Signs indicating dangers are triangular with a red border, yellow background and black pictograms, similar to road signs in Greece. Mandatory instructions are white on a blue background, prohibitions are black on a white background with a red border, and supplementary information signs are rectangular with black text on a white background. Like other countries, the signs use pictograms to display their meaning. Any text included in signs will normally be in Korean and English. Signs are normally placed 1 to 2.1 meters high.[1]
South Korean road signs depict people with realistic (as opposed to stylized) silhouettes.
Road signs in South Korea closely followed Japanese and European rules on road signs until 1970s.
Warning signs are triangular with yellow backgrounds, red borders and black pictograms.
Crossroad
T-shaped intersection
Y-shaped intersection
Intersection to right
Intersection to left
Through street
Traffic merge from right
Traffic merge from left
Traffic circle / Roundabout
Railway crossing
Trams crossing
Right curve
Left curve
Double bend, the first to the right
Double bend, the first to the left
Two-way traffic
Ascending hill (10%)
Descending hill (10%)
Narrow carriageway
Right lane decrease / End of right crawler lane
Left lane decrease / End of left crawler lane
Keep right
Pass left or right
Start of dual carriageway
End of dual carriageway
Traffic lights
Slippery road
Riverside road (quayside or river bank)
Bumpy road
Speed humps
Falling rocks
Loose chippings (retired on October 17, 2019)
Crosswalk (pedestrian crossing)
Children crossing ahead
Bicycles
Roadworks
Airplanes
Crosswind
Tunnel
Bridge
Wild animals crossing
Other dangers (option 1)
Other dangers (option 2)
Prohibition signsedit
Prohibition signs are round with white backgrounds, red borders and black pictograms.
Road closed
No motor vehicles
No trucks
No buses
No motorcycles and mopeds
No motor vehicles, motorcycles and mopeds
No rotary tillers, tractors or handcarts
No tractors or rotary tillers (retired on September 2, 2008)
No oxcarts or horse-drawn carts (retired on September 2, 2017)
No handcarts (retired on September 2, 2020)
No bicycles
Do Not Enter From Vehicle To Mopeds
No straight ahead
No right turn
No left turn
No crossing traffic (retired on September 28, 2007)
No U-turn
No passing
No stopping or parking
No parking
Maximum weight limit (5.5t)
Height limit (3.5m)
Maximum width limit (2.2m)
Minimum safe distance between vehicles (50m)
Maximum speed limit (50km/h)
Minimum speed limit (50km/h)
No horn (retired)
Slow
Stop
Yield
No pedestrians
No vehicles carrying dangerous substances / explosives
Mandatory instruction signsedit
Mandatory instruction signs are round with blue backgrounds and white pictograms.
Motor vehicles only
Bicycles only
Bicycles and pedestrians only
Trams only
Traffic circle / Roundabout
Go straight
Right turn
Left turn
Straight and right turn
Straight and left turn
Left Turn and right turn
U-turn
Pass left or right
Pass right
Pass left
Follow directions
Diversion / Detour
Parking Lot
Bicycle Parking Lot
Pedestrians only
Crosswalk (Pedestrian crossing)
Senior citizens crossing (In the Silver zone)
Children crossing (In the School zone)
Bicycles Crossing
One Way
One Way
One way
One way end
Bus only Lane
Tram only Lane
HOV Lane
Priority over oncoming traffic
Allow bicycle side-by-side
Supplementary signsedit
Supplementary signs are rectangular with white backgrounds and black text. Most of signs are only written in Korean.
District (Whole Downtown)
Date (Except for Sunday and Holidays)
Time
Time (You can park here within 1 hour)
Traffic light status (When the red light turned on)
Front through road
Safe speed (30 km/h)
Weather condition (foggy area)
Road condition (when snow or rain falls)
Traffic control (get in lane)
Traffic regulation (do not cross)
Vehicles limitation (only for sedans)
Sign explanation (tunnel length is 258m)
End (retired)
End (retired)
End
Tow-away zone
Direction and distance signsedit
Direction and distance signs are rectangular with dark green backgrounds and white text. In urban areas, direction signs have dark blue backgrounds. The signs are normally written in Korean and English. In March 2010, Korea Expressway Corporation introduced a new type of direction sign for expressways.[3] Currently, Korea Expressway Corporation changes old direction signs to new ones on their expressways. This new type of direction sign is exit guide based sign and its typeface has changed from Sandol Doropyojipanche (Sandol traffic sign typeface, which can be seen on the distance sign and direction sign below) to Hangilche (Hangil typeface). It also includes motorways.
