The signs of pedestrian crossing
Road signs in Austria are regulated in Straßenverkehrsordnung (StVO).[1]
Road signs are generally placed on the right side next to the road or above the road. Sometimes signs are also placed on both sides, in some exceptional cases signs are only place on the left or on one side (particularly town signs).
Austrian warning and prohibitory signs have a white background framed by red edges like most of the European road signs. However Austria has a different No through road (dead end) - sign as most of the European countries. The sign seems to be a white inverted T and has no red stripe.
Austrian road signs depict people with realistic (as opposed to stylized) silhouettes.
The Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, the country's original signatory, takes its name from the country's capital, Vienna. Austria signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on November 8, 1968 and ratified it on August 11, 1981.[2]
Signs with text are set in the Tern typeface since 2013.[3]
Warning signs
1: Uneven road
2a: Dangerous curve to right
2b: Dangerous curve to left
2c: Dangerous curves, first to right
2d: Dangerous curves, first to left
3: Crossroad with priority to the right
3a: Roundabout
4: Crossroad with minor priority road
6a: Level crossing with barriers
6b: Level crossing without barriers
6c: Level crossing mark (left) - Distance to level crossing approx. 80m
6c: Level crossing mark (right) - Distance to level crossing approx. 80m
6c: Level crossing mark (left) - Distance to level crossing approx. 160m
6c: Level crossing mark (right) - Distance to level crossing approx. 160m
6c: Level crossing mark (left) - Distance to level crossing approx. 240m
6c: Level crossing mark (right) - Distance to level crossing approx. 240m
Level crossing without barrier in approx. 240m
Level crossing with barrier in approx. 240m
Level crossing without barrier in approx. 240m
6d: Andreaskreuz: Indicates a single-track level crossing
6d: Andreaskreuz: Indicates a multitrack level crossing
6d: Single-track level crossing (Andreaskreuz)
6d: Multitrack level crossing (Andreaskreuz)
6d: Andreaskreuz (sideward)
6d: Andreaskreuz (sideward)
7: Steep hill downwards
7a: Steep hill upwards
8a: Road narrows on both sides
8b: Road narrows from left side
8c: Road narrows from right side
9: Road works
10: Slippery road
10a: Crosswind
10b: Falling rocks
10c: Low-flying aircraft
11: Pedestrian crossing
11a: Cyclist crossing
12: Children
13a: Animals (cow)
13b: Animals (deer)
14: Two-way traffic
14a: Motorist driving against the traffic on motorways
15: Traffic signals
16: Other dangers
Prohibitory signs
1: Closed to all vehicles in both directions
2: No entry
3a: No left turn
3b: No right turn
3c: No U-turns
4a: No overtaking
4b: End of overtaking restriction
4c: No overtaking by lorries
4d: End of overtaking by lorries restriction
5: Duty of wait by oncoming traffic (give priority to vehicles from the opposite direction)
6a: No power-driven vehicles except single-tracked motorcycles
6b: No single-tracked motorcycles
6c: No power-driven vehicles
6d: No power-driven vehicles drawing a trailer
7a: No lorries
7a No lorries having a weight exceeding ... tonnes
7a No lorries exceeding ... meters
7b: No lorries drawing a trailer
7c: No animal-drawn vehicles
7e: No vehicles carrying dangerous goods
7f: No omnibuses
8a: No cycles or mopeds
8b: No mopeds
8c: No cycles
9a: No vehicles having an overall width exceeding ... meters
9b: No vehicles having an overall height exceeding ... meters
9c: No vehicles exceeding ... tonnes laden weight
9d: No vehicles having a weight exceeding ... tonnes on one axle
10a: Speed limit (allowed maximum speed)
10b: End of speed limit
11: End of overtaking-restriction & speed limit
11a: Zone limitation
11b: End of zone limitation
12: Stop for customs
13a: No parking
13b: No standing or parking
13c/a: Alternative parking - No parking on uneven days
13c/b: Alternative parking - No parking on even days
13d: Beginning of a short-term parking zone
13e: End of a short-term parking zone
14: Prohibition of horn sounding
14a: Riding prohibited
14b: Pedestrians prohibited
Mandatory signs
15: Prescribed direction: Left only
15: Prescribed direction: Right only
15: Prescribed direction: Straight ahead only
15: Prescribed direction: Turn left
15: Prescribed direction: Turn right
15: Prescribed direction: Turn left or continue straight ahead
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15: Prescribed direction: Turn left or right
15: Prescribed direction: Follow lane on the left side
15: Prescribed direction: Follow lane on the right side
15a: Prescribed direction for transport with dangerous goods
16: Track for cyclists & roller-skaters
