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#Germany traffic lights code

Compare sign F31 of the Belgian Road Code in green (a directional sign to a motorway, but not on a motorway) with the other directional signs in blue (especially F15, F25, F27 and F29, all of which are also used in blue on motorways): "Code de la route - Article 71.

^ The directional signs to motorways are white on green, whereas the directional signs on motorways are white on blue.

In reality, there is no clearcut and consistent usage of the white on green signs for city centres and city districts, black on white signals are often preferred if the roads leading to them are primary roads.

^ Used to indicate locations like regions, city centres, city districts and tourist locations.

The design of individual pictograms (tunnel, pedestrian, car, etc.), while broadly similar, often varies in detail from country to countryĭifferences of directional and informatory signage Country.

Warning signs in Ireland are yellow and diamond-shaped ( as in the Americas, Australasia, and some east Asian countries), and thus differ from the white or yellow, red-bordered, triangular signs found in the rest of Europe.

The meaning and colour-coding of horizontal road surface markings.

Local language texts (sometimes bilingual).

The convention has not been adopted by Ireland, Iceland or Malta.ĭifferences between European traffic signs French sign showing the difference between French and Swiss motorway sign colours, on the A411 near Geneva The convention has been adopted by the following countries (including acceding states): Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. Most European countries refer to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.

If necessary, other vehicles must wait." Trams in the city come under the same rule as buses, so they are automatically included in the above exception.European traffic signs present relevant differences between countries despite an apparent uniformity and standardisation. This is indicated on page 20 para 5 of StVO: "Public buses and school buses must be allowed to depart of marked stops when they turn on their signals. Every lane change must be announced in an advanced time and clearly.Īn exception is only for public buses when they want to depart from their marked stops.

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However, in some cases, a partial liability of the other driver may be present if, for example, he suddenly accelerated which the lane-changer could not foresee.Īccording to German road traffic regulations (StVO) page 7 para 5: In all cases, a lane may only be changed if a hazard to other road users is "excluded". If a rear-end collision occurs, usually the liability is on the driver who has changed the lane. When a vehicle from another lane turns on the indicator to change its lane, the lane-changer is actually "requesting" the vehicle behind him in the intended lane to give a place for the lane-change maneuver. The vehicle traveling in a lane has a right of way ( Vorrang) in its own lane. Streetcars have priority over general traffic when tracks go through a traffic circle and sign 101 with a supplemental sign or sign 205 is posted with a silhouette of a streetcar with the word Straßenbahn or Straßenbahn Vorfahrt.

On three-lane Autobahns, clearance (rescue alley) must be made between left and center lanes.

#Germany traffic lights drivers

In an autobahn traffic jam (Stau) situation, drivers are required to move their vehicles to the extreme right or left (depending on the lane they are currently standing on) to permit the emergency vehicle to pass through the center of the congestion. Upon hearing multitone warning signals of emergency vehicles, drivers must pull over to the right and stop if necessary. Bus drivers indicate their intention to enter the flow of traffic with their turn signals.įuneral processions have the right-of-way over other traffic.Įmergency vehicles (ambulances, police cars, fire department vehicles, and other vehicles identifiable by their flashing blue lights and multitone warning signals) have special right-of-way privileges. General rules regulating right-of-way are:īuses pulling into traffic from marked bus stops have the right-of-way. No matter a car, a motorbike, a bicycle, a pedestrian, a hand-pushed non-motorized vehicle, etc. Whether it comes from a priority road or from a green signal or from a road where a police officer is regulating the traffic. To understand the right of way, it does not matter where a road user wants to proceed, the only important is, where it comes from.