Road signs in the United Arab Emirates

Road signs in United Arab Emirates are regulated by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Dubai and Department of Transport (DoT) Abu Dhabi. They are modelled on the British road sign system.[1]: 433  The Transport typeface is used to display English text; no Arabic typeface is specified apart from the requirement that it be in the Naskh calligraphic script,[1]: 33  with Boutros Advertisers Naskh being most commonly used.

Route classifications

There are three types of route signs in the UAE for classified roads.

Blue signs denote roads that facilitate travel between different emirates. These are routes of national and International importance. Green signs denote roads that are wholly within the same emirate. Brown signs provide for local wayfinding to places of local importance.[2][1]: 176 

Regulatory signs

Control signs

Mandatory signs

  • Minimum speed limit
  • Proceed straight
  • Turn right
  • Turn left
  • Turn left ahead
  • Turn right ahead
  • Pass on either side
  • Keep right
  • Keep left
  • Roundabout
  • Buses only
  • Trams only
  • Taxis only
  • Goods vehicles only
  • Goods vehicles exceeding 10 tonnes only
  • Switch head lamps
  • Cars only
  • Pedestrians only
  • Bicycles only
  • Pedestrians and bicycles only
  • Pedestrians and bicycles only
  • Pedestrians and bicycles only - segregated
  • Pedestrians and bicycles only - segregated
  • Start of bicycle lane
  • Bicycle lane
  • End of bicycle lane

Prohibition signs

  • Maximum speed limit
  • No honking horns
  • No left turn
  • No right turn
  • No U-turn
  • No overtaking
  • No overtaking by goods vehicles
  • Speed limit per vehicle category
  • No pedestrians
  • No bicycles
  • No motorcycles
  • No light motorcycles (<80cc)
  • No quad bicycles
  • No goods vehicles
  • Maximum height limit
  • Maximum width limit
  • Maximum length limit
  • No buses
  • No taxis
  • No agricultural vehicles
  • No animal-drawn vehicles
  • No trailers
  • No motor vehicles
  • Axle massload limit
  • Authorised vehicles only
  • Directional restrictions sign

Parking control signs

  • No parking or waiting
  • No stopping or standing

Warning signs

  • Crossroads
  • Side road junction to left
  • Side road junction to right
  • T-junction
  • Skewed side road junction ahead to left
  • Skewed side road junction ahead to left
  • Skewed side road junction ahead to right
  • Skewed side road junction ahead to right
  • Y-junction
  • Roundabout
  • Dangerous curve to right
  • Dangerous curve to left
  • Dangerous curves, first to the right
  • Dangerous curves, first to the left
  • Hairpin curve
  • Two-way traffic
  • End of dual carriageway
  • Advance vehicle restriction: maximum length limit
  • Traffic signals
  • Pedestrian crossing
  • Children
  • Cyclists
  • Animals crossing
  • Camel crossing
  • Wild animals crossing
  • Steep descent
  • Steep ascent
  • Road narrows
  • Road narrows on right side
  • Road narrows on left side
  • Uneven road
  • Bump
  • Tunnel ahead
  • Overhead high voltage cable ahead
  • Rockfall
  • Other dangers
  • Unprotected quayside or riverbank
  • Soft verges
  • Slippery road
  • Crosswinds
  • Low-flying aircraft
  • Traffic queues
  • Opening or swing bridge
  • No through road on the left
  • No through road on the right
  • No through road
  • Stop ahead
  • Yield ahead
  • Railway crossing ahead
  • Railway crossing to the right
  • Gate ahead
  • Tram crossing ahead
  • Sand dunes

Temporary signs

  • Dangerous curve to left
  • Dangerous curve to right
  • Uneven road
  • Traffic signals
  • Flagman ahead
  • STOP/GO manual traffic control ahead
  • Roadworks
  • Loose chippings
  • Dangerous shoulder
  • Road narrows
  • Road narrows on right side
  • Road narrows on left side

Information signs

  • Priority over oncoming traffic
  • Parking
  • No through road
  • One-way street
  • One-way street
  • One-way street
  • Beginning of tunnel
  • End of tunnel
  • Beginning of living street
  • End of living street

Highway signs

  • Freeway
  • End of freeway
  • Exit
  • Exit
  • Exit

Hazard markers and additional panels

  • Hazard plate - left
  • Hazard plate - right
  • Single chevron - left
  • Single chevron - right
  • Multiple chevron - left
  • Multiple chevron - right
  • T junctions chevron
  • Hazard maker
  • Motor cars
  • Trucks
  • Motorcycles
  • Cycles
  • No turning for good vehicles

References

  1. ^ a b c "Abu Dhabi Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices" (PDF). jawdah.qcc.abudhabi.ae. Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  2. ^ https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/transport/three-things-you-may-not-know-about-road-signs-in-dubai Road Signs in Dubai
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