16a: End of track for cyclists & roller-skaters
17: Footpath - Track only for pedestrians
17a: Track only for cycles & pedestrians
17a-b: Track only for cycles & pedestrians (separated tracks)
17a-c: End of Track only for cycles & pedestrians
17a- d: End of Track only for cycles & pedestrians (separated tracks)
17b: Track only for horse riders
17c: End of footpath - Track only for pedestrians
18: Pedestrian underpass
19: Prescribed minimum speed
19a: End of prescribed minimum speed limit
21: U-turn is prescribed
22: Obligation to put on snow chains
22a: End of obligation to put on snow chains
Priority signs
23: Give way
24: Stop
25a: Priority road
25a: End of priority road
Informational signs
1a: Parking lot or parking lane
1b: Parking lot
1c: Breakdown bay
2: Hospital
2a: Pedestrian crossing
2b: Cyclist crossing
2c: Pedestrian and cyclist crossing
2c: Cyclist and pedestrian crossing
3: First aid
3a: Church services
4: Break-down service
5: Telephone
6: Gas station
6a: Taxi stand
7: End of two-way traffic
7a: Oncoming traffic must give way
8a: Beginning of Motorway
8b: End of Motorway
8c: Motorroad
8d: End of Motorroad
9a: Pedestrian zone
9b: End of pedestrian zone
9c: Residential street
9d: End of a residential street
9e: Residential mixed traffic area
9f: End of residential mixed traffic area
9g: Tunnel
10: One-way traffic (left)
10: One-way traffic (right)
10a: On red or yellow traffic light, trams turn into the following direction
11: No through road (dead end)
12: Street lights that are not turned on for the whole night
13a Direction sign
13a Direction sign
13b: Direction sign
13b: Direction sign
13b: Direction sign
13c: Direction sign to other transportation infrastructure
13d: Direction sign to local destination or destination area.
14a: Direction sign for an upcoming junction to a Motorway or Motorroad
14b: Direction sign to Motorway or Motorroad (right)
14b: Direction sign to Motorway or Motorroad (diagonal right)
15a-a: Direction sign for an upcoming Motorway or Motorroad exit
15a-b: Direction sign for an upcoming Motorway or Motorroad exit
15a-c: Direction sign for an upcoming Motorway or Motorroad exit
15a-d: Direction sign for an upcoming Motorway or Motorroad exit
15b-a: Exit sign - Motorway or Motorroad
15b-b portrait: Exit sign - Motorway or Motorroad
15b-b landscape: Exit sign - Motorway or Motorroad
15c: Orientation sign – Motorway or Motorroad
16a: Warning of an upcoming diversion
16b: Diversion to a town (destination)
16b: Diversion
16b: Diversion (for lorries)
16c-a: Change of lane directions/Oncoming lanes will come to an end in ... m
16c-b: Change of lane directions/Oncoming lanes will come to an end in ... m
17a: Town sign
17b: Town area ends
18: International arterial
19: Street with the right-of-way
21: Street without the right-of-way
22: General speed limits in Austria
23: Prescribed direction
23a: Prescribed direction
23a: Prescribed direction
23b: Two lanes merge into one in my driving direction
23b: Two lanes ahead in my driving direction
23c: Lanes merge
24: Road reserved for buses
25: Lane reserved for city buses
26: Road reserved for bicycle
27: Bicycle path
28a: Pedestrian and bicycle path (shared)
28b: Pedestrian and bicycle path (separated)
Additional auxiliary signs
a: Distance
b: Length
c: STOP sign announcement
d: Crossroad is a priority road
e: Defined course of a priority road
f: In case of snow ice buildup on road
g: In case of rainfall
h: Except (people using wheelchairs)
i: Except (motor tractors, power-driven working vehicles)
j: Tow-away zone
k: Only for this lane
l: Only for lane, on the left side of median
m: Except for electrical vehicle during charging
Further signs
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School bus sign - schoolchildren transportation (Germany) (also used in Austria)
Retired signs
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10: One-way traffic (right)
7d: Tank or fuel vehicle prohibited
Pay attention to train related acoustical signals
See also
References
- ↑ Republic of Austria (12 November 2018). Straßenverkehrsordnung 1960, Fassung vom 12.11.2018. Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs. pp. § 50. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ↑ "United Nations Treaty Collection". treaties.un.org. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ↑ "292. Verordnung der Bundesministerin für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie, mit der die Verordnung über Straßenverkehrszeichen (Straßenverkehrszeichenverordnung 1998 – StVZVO 1998) geändert wird (1. Novelle zur StVZVO 1998)" (in German). 3 October 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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