which the restriction is in effect, and the conditions of this restriction.  

     SECTION B. SIGNS GIVING USEFUL PARKING DIRECTIONS  

       1. Sign "PARKING PLACE" Sign E,23 "PARKING PLACE", which can be installed parallel to the axis of the road, indicates the places where parking of vehicles is allowed. The shield has the shape of a square. It is marked with a letter or an ideogram used in the relevant State to indicate parking. This sign has a blue background.         On the additional plate placed under the sign, or on the sign itself, there may be designations or inscriptions indicating the direction to the parking place or the category of vehicles for which this place is intended.; These labels may also limit the duration of permitted parking.  

       2. A sign indicating the exit from the restricted parking area In order to indicate in populated areas the places of exit from the zone in which the duration of parking is limited and the entrance to which is indicated by the sign C,21, which includes the sign C,18, the sign E,24 is used; this sign consists of a light square, which includes the sign C,18 are light gray in color and a diagonal black or dark gray stripe, or gray or black parallel lines forming such a stripe. If signs C,21, which include signs E,23, are installed at the entrance to the zone, exits may be indicated by a sign with a diagonal black or dark gray stripe or gray or black parallel lines forming such a stripe and a parking disk on a light background.  

  Appendix 7

  ADDITIONAL SIGNS

       1. These plates have a white or yellow background and a black, blue or red border, and the distance or length is indicated in this case by black or blue numbers, or the plates have a black or blue background and a white, yellow or red border, and the distance or length is indicated in this case by white or yellow numbers.         2. a) Additional plates of SAMPLE 1 indicate the distance between the sign and the beginning of the dangerous area or zone in which the rules apply.        (b) Additional plates of MODEL 2 indicate the length of the hazardous area or area in which the regulation applies.        c) Additional plates are placed under the signs. However, with regard to the warning signs of the Ab model, the designations provided for additional plates can also be placed at the bottom of the sign.        3. Additional plates of SAMPLE 3 and SAMPLE 4 concerning prohibition or restriction of parking are plates of SAMPLE 3a, 3b, 3c, 4a, 4b and 4c, respectively (see paragraph 3 of section A of Annex 6).  

  Appendix 8 ROAD MARKINGS  

  Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS  

       1. The markings on the carriageway (road markings) must be applied using non-slip materials and must not protrude more than 6 mm above the road level. If buttons (inserts) or other similar devices are used to mark the road, they must not protrude more than 1.5 cm above the road level (or more than 2.5 cm in cases where reflective buttons (inserts) are used); their use must meet road safety requirements.  

  Chapter II LONGITUDINAL MARKING  

 A. Dimensions of the designations  

       2. The width of solid and discontinuous lines in the longitudinal marking should be at least 0.1 m (4 inches).         3. The distance between two parallel longitudinal lines (double line) should be from 0.1 m (4 inches) to 0.18 m (7 inches).         4. A broken line consists of lines of equal length separated by equal intervals. When determining the length of the lines and the spaces between them, the speed of vehicles on a given road section or in a given area must be taken into account.         5. Outside populated areas, an interrupted line should consist of lines from 2 m (6 ft 6 in) to 10 m (32 ft) long; the length of the lines indicating the approach indicated in paragraph 23 of this annex should be 2-3 times the length of the intervals.         6. In localities, the length of the lines and the spaces between them should be less than the length of the lines and spaces used for designations outside localities. The length of the features can be reduced to 1 m (3 ft 4 in). However, on some large urban expressways, the characteristics of the longitudinal markings may be the same as outside populated areas.  

 B. Lane designations  

7. Lane markings are made either in discontinuous or solid lines, or by other appropriate means.         i) 8. On two-way roads with two lanes, the centerline of the roadway must be marked with longitudinal markings. The centerline is usually indicated by a broken line. In exceptional cases, a solid line is used for this purpose.         9. On roads with three lanes, lanes in areas with normal visibility should usually be indicated by broken lines. In some individual cases, solid lines or discontinuous lines drawn next to solid lines may be used to increase traffic safety.         10. On roads with more than three lanes, the dividing line of traffic directions should be marked with a solid line or a double solid line, except in cases where the direction of traffic in the central lanes can be changed. In addition, traffic lanes should be marked with broken lines (Diagrams 1a and 1b).         ii) In localities 11. In populated areas, the recommendations set out in paragraphs 8-10 of this annex apply to two-way streets and one-way streets with at least two lanes.         12. Lanes should be marked at those points where the width of the carriageway is limited due to the presence of curbs, safety islands or guiding islands.         13. Near large intersections (especially regulated ones), where the width of the road is sufficient for vehicles to move in two or more rows, the lanes should be marked according to diagrams 2 and 3. In these cases, the lines delimiting the lanes may be supplemented with arrows (see paragraph 39 of this annex).  

