Road signs in Romania

Road signs in Giurgiu

Road signs in Romania are regulated in Regulamentul de aplicare a Ordonanţei de urgenţă privind circulaţia pe drumurile publice.

The shape and design of the road signs largely follow the road signs used in most European countries, including European Union countries (France, Germany, Italy etc.), to which Romania joined in 2007. 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 November 8, 1968 and ratified it on December 9, 1980.

Evolution of the Romanian STOP sign
1935a	1935b	1957	1961	1966	1970	1971	1977	1986	2011

Warning signs

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  Dangerous curve to the left
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  Dangerous curve to the right
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  Dangerous curve first to the left
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  Dangerous curve first to the right
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  Very dangerous curves panel
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  Very dangerous curves panel
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  Successive panels for very dangerous curves
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  Successive panels for very dangerous curves
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  Steep descent
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  Steep ascent
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  Road narrows
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  Road narrows on right
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  Road narrows on left
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  Dangerous shoulder
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  Traffic queues
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  Tunnel ahead
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  Opening or swing bridge
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  Quayside or riverbank ahead
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  Uneven road
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  Speed bumps in the road
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  Slippery road
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  Loose chippings
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  Falling rocks
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Children
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  Cyclists
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  Cattle
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  Deer
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  Roadworks
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  Traffic signals ahead
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  Aircraft
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  Side winds
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  Two-way traffic
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  Other dangers
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  Accident
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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 gates or barriers ahead
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  Level crossing with gates or barriers ahead
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  Level crossing without gates or barriers ahead
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  Level crossing without gates or barriers ahead
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  Tramway
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  Distance panels for railway level crossing
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  Freeway exit distance panels
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  Directional beacons
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  Directional beacons
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  Crossbuck
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  Crossbuck
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  Crossbuck with light signals (single)
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  Crossbuck with light signals (double)
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  Agricultural vehicles
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  Roundabout directions
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  Blind spot

Priority signs

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  Give way
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  Give way at the marked distance
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  Stop
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  Priority road
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  End of priority road
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  Give way to oncoming vehicles
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  Priority over oncoming vehicles

Prohibitory signs

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  No entry
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  No vehicles
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  No motor vehicles except motorcycles
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  No motorcycles
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  No cyclist
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  No mopeds
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  No good vehicles
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  No trailers
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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
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  Weight limit per axle
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  Weight limit per tandem axle
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  Weight limit per tandem axle
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  Length limit
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  Keep your 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
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  Truck speed limit
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  No audible noise
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  Customs
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  Road tax
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  Police control
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  End of all restrictions
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  End of maximum speed limit
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  End of no overtaking
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  No parking
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  No standing or parking
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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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  No vehicles carrying explosives
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  No vehicles carrying dangerous goods
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  No vehicles carrying water pollutants

Mandatory signs

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  Ahead only
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  Turn right
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  Turn right ahead
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  Go straight or turn right
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  Pass on right
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  Pass on either side
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  Roundabout
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  Bicycles only
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  Buses only
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  Pedestrians only
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  Bicycles and pedestrians only
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  Bicycles and pedestrians only
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  Minimum speed limit
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  End of minimum speed limit
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  Snow tire chains
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  Winter tires
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  Direction for vehicle category
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  Direction for vehicle category
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  Direction for vehicle category
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  Bicycles and pedestrians only

Direction signs

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  Presignaling directions at a road intersection outside the town
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  Presignaling directions at an uneven road intersection
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  Pre-marking of indicated directions
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  Bypass road
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  Directions indicated with 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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  Presignaling on the highway for parking
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  Orientation indicators
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  Indicator sign for extra-urban roads
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  Distance to towns (highway)
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  Intersection with railway level crossing
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  Alternative to prohibited turn
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  Lane reserved for public transport
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  No through road
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  Truck route
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  Truck route
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  Truck route

Information signs

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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Border crossing
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  One-way traffic (option 1)
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  One-way traffic (option 2)
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  Freeway begins
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  Freeway ends
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  Hospital
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  Buses stop
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  Tram stop
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  Filling station
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  Parking
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  Resedential zone
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  Resedential zone ends
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  Tunnel
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  Ends of tunnel
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  Pedestrian zone
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  End of pedestrian zone

Additional signs

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  Distance
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  Trucks
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  Distance to a stop sign ahead
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  Tow-zone
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  Ice
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  Parrlel parking

See also

• Comparison of European road signs
• Transport in Romania

External links

• Media related to Road signs in Romania at Wikimedia Commons