Road signs in Romania

Bilingual (Romanian and Hungarian) roundabout sign in Miercurea Ciuc

Road signs in Romania are regulated in Regulation for the implementation of the Emergency Ordinance on traffic on public roads (Romanian: Regulamentul de aplicare a Ordonanţei de urgenţă privind circulaţia pe drumurile publice), in effect since 12 December 2002.

The shape and design of Romanian road signs largely follows that used in other European countries. Romania is a signatory to the 1968 Vienna Convention of Road Signs and Signals and the 1971 European Agreement supplementing it. Romania signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on 8 November 1968 and ratified it on 9 December 1980.

The signs themselves are defined through SR 1848-1 (with 1848-2 regulating their technical details and 1848-3 defining surface road markings). This standard was founded in 1950 (then known as STAS 1848/50), and has been revised numerous times, the last time being in 2024.

Warning signs

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  Dangerous bend to the left
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  Dangerous bend to the right
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  Double bend first to the left
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  Double bend first to the right
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  Very dangerous bend (long panel)
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  Very dangerous bend (single panel, mounted in succession)
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  Steep descent
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  Steep ascent
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  Road narrows on both sides
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  Road narrows on right
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  Road narrows on left
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  Soft verges
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  Traffic queues likely
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  Tunnel ahead
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  Moveable bridge ahead
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  Unprotected riverbank ahead
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  Uneven road ahead
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  Speed bump ahead
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  Slippery road
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  Loose chippings
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  Falling rocks
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  Pedestrian crossing ahead
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  Children ahead
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  Cyclists ahead
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  Domesticated animals ahead
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  Wild animals ahead
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  Roadworks ahead
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  Traffic lights ahead
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  Airport
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  Crosswinds
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  Two-way traffic ahead
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  Other dangers ahead
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  Accident ahead
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  Crossroads without priority
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  Crossroads with priority
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  Crossroads with priority (right)
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  Crossroads with priority (left)
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  Crossroads with priority (offset)
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  Crossroads with priority (offset)
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  Roundabout ahead
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  Level crossing with a railway with barriers
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  Level crossing with a railway without barriers
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  Level crossing with tram tracks
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  Advance warning panels for railway crossings
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  Advance warning panels for motorway exits
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  Directional beacons to the left and right
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  Directional beacons on the both sides
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  Crossbuck without light signals (single track)
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  Crossbuck without light signals (multiple tracks)
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  Crossbuck with light signals (single track)
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  Crossbuck with light signals (multiple tracks)
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  Agricultural vehicles
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  Roundabout directions
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  Accident blackspot

Priority signs

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  Give way (yield)
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  Stop and give way (yield)
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  Priority road
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  End of priority road
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  Give way (yield) to oncoming vehicles
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  Priority over oncoming vehicles

Prohibitory or restriction signs

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  No entry
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  No unauthorized vehicles
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  No motor vehicles except motorcycles without sidecar
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  No motorcycles
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  No cyclists
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  No mopeds
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  No heavy vehicles
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  No vehicles pulling a trailer
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  No buses
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  No pedestrians
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  No animal-drawn vehicles
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  No handcarts
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  No agricultural vehicles
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  No motor vehicles
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  No motor vehicles and animal-drawn vehicles
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  Width limit
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  Height limit
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  Weight limit (overall)
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  Weight limit per single axle
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  Weight limit per double axle
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  Weight limit per triple axle
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  Length limit
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  Minimum safe distance
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  No left turn
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  No right turn
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  No U-turns
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  No overtaking
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  No overtaking by trucks
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  Maximum speed limit (50 km/h)
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  Maximum speed limit per vehicle category
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  Honking forbidden
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  Customs control
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  Tolled road
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  Police control
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  End of all restrictions
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  End of maximum speed limit (50 km/h)
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  End of overtaking restriction
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  No parking
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  No stopping
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  No parking by odd days
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  No parking by even days
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  No parking zone
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  End of no parking zone
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  Start of speed limit zone
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  End of speed limit zone
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  Restricted traffic zone
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  End of restricted traffic zone
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  No vehicles carrying explosives
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  No vehicles carrying hazardous goods
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  No vehicles carrying water pollutants

Mandatory signs

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  Go straight ahead
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  Turn right
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  Turn right ahead
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  Go straight ahead or turn right
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  Keep to the right
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  Pass on either side
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  Roundabout
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  Buses only
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  Bicycle path
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  Pedestrian path
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  Separated pedestrian and bicycle path (option 1)
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  Separated pedestrian and bicycle path (option 2)
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  Shared pedestrian and bicycle path
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  Minimum speed limit
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  End of minimum speed limit
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  Mandatory snow chains
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  Mandatory winter tyres
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  Route for vehicles carrying hazardous goods (go straight ahead)
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  Route for vehicles carrying hazardous goods (right)
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  Route for vehicles carrying hazardous goods (left)