 C. Designation of special cases (i) The use of solid lines 14. In order to improve road safety at some intersections, the axial discontinuous lines (Diagram 4) should be replaced or supplemented with a solid line (Diagrams 5 and 6).         15. If it becomes necessary to prohibit the use of a part of the road intended for traffic in the opposite direction, in those places where the visibility distance is reduced (at road breaks, turns, etc.), or in those sections where the carriageway narrows or has any other features, restrictions prescribed for those sections of the road, where the visibility distance is below the minimum visibility distance M, they should be indicated by a solid line plotted in accordance with Diagrams 7a-16-1/. In countries where this corresponds to the design of vehicles, the height at eye level of 1 meter indicated in diagrams 7a-10b may be increased to 1.2 meters.         16. The value to be taken for M varies depending on the characteristics of the road. Diagrams 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 8c, and 8d show the drawing of lines, respectively, for roads with two and three lanes at a road break where visibility is limited. These diagrams correspond to the longitudinal profile shown at the top of the page on which they are located and the distance M determined in accordance with paragraph 24 below: A (or D) is the point where the visibility distance becomes less than M, while C (or B) is the point where the visibility distance becomes again, more than M2/.  ______________ 1/ The distance of visibility specified in this paragraph means the distance at which an object mounted at a height of 1 meter (3 ft 4 inches) above the level of the carriageway, visible to an observer on the carriageway, whose eye is also located at a height of 1 meter (3 ft 4 inches) above the level of the roadway.  2/ The markings shown in Diagrams 7 can be replaced between A and D by a single solid centerline without drawing a discontinuous line next to it. It may be preceded by an intermittent centerline consisting of at least three lines. However, this simplified designation should be used with caution and only in exceptional cases, since at a certain distance it prevents the driver from overtaking, while there is an appropriate visibility distance. To avoid misunderstandings, both methods should be avoided as much as possible on the same route or on similar routes in the same area.         17. In cases where the segments AB and CD overlap each other, i.e. In cases where visibility in both directions is greater than the visibility distance of M before a road break is reached, the lines should be positioned in the same way, with the solid lines plotted next to the discontinuous line not touching, as shown in Diagrams 9, 10a and 10b.         18. Diagrams 11a and 11b indicate the designation of lines under the same hypothesis on a curved section of road with two lanes of traffic with limited visibility.         19. On roads with three lanes, two methods can be used. These are shown in diagrams 8a, 8b, 8c, and 8d (or, as appropriate, 10a and 10b). Diagram 8a or 8b (or, as the case may be, 10a) should apply to roads with significant two-wheeled vehicle traffic, and diagrams 8c and 8d (or, as the case may be, 10b) should apply to roads with mainly four-wheeled vehicle traffic. Diagram 11c indicates the designation of lines under the same hypothesis on a curved section of road with three lanes of traffic with limited visibility.         20. Diagrams 12, 13 and 14 show the lines indicating the narrowing of the carriageway.         21. In diagrams 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 10a, and 10b, the slope of the oblique transition lines relative to the centerline should not be greater than 1/20.         22. In diagrams 13 and 14 illustrating the markings when changing the width of the carriageway, as well as in diagrams 15, 16 and 17 indicating obstacles requiring deviation of the solid line(s), this slope of the line or lines should preferably be less than 1/50 on high-speed roads and less than 1/20 on roads where the speed does not exceed 50 km (30 miles) per hour. In addition, solid inclined lines should be preceded, for the direction of travel to which they are applied, by a solid line parallel to the axis of the carriageway and corresponding in length to the distance traveled by a car in 1 second at an average speed.         23. In cases where it is not necessary to mark traffic lanes with broken lines on a normal section of road, a solid line should be preceded by an approach line, which is a broken line at a distance depending on the normal speed of vehicles, i.e. at least 50 meters. In the case where traffic lanes are marked with broken lines on a regular section of road, the solid line must also be preceded by an approach line at a distance depending on the normal speed of vehicles, i.e. at least 50 meters. The markings can be supplemented with an arrow or several arrows, prescribing to drivers the lane they should follow.         ii) Conditions for the use of solid lines 24. The choice of the visibility distance to be adopted when establishing road sections where a solid line is desirable or undesirable, as well as determining the appropriate length of this line, is inevitably the result of a compromise. The table below gives the recommended value for M, corresponding to different approach speeds. 3/: _______________________ 3/ The speed of approach used for this calculation is the speed of movement, which does not exceed 85% of vehicles, or the basic speed, if it is higher.  

Speed of approach Table of values M  

100 km/h (60 mph)   160 m (480 ft) to 320 m (960 ft) 80 km/h (50 mph) 130 m (380 ft) to 260 m (760 ft) 65 km/h (40 mph) 90 m (270 ft) to 180 m (540 50 km/h (30 mph) from 60 m (180 ft) to 120 m (360 ft)  

       25. For speeds not listed in this table, the corresponding value M must be calculated by interpolation or extrapolation.  

       D. Boundary lines marking the boundaries of the carriageway  

       26. The marking of the lines marking the boundaries of the carriageway consists mainly of a solid line. Tiles, buttons, or light reflectors can be used in combination with these lines.  

