Road signs in Poland

Warning signs are triangular with yellow backgrounds and red borders.

• Warning signs
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  Dangerous bend to right
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  Dangerous bend to left
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  Multiple dangerous bends, first to right
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  Multiple dangerous bends, first to left
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  Junction with equal roads (give way to vehicles coming from the right)
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  This traffic sign warns for a crossroads with side roads from the left and right. You are driving on the main road, drivers on the side roads have to give way.[1]
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  This traffic sign warns for a crossroad with a side road from the right. You are driving on the main road, drivers on the side road have to give way.[2]
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  This traffic sign warns for a crossroad with a side road from the left. You are driving on the main road, drivers on the side road have to give way.[3]
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  This traffic sign warns for a crossroad with a sharp side road from the right. You are driving on the main road, drivers on the side road have to give way.[4]
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  This traffic sign warns for a crossroad with a sharp side road from the left. You are driving on the main road, drivers on the side road have to give way.[5]
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  Give way
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  Roundabout
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  Level crossing with barriers
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  Level crossing without barriers
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  Bumpy road
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  Hump
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  Road narrows
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  Road narrows on the right
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  Road narrows on the left
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  Opening or swing bridge
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  Roadworks
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  Slippery road
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Children
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  Domestic animals
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  Wild animals
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  Crosswinds
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  Two-way traffic
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  Tramway
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  Steep descent
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  Steep ascent
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  Cycles
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  Falling or fallen rocks
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  Low-flying aircraft
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  Quayside or ferry berth
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  Loose chippings
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  Traffic signals
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  Other hazard (a supplementary sign will explain the hazard)
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  Soft verges on the right
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  Soft verges on the left
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  Ice
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  Queuing traffic
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  Accident

Prohibitory signs are circular with white backgrounds and red borders, except the no parking and no standing signs which have a blue background instead of white.

• Prohibitory signs
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  Closed to all vehicles in both directions
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  No entry
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  No power-driven vehicles with more than 2 wheels
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  No buses
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  No power-driven vehicles
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  No motorcycles
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  No lorries
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  No lorries having a gross weight exceeding [...] tonnes
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  No slow vehicles
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  No combinations
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  No combinations having a gross weight exceeding [...] tonnes
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  No animal-drawn vehicles
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  No animal-drawn vehicles or slow vehicles
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  No cycles
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  No cycles, animal-drawn vehicles or slow vehicles
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  No mopeds
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  No power-driven vehicle and mopeds
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  No velotaxi and transporting cycle
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  No handcarts
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  No cycles or handcarts
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  No vehicles carrying combustible goods
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  No vehicles carrying hazardous goods
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  No vehicles carrying goods liable to pollute water
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  No vehicles carrying combustible goods or goods liable to pollute water
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  No vehicles having an overall width exceeding [...] meters
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  No vehicles having an overall height exceeding [...] meters
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  No vehicles or combination of vehicles having a length exceeding [...] meters
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  No vehicles having a gross weight exceeding [...] tonnes
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  No vehicles having a weight exceeding [...] tonnes on one axle
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  Stop and give way
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  No left turns or U-turns
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  No right turns
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  No U-turns
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  End of U-turns restriction
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  No overtaking
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  No overtaking by lorries
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  End of overtaking restriction
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  End of overtaking by lorries restriction
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  No use of horns
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  End of use of horns restriction
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  road narrowing and you have to give way to oncoming drivers[6]
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  Stop - customs control (multilingual)
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  Stop - border control
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  Stop - barrier failure
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  Stop - faulty signaling
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  Stop - entrance to ferry
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  Stop - police control
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  Stop - toll collection
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  Speed limit
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  End of speed limit
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  No parking
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  No parking between the hours of [...] and [...]
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  No parking for more than [...] minutes
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  No parking for more than [...] minutes between the hours of [...] and [...]
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  No stopping
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  No parking on odd-numbered dates
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  No parking on even-numbered dates
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  No parking zone with details (Here: during weekdays between the hourse of [...] and [...])
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  End of no parking zone
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  No pedestrians at the same side of a road as sign
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  End of restriction
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  Limited speed zone
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  End of limited speed zone

Mandatory signs are circular with blue backgrounds and white borders.