Direction signs

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  Advance direction sign at an grade-level intersection
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  Advance direction sign at a grade-separated intersection
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  Advance direction sign
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  Advance direction sign for a route bypassing a major settlement
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  Advance direction sign at a roundabout
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  Road closed or open to public traffic
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  Restricted road and its detour
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  Advance direction sign for exit
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  Advance direction sign for rest area
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  Route confirmation and distance sign (non-motorways)
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  Route confirmation and distance sign (motorways)
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  Intersection with railway crossing
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  Alternative route (in order to turn left)
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  Bus lane
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  Dead end
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  Truck route (option 1)
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  Truck route (option 2)
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  Truck route (option 3)
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  Lane directions ahead (variant 1)
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  Lane directions ahead (variant 2)
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  Lane directions ahead (variant 3)
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  Crawler lane ahead
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  Lane merges ahead (from right)
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  Lane merges ahead (from left)
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  Minimum speed limit on the innermost lane
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  Minimum speed limits per lane
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  Maximum speed limits per lane
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  Road with a bus lane coming from the opposite way
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  Direction sign (towards a city, with motorway symbol)
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  Direction sign (towards a motorway)
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  Direction sign (for European route)
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  Direction sign (towards a city, with trunk road symbol)
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  Direction sign (variant with multiple destinations)
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  Direction sign (variant for trucks)
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  Direction sign (towards a tourist site)
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  Direction sign (towards the city center)
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  Direction sign (towards an airport)
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  Direction sign (towards a city, detour)
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  Direction sign (detour)
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  National route (trunk road)
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  County road
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  Communal road
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  European route
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  Trans-European Transport Network route
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  Motorway name
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  Town entrance (variant 1)
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  Town entrance (variant 2)
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  Town exit (variant 1)
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  Town exit (variant 2)
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  County name
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  River name
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  Route confirmation and distance sign
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  No trucks in this lane
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  Emergency telephone

Information signs

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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Pedestrian crossing (variant with reflective outer edges)
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  Border crossing
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  One-way traffic ahead
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  One-way traffic
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  Motorway begins
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  Motorway ends
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  Expressway begins
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  Expressway ends
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  Speed limits on the motorway
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  Hospital
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  First aid or hospital
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  Police
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  Pedestrian overpass (footbridge)
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  Pedestrian underpass (subway)
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  Bus stop
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  Tram stop
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  Taxi stand
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  Tyre repair shop
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  Telephone
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  Gas station
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  Gas station with unleaded gasoline
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  Gas station with liquified petroleum gas
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  Hotel or motel
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  Restaurant
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  Refreshments
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  Camping site
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  Caravan site
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  Camping and caravan site
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  Picnic area
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  Cabin
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  Public toilet
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  Repair garage
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  Parking area
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  Parking on kerb
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  Parking garage
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  Service area
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  Residential zone
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  Residential zone ends
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  Recommended speed zone
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  End of recommended speed zone
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  Tunnel
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  End of tunnel
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  Rolling highway or motorail service
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  Ferry
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  Port
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  Train station
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  Bus station
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  Rent a car
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  Beach
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  Hunting area
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  Fishing area
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  Wineyard
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  Industrial area
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  Post office
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  Drinking water
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  Playground for children
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  Stadium
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  Supermarket
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  Internet access point
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  Theater
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  Museum
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  Weighting station
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  Speed camera
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  Radio station with traffic information
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  Recommended speed
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  Information point
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  Street name (varies by town)
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  Street direction (varies by town)
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  Property number
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  Pedestrian zone
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  End of pedestrian zone
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  Traffic monitoring
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  Emergency lay-by
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  Highway patrol
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  Keep your distance (for speeds under 50 km/h)
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  Keep your distance (for speeds over 50 km/h)
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  Ticket
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  Emergency telephone
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  Road vignette (pricing scheme)

Tourist information signs

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  Castle
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  Historical settlement
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  Cemetery
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  Church
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  Cathedral
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  Nature reserve
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  Waterfall
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  Cave
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  Skiing school
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  Sitting ski lift
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  Ski lift
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  Accommodation (bed and breakfast)

