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Identify Road Signs

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Round or triangular, red-rimmed or blue: from the shape and colour of a road sign you can often tell at once whether it warns, forbids or permits. Recognise the most important German road signs: stop, give way, priority road, priority at the junction, no entry, no vehicles, no overtaking, speed limit, pedestrian crossing, danger, roundabout and cycle path. Good to know: The octagonal stop sign requires a complete halt. It is the only octagonal road sign. The downward triangle means: others have right of way. You only need to stop if necessary. The yellow diamond shows you are on the road with priority. It applies until the “end of priority road” sign. The sign grants priority at the next junction. It applies to that one junction only. The white bar on red means: do not drive in here. It often stands at the end of a one-way street. The empty red circle closes the road to all vehicles. Pedestrians may usually still pass. Two cars side by side in a red circle: no overtaking here. A black car overtakes a red one.

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Which road sign is this?

Road sign

Foto: nach den historischen Vorgaben digital gezeichnet und interpretiert von Mediatus. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Stop

The octagonal stop sign requires a complete halt.

💡 Did you know? It is the only octagonal road sign.

Road sign

Foto: first sign: Andreas 06; new datas: Mediatus · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Give way

The downward triangle means: others have right of way.

💡 Did you know? You only need to stop if necessary.

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Foto: 2006: ursprüngliche Datei: Andreas 06; 2017: komplett neue und authentisch gestaltete Datei: nach den historischen Vorgaben digital umgesetzt durch Mediatus · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Priority road

The yellow diamond shows you are on the road with priority.

💡 Did you know? It applies until the “end of priority road” sign.

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Foto: erstes Hochladen einer Datei durch Andreas 06; nach den historischen Vorgaben korrekt interpretiert und digital umgesetzt durch Mediatus · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Priority at the junction

The sign grants priority at the next junction.

💡 Did you know? It applies to that one junction only.

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Foto: Hochladen der ursprünglichen Version: MarianSigler; nach den historischen Vorgaben digital neu umgesetzt durch: Mediatus · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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No entry

The white bar on red means: do not drive in here.

💡 Did you know? It often stands at the end of a one-way street.

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Foto: de:Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau- und Wohnungswesen; May 2006 File made by MarianSigler and Mediatus (talk · contribs), drawn by myself in Inkscape and gedit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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No vehicles

The empty red circle closes the road to all vehicles.

💡 Did you know? Pedestrians may usually still pass.

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Foto: erstes Hochladen einer Datei durch Andreas 06; nach den historischen Vorgaben 2017 korrekt interpretiert und digital umgesetzt durch Mediatus · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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No overtaking

Two cars side by side in a red circle: no overtaking here.

💡 Did you know? A red car overtakes a black one.

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Speed limit

The number in the red circle gives the limit in km/h.

💡 Did you know? It applies until the next cancellation or town sign.

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Pedestrian crossing

The blue sign announces a zebra crossing.

💡 Did you know? Pedestrians have priority here.

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Foto: nach den historischen Vorgaben digital umgesetzt durch Mediatus · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Danger

The red triangle with an exclamation mark gives a general danger warning.

💡 Did you know? Triangular signs almost always warn.

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Foto: Erstes Hochladen: Andreas06. Neue erstellt nach den amtlichen Vorgaben durch: Mediatus · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Roundabout

Three arrows in a circle indicate a roundabout.

💡 Did you know? In the circle you have priority over those entering.

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Foto: MarianSigler {bla}, Mediatus · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Cycle path

The blue sign with a white bicycle marks the cycle path.

💡 Did you know? Cyclists must use it; others may not.

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