Road signs in Kyrgyzstan

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Road signs in Kyrgyzstan are similar to the road sign system of other post-Soviet states (e.g. Russia) that ensure that transport vehicles move safely and orderly, as well as to inform the participants of traffic built-in graphic icons. These icons are governed by the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic and Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.

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Road signs in Kyrgyzstan are the same as in Russia and are based on the ГОСТ 32945-2014 and ГОСТ Р 52289-2004 [1] standards (until 2019 ГОСТ 10807-78 and ГОСТ 23457-86 [2] ) with the exception that inscriptions on road signs are in Kyrgyz and/or Russian, in accordance with the official languages of Kyrgyzstan. The rules for the use of road signs and their technical requirements are governed by the Russian standards ГОСТ Р 52289-2019, ГОСТ Р 52290-2004 and the interstate standard ГОСТ 32945-2014. [3] [4] [5] Road signs in Kyrgyzstan are divided into 8 categories, as in Russia:

  1. Warning signs (Предупреждающие знаки);
  2. Priority signs (Знаки приоритета);
  3. Prohibitory signs (Запрещающие знаки);
  4. Mandatory signs (Предписывающие знаки);
  5. Special regulations signs (Знаки особых предписаний);
  6. Information signs (Информационные знаки);
  7. Service signs (Знаки сервиса);
  8. Additional signs (tables) (Знаки дополнительной информации (таблички)).

Warning signs

Priority signs

Prohibitory signs

Mandatory signs

Special regulation signs

Information signs

Service signs

Additional panels

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