Classification Of Traffic Signs

Road traffic signs are divided into two categories: primary signs and auxiliary signs.
Main signs are divided into six types: warning signs, prohibition signs, instruction signs, guide signs, tourist area signs and road construction safety signs.
1. Warning signs
Serve as a warning. There are 49 species in total. Signs warning vehicles and pedestrians of dangerous locations. The color is yellow base, black edge, and black pattern, and the shape is an equilateral triangle with the top corner facing upward.
2. Ban sign
Play the role of prohibiting certain behaviors. There are 43 species in total. Signs prohibiting or restricting vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Except for a few logos, the color is white background, red circle, red bar, black pattern, and pattern bar; the shape is circular, octagonal, and an equilateral triangle with the top corner facing downward. Set up near road sections or intersections where vehicle and pedestrian traffic behavior needs to be prohibited or restricted.
3. Instruction signs
Serve as an indicator. There are 29 categories in total. Signs indicating the movement of vehicles and pedestrians. The color is blue background and white pattern; the shape is divided into circles, rectangles and squares; it is set up near road sections or intersections that need to indicate the movement of vehicles and pedestrians.
4. Guiding signs
Serve as a guide. There are 146 species in total. Signs that convey road direction, location, and distance information. The colors are generally blue with white patterns except for milestones and 100-meter piles; the highways are generally green with white patterns; the shapes are generally rectangular and square except for location identification signs, milestones, and merging signs. Set up near road sections or intersections where road direction, location, and distance information need to be conveyed.
5. Tourist area signs
There are 17 categories in total. Provide signs indicating the direction and distance of tourist attractions. The color is brown background with white character pattern; the shape is rectangular and square. Tourist area signs can be divided into two categories: guidance signs and tourist symbols, which are placed near road sections or intersections that need to indicate the direction and distance of tourist attractions.
6. Road construction safety signs
Signs announcing access to road construction zones. Used to remind vehicle drivers and pedestrians to pay attention. There are 26 species in total. Among them, there are 20 types of road construction zone signs, which are used to notify highway and general road traffic interruptions, detours, etc. Set up at appropriate locations in front of road construction and maintenance sections.

Auxiliary signs
An auxiliary sign is a sign set up to maintain driving safety and smooth traffic when the main sign cannot fully express or indicate its content. It has a white background, black characters, and a black border. It is rectangular in shape and is attached under the main sign to serve as an auxiliary explanation. effect.