       E. Marking obstacles  

       27. Diagrams 15, 16, and 17 show examples of markings that should be applied near islands or other obstacles located on the roadway.  

       F. Turning lines  

       28. At some intersections, it is advisable to tell drivers how to make a left turn in countries with right-hand traffic or how to make a right turn in countries with left-hand traffic.  

  Chapter. III TRANSVERSE MARKING  

       But. General provisions

       29. Taking into account the angle from which drivers can see the road markings, the transverse markings should be wider than the longitudinal ones.  

       V. Stop lines  

30. The minimum width of the stop line should be 0.2 m (8 inches) and the maximum width 0.6 m (24 inches). A width of 0.3 m (12 inches) is recommended.        31. In the event that this line is used in combination with a road sign indicating a stop, the stop line should be drawn in such a way that the driver who stops directly in front of it can, if possible, freely observe traffic at other entrances to the intersection; at the same time, the requirements caused by the movement of other vehicles should be taken into account. vehicles and pedestrians.         32. Stop lines can be supplemented with longitudinal lines (see diagrams 18 and 19). They can also be supplemented with the word "STOP" marked on the carriageway; examples of such markings are given in diagrams 20 and 21. The distance between the upper edge of the letters of the word "STOP" and the stop line should be at least 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and not more than 25 m (82 ft 2 in).  

 C. Lines marking the place where drivers are required to give way  

       33. The minimum width of each line should be 0.2 m (8 inches) and the maximum width 0.6 m (24 inches); if there are two lines, the distance between them should be at least 0.3 m (12 inches). The line can be replaced by triangles located side by side on the road, the top of which is directed towards the driver, who must give way. These triangles must have a base of at least 0.4 m (16 inches) and no more than 0.6 m (24 inches) and a height of at least 0.5 m (24 inches) and no more than 0.7 m (28 inches).         34. The transverse markings must be applied under the same conditions as the stop lines referred to in paragraph 31 of this annex.         35. The markings specified in paragraph 34 may be supplemented by a triangle, which is applied to the carriageway and an example of which is given in diagram 22. The distance between the base of this triangle and the cross marking should be between 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and 25 m (82 ft 2 in). The base of this triangle must be at least 1 m (3 ft 4 in); its height must be three times its base.         36. This transverse marking can be complemented by longitudinal lines.  

 D. Pedestrian crossings  

       37. The distance between the lanes that mark the pedestrian crossing must be at least equal to the width of these lanes and not exceed it by more than two times. The total width of one lane and the gap between the lanes should be between 1 m (3 ft 4 in) and 1.4 m (4 ft 8 in). The recommended minimum width of pedestrian crossings should be 2.5 m (8 ft) on roads where speed is limited to 60 km/h, and 4 m (13 ft) on roads where higher speeds are allowed or where speed is not limited.  

 E. Crossings for cyclists  

       38. Crossings for cyclists should be marked with double broken lines. These discontinuous lines should consist primarily of squares (0.4-0.6) x (0.4-0.6) m [(16-24) x (16-24) inches]. The distance between these squares should be 0.4 - 0.6 m (16-24 inches). The width of the crossing must be at least 1.8 m (6 ft). The use of tiles and buttons is not recommended.  

  Chapter IV OTHER TYPES OF MARKUP  

 A. Arrows

       39. On roads with a sufficient number of lanes to allow vehicles to change lanes when approaching an intersection, the lanes to be used for traffic can be indicated using arrows applied to the surface of the carriageway (Diagrams 2, 3, 19 and 23). Arrows can also be used on one-way roads to confirm the direction of travel. These arrows must be at least 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long. The arrows can be marked with inscriptions on the roadway.  

 B. Parallel oblique lines

       40. Diagrams 24 and 25 provide examples of areas where vehicles are prohibited from entering.  

 C. Inscriptions

     41. Inscriptions on the carriageway can be used to regulate traffic, warn or guide road users. The words used in this case should preferably be either names of localities, or road numbers, or words generally accepted internationally (for example: "stop", "bus", "taxi").       42. The letters should be significantly elongated in the direction of travel due to the very small viewing angle from which the labels are visible to drivers (see diagram 20).        43. In cases where the approach speed exceeds 50 km (30 miles) per hour, the minimum letter length should be 2.5 m (8 ft).  

 D. Designations concerning stopping and parking

       44. Stop and parking restrictions can be indicated by markings on the curbs or on the roadway. The boundaries of parking areas can be indicated by corresponding lines drawn along the surface of the carriageway.  

 E. Markings on the carriageway and adjacent structures

       i) Markings indicating places where parking of vehicles is restricted

       45. Diagram 26 shows an example of a zigzag line.  

       ii) Designations on objects that represent an obstacle

       46. An example of the designations on objects that represent an obstacle is shown in diagram 27.  

      The RCPI's note. Diagrams 1a - 27 cm. paper version  

     Appendix 9 is a color image of the warning signs, designations and plates referred to in Appendices 1-7 */-.

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