GB 5768.2:2022 Road traffic signs and markings—Part 2: Road traffic signs English
This standard is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2020 Directives for standardization - Part 1: Rules for the structure and drafting of standardizing documents.
This is Part 2 of GB 5768 Road traffic signs and markings. The following parts of GB 5768 have been published:
——Part 1: General;
——Part 2: Road traffic signs;
——Part 3: Road traffic markings;
——Part 4: Work zone;
——Part 5: Speed limit;
——Part 6: Highway-railway grade crossing;
——Part 7: Non-motor vehicles and pedestrians;
——Part 8: School zone.
This document replaces GB 5768.2-2009 Road traffic signs and markings - Part 2: Road traffic signs.
Road traffic signs and markings - Part 2: Road traffic signs
1 Scope
This standard specifies the requirements for the classification, color, shape, character, size, graphic, setting, use, maintenance and production of road traffic signs.
This standard is applicable to the road traffic signs on highways, urban roads, and the places within the jurisdiction of a unit but allowing access of social motor vehicles to pass through, for example, squares and public parking lots for public traffic.
2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB 5768.1 Road traffic signs and markings - Part 1: General
GB 17733 Geographical names - Signs
3 Terms and definitions
No terms and definitions are listed in this standard.
4 General
4.1 Basic requirements
4.1.1 Road traffic signs shall deliver traffic control and guidance information to road users by colors, shapes, characters and graphics, etc.
4.1.2 Traffic signs shall:
a) meet the needs of road users;
b) attract the attention of road users;
c) deliver clear and concise meaning;
d) be followed by road users;
e) give road users enough time for a reasonable response.
4.1.3 Information insufficiency or overload shall be avoided.
4.1.4 Important information can be reasonably repeated.
4.1.5 When signs and markings are used together, they shall share the same meaning and complement each other, without any ambiguity, and shall match other facilities, and shall not contradict with signal lights.
Note: The road traffic markings shown in the figures in this document are only schematic.
4.2 Classification
4.2.1 By their functions, road traffic signs are classified into main signs and auxiliary signs:
a) Main signs include:
1) prohibition signs, which prohibit or restrict the traffic behavior of road users;
2) indication signs, which indicate that road users shall follow;
3) warning signs, which warn road users to note the road and traffic situations;
4) guide signs, which deliver the information of road direction, location or distance;
5) tourist area signs, which show the direction and distance of scenic spots;
6) notice signs, which provide information on off-road facilities, safe driving, etc.
b) Auxiliary signs are set below the main sign for explanation.
4.2.2 By their locations, road traffic signs are classified into road side signs and over-road signs.
4.2.3 By display modes of contents, road traffic signs are classified into static signs and variable information signs.
4.2.4 By optical characteristics, road traffic signs are classified into retroreflective signs, lighting signs and luminous signs, among which lighting signs are classified into internal lighting signs and external lighting signs by the installation position of light source.
4.2.5 By the validity period, road traffic signs are classified into permanent signs and temporary signs. The road traffic signs used are temporary in the areas where the road conditions are changed due to construction work or traffic accident control.
4.2.6 By the mandatory degree of information delivered, road traffic signs are classified into mandatory ones and non-mandatory ones.
Prohibition signs and indication signs must be followed by road users, while other signs are for information, for example, guide signs and tourist area signs.
Stop-and-give-away signs and slow-down-and-give-way signs shall not be applied for other purposes. Other prohibition signs and indication signs should not be used for other purposes. Prohibition signs and indication signs other than stop-and-give-away signs and slow-down-and-give-way signs used on the white borderless baseplate are mandatory.
When applied to other signs, prohibition signs and indication signs only provide relevant information on prohibition, restriction and compliance, as supplementary explanation or advance notice, and they are non-mandatory.
4.3 Color
4.3.1 See Table 1 for the basic meanings of traffic sign colors.
4.4 Shape
The shape of road traffic signs shall meet the following requirements:
a) Octagon: used for stop-and-give-away signs in prohibition signs;
b) Inverted equilateral triangle: used for slow-down-and-give-way signs in prohibition signs;
c) Circle: used for prohibition signs and indication signs;
d) Equilateral triangle: used for warning signs;
e) Cross: used for “cross symbol” warning signs;
f) Matrix: used for guide signs, tourist area signs, notice signs and auxiliary signs, as well as some prohibition signs, indication signs and warning signs, etc.
Note: Matrix covers square and rectangle.
