Road signs in Turkmenistan

Road signs in Turkmenistan are similar to the road sign system of other post-Soviet states (e.g. Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan) that ensure that transport vehicles move safely and orderly, as well as to inform the participants of traffic built-in graphic icons. They generally conform to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.[1] Turkmenistan acceded to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on June 14, 1993.[2]

Road signs in Şabat

Road signs in Turkmenistan are based on the ГОСТ 10807-78[3][4] and ГОСТ 23457-86 Soviet standards (both of them are no longer valid in Russia) and are defined in Ýol hereketi we howpsuzlygy but with inscriptions in Turkmen language and in Latin script only.[5] However, there are road signs in Turkmenistan that are similar in design to Turkish ones and the FHWA or Arial typeface is used.[6] Road signs in Turkmenistan are a mix of post-Soviet and Turkish road sign systems.

Road signs are divided into 7 categories:

# Category name Category name (in Turkmen)
1 Warning signs Duýduryjy belgiler
2 Priority signs Artykmaçlyk beriji belgiler
3 Prohibitory signs Gadagan ediji belgiler
4 Mandatory signs Buýrujy belgiler
5 Information signs Habardar ediji – görkeziji belgiler
6 Service signs Hyzmat belgileri
7 Additional panels Goşmaça maglumat belgileri (tabliçkalar)

Warning signs edit

Priority signs edit

Prohibitory signs edit

Mandatory signs edit

Special regulations signs edit

Service signs edit

Additional plates edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals - unece" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). UNITED NATIONS. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ^ "United Nations Treaty Collection". treaties.un.org. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ^ "Межгосударственный стандарт ГОСТ 10807-78 "Знаки дорожные. Общие технические условия" (утв. постановлением Госстандарта СССР 30.08.1978 N 2401) (с изменениями и дополнениями) (не действует) | ГАРАНТ". base.garant.ru. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  4. ^ "Скачать ГОСТ 10807-78 Знаки дорожные. Общие технические условия". meganorm.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  5. ^ Atamyradow, H. (2019). Ýol hereketi we howpsuzlygy (in Turkmen). Ashgabat: Türkmen döwlet neşirýat gullugy.
  6. ^ "Türkmenistan Yol Resimleri | OZGURLERTR". www.ozgurlertrafik.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-08-29.

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