Road signs in South America

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Road signs in the countries of South America such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela mostly follow road signs used in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and Central American countries. Signs are mostly based on the United States' Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), sharing many similarities in design to road signs used in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central American countries.

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Of the countries in South America, only Suriname and French Guiana, a French overseas territory, use European-style road signs based on the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, including triangular red-bordered warning signs as in mainland Europe. Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Venezuela are the only four South American countries that have signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals. [1] Chile is also the only country in South America that has ratified this convention.

The vast majority of South American countries use yellow diamond-shaped warning signs as well as in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America. Recognizing the differences in standards across Europe and the Americas, the Vienna Convention considers these types of signs an acceptable alternative to the triangular warning sign. [2] However, UN compliant signs must make use of more pictograms in contrast to more text based US variants. Indeed, most American nations make use of more symbols than allowed in the US MUTCD.

Overview

Argentina

Aruba

Bolivia

Road signs in Bolivia are regulated by the Manuales Técnicos para el Diseño de Carreteras standard which is based on the United States' MUTCD (FHWA), Central America's Manuales Técnicos para el Diseño de Carreteras (SICA), Colombia's Manual de Señalización Vial (Ministry of Transport), and Chile's Manual de Carreteras. [3] Signs share many similarities in design to road signs used in the United States, Central America and neighboring Chile.

Brazil

Colombia

Road signs in Colombia are regulated in the Manual de Señalización Vial standard, which is developed by the Ministry of Transport and based on the United States' MUTCD. [4] [5] [6] Many regulatory signs are based on European signs, i.e. the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, while many warning signs are based on U.S. and Canadian signs, i.e. on MUTCD.

Ecuador

Road signs in Ecuador are regulated in the Manual Básico de Señalización Vial [7] [8] [9] and Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano. RTE INEN 004-1:2011. Señalización vial. [10] Signs are similar in design to those used in the United States and Chile.

Ecuador signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on November 8, 1968 but has yet to fully ratify it. [11]

Guyana

Road signs in Guyana generally follow the same design as those used in the United States and are based on the MUTCD with the exception that some signs are reversed since the country drives on the left. [12] However, most of current signs found in Guyana, are non-compliant with MUTCD standards. [13] [14] Metric speed limit signs in km/h are found in Guyana, while in the United States such signs with speed limits in km/h are extremely rare, usually seen near the borders with Canada and Mexico, both of which use the metric system.

Paraguay

Road signs in Paraguay are regulated in the Manual de Carreteras del Paraguay standard developed by the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (Spanish : Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones). [15]

Peru

Road signs in Peru are regulated by the Manual de Dispositivos de Control del Tránsito Automotor para Calles y Carreteras, [16] developed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Peru. This standard is based on the United States' Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) developed by the Federal Highway Administration, [17] Colombia's Manual de Señalización Vial and Chile's Manual de Señalización de Tránsito. [18] As a result, road signs in Peru are similar in design to those used in the United States on one side and in neighbouring Chile and Colombia on the other side.

Suriname

Road signs in Suriname are particularly modelled on the Dutch road signs since Suriname is a former Dutch colony, although traffic drives on the left.

Venezuela

Road signs in Venezuela are regulated in Manual Venezolano de Dispositivos Uniformes para el Control del Tránsito and are based on the United States' MUTCD. [19]

Table of traffic signs

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Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of Aruba.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Chile.svg Flag of Colombia.svg Flag of Ecuador.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Peru.svg Flag of Suriname.svg Flag of Uruguay.svg
Argentina Aruba Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador French
Guiana
Peru Suriname Uruguay
Stop Argentina MSV 2017 road sign R-27.svg Nederlands verkeersbord B7.svg Brasil R-1.svg CL road sign RPI-2.svg Colombia road sign SR-01.svg Ecuador road sign R1-1.svg France road sign AB4.svg Peru road sign R-1.svg Nederlands verkeersbord B7.svg Uruguay Road Sign R1.svg
Give way Argentina MSV 2017 road sign R-28.svg Nederlands verkeersbord B6 2023.svg BR road sign R-2.svg CL road sign RPI-1.svg Colombia road sign SR-02.svg Ecuador road sign R1-2.svg France road sign AB3a.svg Peru road sign R-2.svg Nederlands verkeersbord B6.svg Uruguay Road Sign R2.svg
Give way to oncoming traffic Argentina MSV 2017 road sign R-29.svg Nederlands verkeersbord F5 2023.svg CL road sign RO-4a.svg Colombia road sign SR-49.svg France road sign B15.svg Colombia road sign SR-49.svg
Nederlands verkeersbord F5.svg
Priority over oncoming traffic Nederlands verkeersbord F6 2023.svg C18.svg
Nederlands verkeersbord F6.svg
Priority road Nederlands verkeersbord B1 2023.svg France road sign AB6.svg Nederlands verkeersbord B1.svg
Priority road ends Nederlands verkeersbord B2 2023.svg France road sign AB7.svg Nederlands verkeersbord B2.svg
ArgentinaArubaBrazilChileColombiaEcuadorFrench
Guiana
PeruSuriname