Additional panels

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  Distance until the sign enters in force (variant)
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  Direction and distance until the sign enters in force (variant
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  Time period when the sign is in force (variant)
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  Distance for dangerous place
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  Vehicle category subjected to the sign
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  Time period when the sign is in force
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  Trains ahead
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  Distance showing for how long the sign is in force
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  Sign is enforced from here (variant showing distance for how long the sign is in force)
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  Sign is enforced from here (variant)
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  Sign continues to be enforced
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  Sign stops being enforced
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  Disabled persons
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  Vehicle category subjected to the sign (variant)
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  Parking meter
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  Parking meter (variant showing time and tariff)
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  Stop sign ahead (only under a give way/yield sign)
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  Except for trams
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  Except for vehicles supplying goods
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  Priority road direction
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  Priority road direction
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  Synchronized traffic lights
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  Directional arrow (only under traffic lights)
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  Flashing lights (used only with railway crossing and drawbridge signs)
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  Parking enforced in this area
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  Headlights on (used only with the tunnel sign)
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  Ice
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  Shower
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  Rain
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  Vehicles carrying explosives
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  Vehicles carrying dangerous goods
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  Vehicles carrying water pollutants
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  Road closed to public traffic
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  Pedestrian crossing abolished
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  Except for residents
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  Except for authorized motor vehicles
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  Parking enforced in this area (text-only variant)
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  Parking method (variant; next to the kerb)
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  Parking method (variant; on the kerb)
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  Parking method (variant; on the sidewalk)
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  Parking method (variant; on the kerb kerb, but laterally)
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  Parking method (variant; on the sidewalk, but laterally)
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  Parking method (variant; in parallel)
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  Wheelchair ascending ramp
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  Wheelchair descending ramp
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  Motorway exit number

Historic signs

1907 road signs

In 1907, the Automobile Club of Romania (ACR) installed the first road signs in the country, at the initiative of their members the previous year, supplementing the kilometer posts and directional fingerposts that had been installed by Nestor Urechia and his National School of Bridges and Roads in 1898-1899 between Câmpina and Predeal on the present-day DN1. The signs installed by the ACR were identical to those installed by the Kaiserreich-Automobil Club in the German Empire. They had a black background and white writings and symbols.

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  Bad road
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  Ditch
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  Winding descent with sharp turns
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  Descent
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  Ascent
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  Descent with sharp turn
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  Ascent with sharp turn
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  Sharp right turn
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  Sharp left turn
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  Dangerous junction
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  Manned level crossing
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  Bridge
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  Village
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  Tunnel or underbrige
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  Unmanned level crossing

1911 road signs

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  Uneven road
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  Series of bends
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  Railway crossing
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  Crossroad

1929 road signs

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  Uneven road
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  Series of bends
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  Crossroad
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  Protected railway crossing
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  Unprotected railway crossing
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  Danger

1935 road signs

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  Uneven road
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  Series of bends
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  Crossroad
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  Protected railway crossing
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  Unprotected railway crossing
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  Danger
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  Danger (alternative sign)
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  Yield
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  No vehicles
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  No entry
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  No motor vehicles with more than three wheels
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  No motorcycles
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  No motor vehicles
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  Weight limit for motor vehicles
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  Weight limit
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  Speed limit
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  Width limit
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  Height limit
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  Customs
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  No overtaking
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  No honking
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  No parking
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  No stopping
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  Mandatory direction
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  Parking
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  Caution
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  First aid

1950 road signs

Warning signs

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  Railway crossing
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  Uneven road
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  Crossroad
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  Other danger
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  Series of curves
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  Steep descent

Prohibitory signs

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  Do not enter
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  No vehicles
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  No motor vehicles
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  No motorcycles
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  No trucks
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  No animal-driven vehicles
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  No bicycles
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  No entry for both vehicle category (variant 1)
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  No entry for both vehicle category (variant 2)
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  No parking
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  No stopping
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  No overtaking
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  Height limit
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  Width limit
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  Weight limit
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  Speed limit
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  No beeping
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  Checkpoint
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  Customs
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  End of all restrictions

Mandatory signs

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  Go forward or to the right
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  Go forward or to the left
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  Straight through only
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  Right turn only
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  Left turn only
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  One-way traffic (right)
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  One-way traffic (straight)
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  One-way traffic (left)
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  Roundabout

Information signs

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  Parking
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Children crossing (school)
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  Factory
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  First-aid station
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  U-turn permitted
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  Settlement sign (variant 1)
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  Settlement sign (variant 2)
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  Advance direction sign
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  Direction sign (variant 1)
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  Direction sign (variant 2)

1957 addition

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  Slippery road
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  Roadworks
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  Road narrows
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  Railway crossing with gates
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  Animals
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  Stop

1961 road signs

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See also

• Comparison of European road signs
• Transport in Romania
• Road signs in Moldova

External links

• Media related to Road signs in Romania at Wikimedia Commons