traffic sign
Roadside driver instruction
A traffic sign is a posted notice along a road conveying information to drivers and pedestrians—speed limits, warnings, directions, or regulations.
Traffic signs use standardized shapes, colors, and symbols: red octagons for stop, yellow diamonds for caution, green rectangles for distance and directions.
The traffic sign said the exit was two miles ahead.
Cease all motion
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- speed limitMaximum legal driving pace
- no entryAccess not permitted
- no parkingProhibited vehicle standing area
one way · merge · detour · crosswalk · school zone · bicycle lane · pedestrian crossing · curve ahead
Representational mark or sign
- pictogramSymbol using visual likeness
- arrowPointed shaft for shooting
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- reflectiveCasting back light
visibility · color-coded · diamond · rectangle · octagon · triangle · circular · red
Source of potential harm
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- curveSmooth, angleless line
falling rocks · narrow bridge · steep grade · ice · flooded · deer crossing · bump · dip
Official rules governing conduct
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- informationKnowledge about something
- navigationDetermining position and course
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
instruction · prohibition · direction · distance · destination · route marker · mile marker · exit number
stop
Cease all motion
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- speed limitMaximum legal driving pace
- no entryAccess not permitted
no parking · one way · merge · detour · crosswalk · school zone · bicycle lane · pedestrian crossing · curve ahead · railroad crossing
symbol
Representational mark or sign
reflective · visibility · color-coded · diamond · rectangle · octagon · triangle · circular · red · yellow
hazard
Source of potential harm
curve · falling rocks · narrow bridge · steep grade · ice · flooded · deer crossing · bump · dip · low clearance
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- informationKnowledge about something
- navigationDetermining position and course
wayfinding · instruction · prohibition · direction · distance · destination · route marker · mile marker · exit number · street name
roadside
Adjacent to pavement
- overheadLocated directly above
- medianCentral sorted value
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
highway · freeway · ramp · exit · entrance · shoulder · post · mounting · gantry · cantilever
- navigation aidscompass, maps, road signs, signs, GPS
- road signsstop, do not enter, no entry, no left turn, yield
- traffic lawsspeed limit, speed limits, road rules, red lights, rules of the road
- visual aidspicture, pictures, photo, photos, image
- public displaysbillboard, mural, poster, marquee, electronic billboard
- signssigns, exit, neon signs, street signs, open
traffic signbillboard
Large outdoor advertising structure
advertisement · advertising sign · storefront sign · product placement · brand logo
traffic signverbal instruction
Teaching conveyed through speech
traffic light · traffic signal · police whistle · hand signal
sign, traffic, signal, signature, signed, significant, insignia, signify, insignificant