Road signs in Belarus

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Road signs scattered in Lyakhavichy

Road signs in Belarus are regulated by the road sign standard STB 1140-2013. [1] Due to the country being a former Soviet Socialist Republic between 1920 and 1991, road signs are similar in design to those used in the Soviet Union before its dissolution in 1991, as well as in most other post-Soviet states, especially neighboring Russia, Ukraine, and Lithuania. Like Russia and Ukraine, Belarus is a signatory to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic and the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals. [2] Belarus signed the Vienna Convention on 8 November 1968 and ratified it on 18 June 1974, when the country was a Soviet Socialist Republic. [3] The Soviet Union itself was once a signatory to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals. [4]

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Design

Although road signs in Belarus are visually similar in design to modern road signs used in neighboring Russia and the STB 1140-2013 standard serves a similar role to the Russian standard GOST R 52290-2004, the Belarusian standard has developed independently and has many differences from its Russian counterpart.

Inscriptions on road signs are written in Belarusian or Russian, including the names of settlements, most often in Belarusian. The use of the Belarusian language on road signs in Belarus is more preferable according to the Belarusian standard. Despite this, in 2015 there was a case where road signs in Russian instead of Belarusian were installed in Mogilev. [5] The official typeface of Belarusian road signs is based on the Soviet standard GOST 10807-78. However, Arial may also be seen on Belarusian road signs instead.

Graphic differences from Russian signs

Warning signs

Priority signs

Prohibitory signs

Mandatory signs

Information signs

Service signs

Additional plates

See also

References

  1. "СТБ 1140-2013 Технические средства организации дорожного движения. Знаки дорожные. Общие технические условия" (PDF). meganorm.ru (in Russian and Belarusian). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. "Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals - unece" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). UNITED NATIONS. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. "United Nations Treaty Collection". treaties.un.org. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. "КОНВЕНЦИЯ О ДОРОЖНОМ ДВИЖЕНИИ от 08.11.1968 Вена | ATI.SU". ati.su (in Russian). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  5. "Russification of road signs starts in Mahilyou (photo)". Euroradio.fm . 15 December 2015.
  6. "Отличия в ПДД России и Беларуси — Автокадабра". autokadabra.ru. Retrieved 30 July 2023.