4.5 Character
4.5.1 Characters on road traffic signs shall:
a) be standard and unambiguous;
b) be ordered from left to right and from top to bottom. A place name shall not be in two lines or two columns; words on a sign shall not be in both horizontal and vertical lines.
Foreword i
Introduction vii
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General
4.1 Basic requirements
4.2 Classification
4.3 Color
4.4 Shape
4.5 Character
4.7 Graphics
4.8 Setting
4.9 Use and maintenance
4.10 Fabrication
4.11 Variable message sign
5 Prohibition signs
5.1 General requirements
5.2 Stop-and-give-way sign (Prohibition 1)
5.3 Slow-down-and-give-way sign (Prohibition 2)
5.4 Oncoming-and-give-way sign (Prohibition 3)
5.5 No passing sign (Prohibition 4)
5.6 No entry sign (Prohibition 5)
5.7 No motor vehicle sign (Prohibition 6)
5.8 No oversize (or no light-duty) passenger vehicle sign (Prohibitions 7, 8)
5.9 No truck sign (Prohibition 9)
5.10 No trailer and semi-trailer sign (Prohibition 10)
5.11 No tractor sign (Prohibition 11)
5.12 No three-wheeled vehicle and low-speed truck sign (Prohibition 12)
5.13 No motorcycle sign (Prohibition 13)
5.14 No non-motor vehicle sign (Prohibition 14)
5.15 No electric bicycle sign (Prohibition 15)
5.16 No animal-drawn vehicle sign (Prohibition 16)
5.17 No tricycle sign (Prohibition 17)
5.18 No manpower tricycle (passenger and freight) sign (Prohibitions 18 and 19)
5.19 No manpower vehicle sign (Prohibition 20)
5.20 No pedestrian sign (Prohibition 21)
5.21 No certain two types of vehicles sign (Prohibition 22)
5.22 No left turn (or right turn) sign (Prohibitions 23 and 24)
5.23 No straight sign (Prohibition 25)
5.24 No left turn and no right turn signs (Prohibition 26)
5.25 No straight and left turn (or straight and right turn) sign (Prohibitions 27 and 28)
5.26 No U turn sign (Prohibition 29)
5.27 No overtaking sign (Prohibition 30)
5.28 No overtaking lifting sign (Prohibition 31)
5.29 No parking sign (Prohibition 32)
5.30 No long parking sign (Prohibition 33)
5.31 No honking sign (Prohibition 34)
5.32 Width limit sign (Prohibition 35)
5.33 Height limit sign (Prohibition 36)
5.34 Weight limit sign (Prohibition 37)
5.35 Axle load limit sign (Prohibition 38)
5.36 Speed limit sign (Prohibition 39)
5.37 Speed-limit lifting sign (Prohibition 40)
5.38 Stop for inspection sign (Prohibition 41)
5.39 No dangerous goods transport vehicle sign (Prohibition 42)
5.40 Prohibited area (or limited area) and limit lifting signs (Prohibitions 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 and 48)
6 Indication signs
6.1 General requirements
6.2 Straight sign (Indication 1)
6.3 Left turn (or right turn) sign (Indications 2 and 3)
6.4 Straight and left turn (or straight and right turn) sign (Indications 4 and 5)
6.5 Left turn and right turn sign (Indication 6)
6.6 Sign of driving on the right (or left) side of the divider (Indications 7 and 8)
6.7 Ring driving sign (Indication 9)
6.8 One-way sign (Indications 10 and 11)
6.9 Honking sign (Indication 12)
6.10 Light start sign (Indication 13)
6.11 Minimum speed limit sign (Indication 14)
6.12 Priority-over-oncoming-vehicle sign (Indication 15)
6.13 Pedestrian crossing sign (Indication 16)
6.14 Lane direction signs (Indications 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23)
6.15 For motor vehicle sign (Indication 24)
6.16 Motor vehicle lane sign ( Indication 25)
6.17 Minibus lane sign ( Indication 26)
6.18 Bus lane sign (Indication 27)
6.19 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lane signs (Indication 28)
6.20 Tram lane sign ( Indication 29)
6.21 High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane sign (Indication 30)
6.22 For non-motor vehicle sign ( Indication 31)
6.23 Non-motor vehicle lane sign (Indication 32)
6.24 For electric bicycle sign ( Indication 33)
6.25 Lane signs for electric bicycles (Indication 34)