• Mandatory signs
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  Direction to be followed. Right only (before passing the sign)
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  Direction to be followed. Turn right (behind the sign)
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  Direction to be followed. Left only (before passing the sign)
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  Direction to be followed. Turn left (behind the sign)
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  Direction to be followed. Straight ahead only
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  Direction to be followed. Turn right or continue straight ahead
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  Direction to be followed. Turn left or continue straight ahead
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  Direction to be followed. Turn left or right
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  Pass this side. Right
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  Pass this side. Left
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  Pass this side. Either side
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  Roundabout
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  Cycleway
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  End of cycleway
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  Minimum speed
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  End of minimum speed
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  Footpath
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  End of footpath
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  Compulsory track for pedestrians and cycles; priority for pedestrians
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  Compulsory track for pedestrians and cycles (dual track; footpath on left, cycleway on right)
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  Compulsory track for pedestrians and cycles (dual track; cycleway on left, footpath on right)
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  End of compulsory track for pedestrians and cycles
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  Vehicles carrying hazardous goods must turn right
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  Snow chains compulsory
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  End of snow chains compulsory zone

• Informational signs
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  beginning of a priority road. You have priority at all following crossroads until the end of the priority road.[7]
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  End of priority road
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  One-way traffic
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  Dead end
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  Priority over oncoming vehicles
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Cycle crossing
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  Pedestrian and cycle crossing
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  Expressway
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  End of expressway
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  Motorway
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  End of motorway
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  Beginning of bus lane
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  Bus lane
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  Start of slow lane
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  Start of multiple lane
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  End of slow lane
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  Bus stop
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  Trolleybus stop
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  Tram stop
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  Parking
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  Reserved parking
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  Covered parking
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  Taxi station
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  End of taxi station
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  Hospital
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  Police station
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  First-aid
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  Filling station
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  LPG filling station
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  Telephone
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  Post office
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  Breakdown service
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  Tyre service
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  Car wash
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  Public lavatory
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  Shower
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  Refreshments
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  Restaurant
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  Hotel or motel
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  Camping site
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  Camping and caravan site
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  Picnic site
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  Youth hostel
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  Information point
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  Radio station
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  Underpass
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  Escalator downwards
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  Overpass
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  Escalator upwards
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  Tunnel
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  End of tunnel
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  Speed limit information at national boundaries
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  Toll information
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  Residential area
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  End of residential area
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  Built-up area
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  End of built-up area
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  Paid parking area
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  End of paid parking area
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  Internal road
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  End of internal road
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  Change priority
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  Tolls
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  Parking bay
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  Speed camera
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  Traffic control zone
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  End of traffic control zone

• Direction signs
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  Advanced direction sign; diagrammatic type
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  Advanced direction sign; exit from motorway
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  Advanced direction sign; diagrammatic type, with motorways
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  Advanced direction sign; stack type
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  Advanced direction sign; stack type
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  Direction sign; exit sign, stack type
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  Direction sign; exit sign, above the lane
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  Advanced direction sign, stack type
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  Direction sign; exit sign, above the lane, type B
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  Direction sign, flag type
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  Direction sign, flag type
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  Direction to urban area
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  Direction to town centre
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  Direction to airport
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  Direction to railway station
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  Direction to bus station
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  Direction to car ferry
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  Direction to port
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  Direction to beach
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  Direction to museum
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  Direction to cemetery
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  Direction to nature reserve
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  Direction to viewpoint
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  Route for cyclists
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  Distance sign
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  Distance sign with road's number
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  Distance sign (motorway)
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  Inhabited area
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  End of inhabited area
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  Direction to local area
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  Distance to motorway junction
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  Distance to motorway junction
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  Town district or neighbourhood name sign
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  Direction to tourist destination
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  Direction to tourist destination
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  Tourist sign
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  Road number sign (European route)
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  Road number sign (motorway)
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  Road number sign (expressway)
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  Road number sign (national road)
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  Road number sign (voivodeship road)
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  Road number sign (voivodeship road with capacity extended to 10 t per axle)
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  Road number sign (national road with capacity reduced to 10 t per axle)
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  Road number sign (national road with capacity reduced to 8 t per axle)
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  Road number sign (voivodeship road with capacity extended to 11.5 t per axle)
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  Name of motorway

• Complementary signs
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  National border crossing
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  National border - no access
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  National border
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  EU Country border
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  Voivodeship border sign
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  District border sign
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  Municipal border sign
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  Municipal border sign
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  River sign
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  Advance warning (weight)
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  Advance warning (vehicle restriction on road to left)
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  Advance warning (level crossing without barriers on road to left)
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  Alternative route to restriction on left turn
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  Temporary sign, detour route
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  Temporary sign, detour
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  Lane preselection sign
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  Lane preselection sign (above the lane)
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  Route for lorries over 3.5 tonnes to left
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  Route for lorries
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  Distance to exit (300 m)
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  Distance to exit (200 m)
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  Distance to exit (100 m)
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  Lane preselection sign
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  Traffic in centre lane must move to right
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  Middle lane closed
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  Lane for emergency vehicles against the flow of traffic on right
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  Lane for cycles with the flow of traffic on left
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  Lane for passenger cars
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  Temporary sign, move to opposite carriageway
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  Temporary sign, lane reduced in width

