STOP SIGN: This sign is used on roadways where traffic is required to stop before entering a major road.
GIVE WAY SIGN: On watching the sign, vehicles must give way to the other traffic having the right-of-way.
STRAIGHT PROHIBITED OR NO ENTRY: These signs are located at places where the vehicles are not allowed to enter.
ONE WAY SIGN: These signs are located at the entry to the one-way street and repeated at intermediate intersections on that street.
VEHICLES RROHIBITED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS: entry to all types of vehicular traffic is prohibited.
HORN PROHIBITED: sounding of horn is not allowed, near hospitals and in silence zones.
CYCLE PROHIBITED: entry to cycles is prohibited.
PEDESTRIAN PROHIBITED: entry to pedestrians is prohibited.
RIGHT/LEFT TURN PROHIBITED: vehicles are not allowed to make a turn to the right or left.
U-TURN PROHIBITED: This sign is used at places where vehicles are forbidden to make a U - turn.
OVERTAKING PROHIBITED: This sign is used at places where sight distance is restricted and overtaking will be dangerous.
ALL MOTOR VEHICLES PROHIBITED: entry to all types of motor vehicles is prohibited.
TRUCKS PROHIBITED:: entry to trucks is prohibited.
HAND CART PROHIBITED: entry to hand carts is prohibited.
BULLOCK CART PROHIBITED: entry to bullock carts is prohibited.
TONGA PROHIBITED: entry to tongas is prohibited.
BULLOCK CARTS & HAND CARTS PROHIBITED: entry to bullock carts and hand carts is prohibited.
NO PARKING: This sign is erected where parking is not allowed.
NO STOPPING OR STANDING: This sign is erected where vehicles are prohibited to stop even temporarily.
SPEED LIMIT: The speed limit in kilometers per hour.
WIDTH LIMIT: This sign is used where entry of vehicles exceeding a particular width is prohibited.
HEIGHT LIMIT: This sign is used where entry of vehicles exceeding a particular height is prohibited.
LENGTH LIMIT: This sign is used where entry of vehicles exceeding a particular length is prohibited.
LOAD LIMIT: This sign is used whose laden weight exceeds a certain limits.
AXLE LOAD LIMIT: This sign is used where entry of vehicles is prohibited whose axle load exceeds a certain limits.
TONGA PROHIBITED: entry to tongas is prohibited.
BULLOCK CARTS & HAND CARTS PROHIBITED: entry to bullock carts and hand carts is prohibited.
RESTRICTION ENDS: This sign indicates the point at which all prohibitions notified by prohibitory signs for moving of vehicles cease to apply.
COMPULSORY TURN LEFT/RIGHT: These signs indicate the appropriate direction in which the vehicles are permitted to proceed.
COMPULSORY AHEAD OR TURN LEFT/RIGHT: These signs indicate the appropriate directions in which the vehicles are permitted to proceed. Vehicles are supposed to move either of the given two directions.
COMPULSORY AHEAD: This sign indicates that the vehicle is only permitted to proceed ahead.
COMPULSORY KEEP LEFT: The vehicles are obliged to keep left only.
COMPULSORY CYCLE RICKSHAW TRACK: This sign means only cycles and rickshaws are allowed on this road/carriageway.
COMPULSORY SOUND HORN: This sign means the motor vehicles shall compulsorily sound horn at the location where the sign is placed. This sign is mostly put at sharp curves on hill roads.
SLIP ROAD AHEAD: This sign means the vehicles can either go straight or turn left.
MAIN ROAD AHEAD: This sign means the vehicles can either go straight or turn right.
PEDESTRIANS ONLY: This sign means only pedistrians are allowed and the traffic is not allowed on this road/carriageway.
BUSES ONLY: This sign means that only buses are allowed and other traffic is not allowed on this road/carriageway.
RIGHT/LEFT HAND CURVE : This sign is used where the direction of alignment changes. The sign forewarns the driver to reduce the speed and proceed cautiously along the road.
RIGHT/LEFT HAIR PIN BEND : This sign is used where the change in direction is so considerable that it amounts to reversal of direction. The symbol bends to right or left depending upon the road alignment.
RIGHT/LEFT REVERSE BEND : This sign is used where the nature of the reverse bend is not obvious to approaching traffic and constitutes a hazard. If the first curve is to the right, a right reverse bend shall be used. If the first curve is to the left, a left reverse bend is used.
NARROW BRIDGE : This sign is erected on roads in advance of bridges where the clear width between the kerbs or wheel guards is less than normal width of carriageway.
GAP IN MEDIAN : This gap is installed ahead of a gap in the median of a divided carriageway, other than an intersection.
NARROW ROAD : This sign is normally found in rural areas where a sudden reduction in width of pavement causes a danger to traffic.
ROAD WIDENS : This sign is normally found in rural areas where a sudden widening of road causes a danger to traffic, such as, a two-lane road suddenly widening to a dual carriageway.
CYCLE CROSSING : This sign is erected in advance of all uncontrolled cycle crossings.
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING : This sign is erected in advance of both approaches to uncontrolled pedestrian crossings.
SCHOOL : This sign is erected where school buildings or grounds are adjacent to the road where the traffic creates a hazard to children.
MEN AT WORK : This sign is displayed only when men and machines are working on the road or adjacent to it or on overhead lines or poles. This sign is removed when the work is completed.
SIDE ROAD LEFT/RIGHT : This sign is displayed in advance of the side road intersections where a large volume of entering traffic together with restricted sight distance is likely to constitute a hazard. The driver is warned of the existence of a junction.
MAJOR ROAD : These signs are displayed in advance of crossing with the major road, where a sufficiently large volume of traffic together with a sufficiently large volume of traffic together with restricted sight is likely to cause a hazard.
STAGGERED INTERSECTION: This sign is used to indicate junctions where the distance between two junctions is not more than 60 meters.
T INTERSECTION : This sign is displayed in advance of T-junctions where the nature of inter-section is not obvious to approaching traffic. This sign is used to warn the driver of the existence of a junction.
ROUNDABOUT : This sign is used where it is necessary to indicate the approach to a roundabout.
START OF DUAL CARRIAGEWAY : This sign is displayed when a single carriageway ends into a dual carriageway.
END OF DUAL CARRIAGEWAY : This sign is displayed when a dual carriageway is ending and a single carriageway is starting.
REDUCED CARRIAGEWAY : These signs caution the driver of the reduction in the width of the carriageway ahead. This is displayed on undivided carriageways when some portion of the carriageway is closed or reduced for repairs.
TWO WAY OPERATION : This sign is used to caution the driver of a changed pattern of traffic operation of the carriageway expected to carry traffic in one direction only.
CROSS ROAD : This sign is displayed in advance of the cross road where a sufficiently large volume of crossing or entering traffic with restricted sight distance is likely to constitute a hazard.
PUBLIC TELEPHONE : This sign is displayed on long stretches of roads in rural area indicating the distance to the nearest public telephone on supplementary plate, where it is in inconspicuous position.
FILLING STATION : This sign is displayed on long stretches of roads in rural area at the entry to the road leading to the facility.
HOSPITAL : This sign is used to notify drivers of vehicles that they should take the precautions required near medical establishments and in particular that they should not make any unnecessary noise.
FIRST AID POST : This sign is used to notify drivers on long stretches of roads in rural area of the first aid facility which may be helpful in case of emergency.
EATING PLACE : This sign is used to indicate where a regular eating place is located.
LIGHT REFRESHMENT: This sign is used to indicate a place where light refreshment is available.