Motorway
End of motorway
Motorways end point announcement sign
Distance sign
Direction sign (with name of junction)
New expressway direction sign (introduced in early 2010)
Motor vehicles only sign with a no motorcycles sign below.
Motor vehicles only with a no motorcycles sign below.
Motor vehicles only with no a motorcycles sign
School crosswalk
100 metre advance warning of a school crosswalk
Slow electric vehicles (NEVs) prohibited
Traffic Safety Enlightenment Sign (Speed Risk)
High Expressway 100 Sign with a Motorway ends sign below
Various Traffic Signs in front of an elementary School
Traffic Signs display in front of an elementary school
Characteristicsedit
Traffic signs in Korea shall be designated as traffic signs on the traffic sign schedule;[4][5] the actual design of traffic signs installed is often different.
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Road signs in South Korea are regulated by the Korean Road Traffic Authority Korean 도로교통안전공단 The signs of bicycle crossingSigns indicating dangers are triangular with a red border yellow background and black pictograms similar to road signs in Greece Mandatory instructions are white on a blue background prohibitions are black on a white background with a red border and supplementary information signs are rectangular with black text on a white background Like other countries the signs use pictograms to display their meaning Any text included in signs will normally be in Korean and English Signs are normally placed 1 to 2 1 meters high 1 South Korean road signs depict people with realistic as opposed to stylized silhouettes Road signs in South Korea closely followed Japanese and European rules on road signs until 1970s South Korea signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on December 29 1969 but has yet to ratify the Convention 2 Contents 1 Warning signs 2 Prohibition signs 3 Mandatory instruction signs 4 Supplementary signs 5 Direction and distance signs 6 Other signs 7 Photographs 8 Characteristics 9 References 10 External linksWarning signs editWarning signs are triangular with yellow backgrounds red borders and black pictograms nbsp Crossroad nbsp T shaped intersection nbsp Y shaped intersection nbsp Intersection to right nbsp Intersection to left nbsp Through street nbsp Traffic merge from right nbsp Traffic merge from left nbsp Traffic circle Roundabout nbsp Railway crossing nbsp Trams crossing nbsp Right curve nbsp Left curve nbsp Double bend the first to the right nbsp Double bend the first to the left nbsp Two way traffic nbsp Ascending hill 10 nbsp Descending hill 10 nbsp Narrow carriageway nbsp Right lane decrease End of right crawler lane nbsp Left lane decrease End of left crawler lane nbsp Keep right nbsp Pass left or right nbsp Start of dual carriageway nbsp End of dual carriageway nbsp Traffic lights nbsp Slippery road nbsp Riverside road quayside or river bank nbsp Bumpy road nbsp Speed humps nbsp Falling rocks nbsp Loose chippings retired on October 17 2019 nbsp Crosswalk pedestrian crossing nbsp Children crossing ahead nbsp Bicycles nbsp Roadworks nbsp Airplanes nbsp Crosswind nbsp Tunnel nbsp Bridge nbsp Wild animals crossing nbsp Other dangers option 1 nbsp Other dangers option 2 Prohibition signs editProhibition signs are round with white backgrounds red borders and black pictograms nbsp Road closed nbsp No motor vehicles nbsp No trucks nbsp No buses nbsp No motorcycles and mopeds nbsp No motor vehicles motorcycles and mopeds nbsp No rotary tillers tractors or handcarts nbsp No tractors or rotary tillers retired on September 2 2008 nbsp No oxcarts or horse drawn carts retired on September 2 2017 nbsp No handcarts retired on September 2 2020 nbsp No bicycles nbsp Do Not Enter From Vehicle To Mopeds nbsp No straight ahead nbsp No right turn nbsp No left turn nbsp No crossing traffic retired on September 28 2007 nbsp No U turn nbsp No passing nbsp No stopping or parking nbsp No parking nbsp Maximum weight limit 5 5t nbsp Height limit 3 5m nbsp Maximum width limit 2 2m nbsp Minimum safe distance between vehicles 50m nbsp Maximum speed limit 50km h nbsp Minimum speed limit 50km h nbsp No horn retired nbsp Slow nbsp Stop nbsp Yield nbsp No pedestrians nbsp No vehicles carrying dangerous substances explosivesMandatory instruction signs editMandatory instruction signs are round with blue backgrounds and white pictograms nbsp Motor vehicles only nbsp Bicycles only nbsp Bicycles and pedestrians