• Level crossing signs
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  Distance to level crossing marker (right, farthest)
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  Distance to level crossing marker (right, middle)
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  Distance to level crossing marker (right, closest)
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  Distance to level crossing marker (left, farthest)
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  Distance to level crossing marker (left, middle)
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  Distance to level crossing marker (left, closest)
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  Warning of hazardous voltage at level crossing
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  Single track level crossing
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  Multitrack level crossing

• Road markings
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  Center line
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  No passing line
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  Center line and no passing line
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  Double no passing line
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  Reversible lane markings
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  Warning line
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  Broken edge line
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  Continuous edge line
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  Lane selection arrow (straight ahead only)
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  Lane selection arrow (turn left)
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  Lane selection arrow (U-turn)
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  Lane selection arrow (turn right)
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  Deflecting arrow (to left)
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  Deflecting arrow (to right)
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Cycle crossing
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  Stop line
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  Give way line
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  Slow line
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  Advance warning of obligation to give way
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  Text confirming stop line
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  Bus stop
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  Parking space
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  Parking lane
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  Reservation marking
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  Text confirming bus lane
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  Cycle lane
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  Handicapped persons

• Cycleway signs
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  Regional cycle route
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  Beginning or end of regional cycle route
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  Change in direction of regional cycle route
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  Signpost of regional cycle route
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  Cycle route
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  Deviation of cycle route
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  Change in direction of cycle route
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  Signpost of cycle route with distances
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  Directional signpost of cycle route with distance
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  Advanced direction sign

• Complementary plates
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  Distance to hazard
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  Distance to non-hazard
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  Distance which non-hazard applies
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  Distance which hazard applies
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  End of hazard
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  End of prohibition or parking area
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  Number of bends
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  Winding road
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  Direction of priority road
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  Direction of priority road
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  Direction of priority road
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  Direction of priority road
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  Rail line intersects road at angle >60°
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  Traffic moves into tram lane
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  Gradient
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  Railway
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  Ferry
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  Faults
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  Ruts
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  Risk of accident with pedestrian
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  Risk of rear-end accident with another vehicle
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  Risk of head-on accident with another vehicle
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  Risk of accident with tram
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  Risk of accident due to weather
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  Emergency vehicle exit
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  Ambulance exit
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  State border
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  Deviation of road
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  Road markings being painted
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  Distance which restriction applies
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  Distance to restriction
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  Cycles exempt
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  Motorcycles
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  Lorries
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  Slow vehicles
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  Lorries drawing a trailer
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  Cars drawing a caravan
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  Buses
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  Trolleybuses
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  Vehicles carrying hazardous goods
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  Vehicles carrying combustable goods
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  Vehicles with goods liable to pollute water
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  Tow-away zone
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  Beginning of stopping or parking prohibition
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  Continuation of stopping or parking prohibition
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  End of stopping or parking prohibition
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  Parking prohibition
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  Pedestrian crossing often used by children
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  Toll road
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  Handicapped persons
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  Parking position
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  Parking position
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  Parking position
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  Tunnel category
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  Minimum distance between vehicles
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  Fire extinguisher and emergency telephone
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  Electronic toll payment

• Military signs
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  Bridge load class with unidirectional traffic
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  Bridge load class with bidirectional traffic
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  Load class of unidirectional bridge for wheeled and tracked vehicles
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  Load class of bidirectional traffic bridge for wheeled vehicles
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  Load class of bi-directional bridge for tracked vehicles
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  Width of bridge or crossing point
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  Height of the vertical gauge on the bridge or tunnel

• Other signs
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  Road edge marker (left)
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  Road edge marker (right)
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  Marking for sharp bends, bridge parapets, abutment, walls, tunnel mouths, etc. Single arrow marker (to right)
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  Marking for sharp bends, bridge parapets, abutment, walls, tunnel mouths, etc. Single arrow marker (to left)
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  Marking for sharp bends, bridge parapets, abutment, walls, tunnel mouths, etc. Arrow marker (to right)
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  Marking for sharp bends, bridge parapets, abutment, walls, tunnel mouths, etc. Arrow marker (to left)
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  Marker for exits
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  Marker for barriers, reservations, etc.

• Tram signs
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  Traffic lights
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  Tram-activated traffic lights
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  Dangerous downhill track
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  Steep uphill track
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  Give way to traffic at intersection
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  Speed limit
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  End of speed limit
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  Locked switch
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  Stop - switch operated on one side
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  Section insulator
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  Power supply limit for traction network section