6.26 Pedestrian sign (Indication 35)
6.27 Signs for non-motor vehicles and pedestrians ( Indications 36 and 37)
6.28 The combination of various lane signs
6.29 Dismount-and-push-non-motor vehicle sign (Indication 38)
6.30 Right lane driving sign (Indication 39)
6.31 Parking lot sign (Indication 40)
6.32 U-turn permitted sign (Indication 41)
6.33 Hard shoulder permitted driving sign (Indication 42)
6.34 For truck sign (Indication 43)
7 Warning signs
7.1 General provisions
7.2 Intersection sign (Warning 1)
7.3 Sharp curve sign ( Warning 2)
7.4 Reverse curve sign (Warning 3)
7.5 Continuous curves sign (Warning 4)
7.6 Steep slope sign (Warning 5)
7.7 Continuous slops downhill sign (Warning 6)
7.8 Narrowing road sign (Warning 7)
7.9 Narrow bridge sign (Warning 8)
7.10 Two-way traffic sign (Warning 9)
7.11 Watch for pedestrians sign (Warning 10)
7.12 Watch for children sign (Warning 11)
7.13 Take care of the disabled sign (Warning 12)
7.14 Watch for non-motor vehicles sign (Warning 13)
7.15 Watch out for electric bicycles sign (Warning 14)
7.16 Watch for livestock sign (Warning 15)
7.17 Watch for wild animals sign (Warning 16)
7.18 Traffic lights ahead sign (Warning 17)
7.19 Falling rocks sign (Warning 18)
7.20 Alert to crosswind sign (Warning 19)
7.21 Slippery road sign (Warning 20)
7.22 Steep mountain road sign (Warning 21)
7.23 Embankment road sign (Warning 22)
7.24 Village sign (Warning 23)
7.25 Tunnel sign (Warning 24)
7.26 Hump bridge sign (Warning 25)
7.27 Hump or rough road sign (Warning 26)
7.28 Speed bump sign (Warning 27)
7.29 Overflow pavement (or water-overflowing bridge) sign (Warning 28)
7.30 Railway crossing sign (Warning 29, Warning 30, Warning 31, and Warning 32)
7.31 Accident area sign (Warning 33)
7.32 Obstacles ahead sign (Warning 34)
7.33 Danger sign (Warning 35)
7.34 Construction sign (Warning 36)
7.35 Traffic accident management sign (Warning 37)
7.36 Advisory speed sign (Warning 38)
7.37 Reversible lane ahead sign (Warning 39)
7.38 Maintain safe distance sign (Warning 40)
7.39 Roads merge sign (Warning 41)
7.40 Fewer lanes ahead sign (Warning 42)
7.41 Truck escape ramp sign (Warning 43)
7.42 Icy road, rain (snow), fog signs and adverse weather conditions sign (Warning 44)
7.43 Queues likely sign (Warning 45)
7.44 Linear induction sign (Warning 46)
7.45 Waterlogging sign (Warning 47)
8 General road guide signs
8.1 General requirements
8.2 Classification
8.3 Route guiding signs
8.4 Location guiding signs
8.5 Guiding signs for facilities along roads
8.6 Other road information guiding signs
9 Guide signs of expressway and urban rapid road
9.1 General requirements
9.2 Classification
9.3 Route guiding signs
9.4 Information guiding sign along the route
9.5 Guiding signs for facilities along the route
10 Tourist area signs
10.1 General requirements
10.2 Tourist guiding signs (Tourist Area 1 and Tourist Area 2)
10.3 Tourist symbol sign (Tourist Area 3 to Tourist Area 17)
11 Notice signs
11.1 General requirements
11.2 Explaining signs of road facilities
11.3 Guiding signs for off-road facilities
11.4 Traffic safety warning signs
11.5 Setting of notice signs
12 Auxiliary signs
Annex A (Informative) Chinese-English terms of traffic signs
Annex B (Informative) Font of traffic signs
Annex C (Normative) Height of words on expressway number signs
Annex D (Informative) Suggestions on coordination of traffic signs and markings
Annex E (Informative) Legend for making traffic signs
Annex F (Informative) Setting conditions for stop-and-give-way signs and slow-down-and-give-way signs
Annex G (Informative) Examples of hierarchical selection of information on general path guiding signs
Annex H (Informative) Examples of setting general road guide signs
Annex I (Informative) Examples of guide signs of expressway and urban rapid road
Annex J (Informative) Examples of setting tourist area signs
Index in Chinese
