road sign
Posted driver guidance
A road sign is a posted notice along a roadway that communicates information to drivers—speed limits, directions, warnings, or regulations.
Road signs use standardized shapes and colors: red octagons for stop, yellow diamonds for caution, green rectangles for distance and destinations.
The road sign said the exit was two miles ahead.
Cease all motion
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- speed limitMaximum legal driving pace
- no entryAccess not permitted
- one waySingle permitted direction
do not enter · no parking · no U-turn · keep right · wrong way · weight limit · passing zone · mandatory
Pointed shaft for shooting
- exitWay to leave
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- routePath from A to B
- interstateBetween political regions
highway · junction · roundabout · merge · fork · bypass · mile marker · destination
Source of potential harm
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- dangerExposure to harm
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
construction · falling rocks · deer crossing · ice · flood · sharp turn · steep grade · narrow bridge
Casting back light
- postVertical structural beam
- metalHard conductive solid
- rectangularFour right angles
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
octagonal · triangular · mounted · overhead · roadside · illuminated · retroreflective · sheeting
Marked street-crossing zone
- school zoneTraffic area near campus
- crossing guardPedestrian safety official
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
- bicycle laneDesignated path for cyclists
shared path · playground · countdown timer · curb ramp · accessibility · children · slow
Highway stopping facility
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- foodConsumable nourishment source
- lodgingTemporary place to stay
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
airport · parking · scenic overlook · visitor center · camping · services · amenities · attractions
stop
Cease all motion
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- speed limitMaximum legal driving pace
- no entryAccess not permitted
one way · do not enter · no parking · no U-turn · keep right · wrong way · weight limit · passing zone · mandatory · prohibition
arrow
Pointed shaft for shooting
interstate · highway · junction · roundabout · merge · fork · bypass · mile marker · destination · distance
hazard
Source of potential harm
slippery · construction · falling rocks · deer crossing · ice · flood · sharp turn · steep grade · narrow bridge · bump
reflective
Casting back light
- postVertical structural beam
- metalHard conductive solid
- rectangularFour right angles
diamond · octagonal · triangular · mounted · overhead · roadside · illuminated · retroreflective · sheeting · lettering
crosswalk
Marked street-crossing zone
- school zoneTraffic area near campus
- crossing guardPedestrian safety official
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
bicycle lane · shared path · playground · countdown timer · curb ramp · accessibility · children · slow
rest area
Highway stopping facility
hospital · airport · parking · scenic overlook · visitor center · camping · services · amenities · attractions · mile post
- traffic controlstop light, traffic light, crosswalk, traffic camera, traffic circle
- transit signsno parking, one way, do not enter, route number, traffic signs
- roadsidehighway, rest stop, interstate, rest area, turnpike
- Road Safetyseatbelt, speed limit, crosswalk, traffic light, pedestrian crossing
- public worksstreets, sidewalks, sewers, traffic lights, fire hydrants
- Road Travelhighway, interstate, freeway, car, turnpike
road signtraffic light
Road signal device
stoplight · traffic signal · signal light · flashing beacon · crossing guard
sign, road, signal, assign, resign, signature, signed, signing, consign