only nbsp Trams only nbsp Traffic circle Roundabout nbsp Go straight nbsp Right turn nbsp Left turn nbsp Straight and right turn nbsp Straight and left turn nbsp Left Turn and right turn nbsp U turn nbsp Pass left or right nbsp Pass right nbsp Pass left nbsp Follow directions nbsp Diversion Detour nbsp Parking Lot nbsp Bicycle Parking Lot nbsp Pedestrians only nbsp Crosswalk Pedestrian crossing nbsp Senior citizens crossing In the Silver zone nbsp Children crossing In the School zone nbsp Bicycles Crossing nbsp One Way nbsp One Way nbsp One way nbsp One way end nbsp Bus only Lane nbsp Tram only Lane nbsp HOV Lane nbsp Priority over oncoming traffic nbsp Allow bicycle side by sideSupplementary signs editSupplementary signs are rectangular with white backgrounds and black text Most of signs are only written in Korean nbsp District Whole Downtown nbsp Date Except for Sunday and Holidays nbsp Time nbsp Time You can park here within 1 hour nbsp Traffic light status When the red light turned on nbsp Front through road nbsp Safe speed 30 km h nbsp Weather condition foggy area nbsp Road condition when snow or rain falls nbsp Traffic control get in lane nbsp Traffic regulation do not cross nbsp Vehicles limitation only for sedans nbsp Sign explanation tunnel length is 258m nbsp End retired nbsp End retired nbsp End nbsp Tow away zoneDirection and distance signs editDirection and distance signs are rectangular with dark green backgrounds and white text In urban areas direction signs have dark blue backgrounds The signs are normally written in Korean and English In March 2010 Korea Expressway Corporation introduced a new type of direction sign for expressways 3 Currently Korea Expressway Corporation changes old direction signs to new ones on their expressways This new type of direction sign is exit guide based sign and its typeface has changed from Sandol Doropyojipanche Sandol traffic sign typeface which can be seen on the distance sign and direction sign below to Hangilche Hangil typeface It also includes motorways nbsp Motorway nbsp End of motorway nbsp Motorways end point announcement sign nbsp Distance sign nbsp Direction sign with name of junction nbsp New expressway direction sign introduced in early 2010 nbsp Stop line without Korean language Other signs edit nbsp Asian Highway route shield nbsp Expressway route shield nbsp National Highway route shield nbsp Local highway route shield nbsp Urban Road route shield nbsp Urban expressway route shield nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Road signs in South Korea Photographs edit nbsp Roundabout nbsp Traffic light nbsp Slippery road nbsp Quay or riverbank nbsp Speed bump nbsp Speed bump nbsp Crosswalk nbsp Road works nbsp No trucks over 15 tonnes permitted nbsp Buses prohibited nbsp Do Not Enter nbsp No Parking nbsp Maximum Speed Limit 30km h nbsp Maximum Speed Limit 40km h nbsp Maximum Speed Limit 60km h nbsp Maximum Speed Limit 80km h nbsp Do Not Use Horn nbsp Slow down nbsp Yield sign nbsp Motor vehicles only nbsp Crosswalk nbsp Crosswalk nbsp Crosswalk nbsp Bicycle Crossing nbsp Bicycle Crossing nbsp Bicycle Crossing nbsp One Way nbsp One Way nbsp No trucks over 40 tonnes permitted nbsp Do Not use horn nbsp No Parking Tow Away Zone nbsp Motor vehicles only sign with a no motorcycles sign below nbsp Motor vehicles only with a no motorcycles sign below nbsp Motor vehicles only with no a motorcycles sign nbsp School crosswalk nbsp 100 metre advance warning of a school crosswalk nbsp Slow electric vehicles NEVs prohibited nbsp Traffic Safety Enlightenment Sign Speed Risk nbsp High Expressway 100 Sign with a Motorway ends sign below nbsp Various Traffic Signs in front of an elementary School nbsp Traffic Signs display in front of an elementary schoolCharacteristics editTraffic signs in Korea shall be designated as traffic signs on the traffic sign schedule 4 5 the actual design of traffic signs installed is often different References edit Road Traffic Authority Guide United Nations Treaty Collection treaties un org Retrieved 2023 12 08 건교투데이 건설교통전문 리얼타임 뉴스 Archived from the original on 2011 07 22 Retrieved 2010 11 28 Traffic Safety Sign Korea Expressway Traffic Authority 2009 Traffic Safety Sign Schedule Road Traffic Authority 2008 External links editKorean Road Traffic Authority Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Road signs in South Korea amp oldid 1218265036, 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