Warning

ArgentinaArubaBrazilChileColombiaEcuadorFrench
Guiana
PeruSurinameUruguay
Stop sign ahead Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-33(a).svg Nederlands verkeersbord B6 2023.svg
Stop-100-m.png
Brasil A-15.svg CL road sign PO-13.svg Colombia road sign SP-29.svg Ecuador road sign P3-1.svg France road sign AB5.svg PE road sign P-58 (-2016).svg Nederlands verkeersbord B6.svg
Stop-100-m.png
Uruguay Road Sign P15.svg
Give way sign ahead Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-33(b).svg Nederlands verkeersbord B6 2023.svg
Afstandsaanduiding-500-m.png
CL road sign PO-12.svg Colombia road sign SP-33.svg Ecuador road sign P3-2.svg France road sign AB3b.svg Peru road sign P-59.svg Nederlands verkeersbord B6.svg
Afstandsaanduiding-500-m.png
Traffic signals Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-32.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J32 2023.svg Brasil A-14.svg CL road sign PO-11.svg Colombia road sign SP-23.svg Ecuador road sign P3-3.svg France road sign A17.svg Peru road sign P-55.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J32.svg Uruguay Road Sign P14.svg
Roundabout Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-21.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J9 2023.svg Brasil A-12.svg CL road sign PI-3.svg Colombia road sign SP-20.svg Ecuador road sign P2-17.svg France Road Sign AB25.svg Peru road sign P-15.svg
Nederlands verkeersbord J9.svg
Uruguay Road Sign R2.svg
Two-way traffic Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-23.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J29 2023.svg Brasil A-25.svg CL road sign PO-1.svg Colombia road sign SP-39.svg Ecuador road sign P5-2.svg France road sign A18.svg Peru road sign P-25.svg
Nederlands verkeersbord J29.svg
Uruguay Road Sign P25.svg
Crossroads Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-24(a).svg Nederlands verkeersbord B3 2023.svg Brasil A-6.svg CL road sign PI-4a.svg Colombia road sign SP-11.svg Ecuador road sign P2-1.svg France road sign AB2.svg Peru road sign P-6.svg Nederlands verkeersbord B3.svg Uruguay Road Sign P6.svg
Staggered crossroads Brasil A-11a.svg CL road sign PI-4g.svg Colombia road sign SP-18.svg Ecuador road sign P2-6I.svg Uruguay Road Sign P11b.svg
Steep ascent Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-9(b).svg Nederlands verkeersbord J6 2023.svg Brasil A-20b.svg CL road sign PG-7c.svg Colombia road sign SP-27A.svg Ecuador road sign P6-5b.svg Colombia road sign SP-27A.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J6.svg Uruguay Road Sign P20b.svg
Steep descent Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-9(a).svg Nederlands verkeersbord J7 2023.svg Brasil A-20a.svg CL road sign PG-7a.svg Colombia road sign SP-27.svg Ecuador road sign P6-5a.svg France road sign A16.svg Colombia road sign SP-27.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J7.svg
Traffic queues Nederlands verkeersbord J33 2023.svg Signal AK30.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J33.svg
ArgentinaArubaBrazilChileColombiaEcuadorFrench
Guiana
PeruSuriname
Pedestrian crossing ahead AR road sign P-5.svg
Norwegian-road-sign-802.0.svg
Nederlands verkeersbord J22 2023.svg Brasil A-32b.svg CL road sign PO-8.svg Colombia road sign SP-46A.svg Ecuador road sign P3-4.svg France road sign A13b.svg Colombia road sign SP-46A.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J22.svg
Pedestrians Nederlands verkeersbord J23 2023.svg Brasil A-32a.svg CL road sign PO-7.svg Colombia road sign SP-46.svg Ecuador road sign P7-1.svg Peru road sign P-48.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J23.svg
Children Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-25(b).svg Nederlands verkeersbord J21 2023.svg Brasil A-34.svg CL road sign PO-10.svg Colombia road sign SP-48.svg Ecuador road sign P7-2.svg France road sign A13a.svg Peru road sign P-50 (2016).svg Nederlands verkeersbord J21.svg
Cyclists Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-26(a).svg Nederlands verkeersbord J24 2023.svg Brasil A-30a.svg CL road sign PO-2.svg Colombia road sign SP-59.svg Ecuador road sign P6-14.svg France road sign A21.svg Peru road sign P-46.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J24.svg
Domesticated animals Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-27(a).svg Nederlands verkeersbord J28 2023.svg Brasil A-35.svg CL road sign PO-5.svg Colombia road sign SP-49 (cattle).svg Ecuador road sign P6-17.svg France road sign A15a1.svg Peru road sign P-53.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J28.svg
Wild animals Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-27(b).svg Nederlands verkeersbord J27 2023.svg Brasil A-36.svg CL road sign PO-6.svg Colombia road sign SP-49 (deer).svg France road sign A15b.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J27.svg
Road narrows Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-10(a).svg Nederlands verkeersbord J17 2023.svg Brasil A-21a.svg CL road sign PF-1a.svg Colombia road sign SP-28.svg Ecuador road sign P4-4.svg France road sign A3.svg Colombia road sign SP-28.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J17.svg
Uneven surface No image available.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J1 2023.svg Brasil A-17.svg CL road sign PG-9.svg Colombia road sign SP-24.svg Ecuador road sign P6-4.svg France road sign A2a.svg Peru road sign P-32.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J1.svg
Bump Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-11(c).svg Nederlands verkeersbord J38 2023.svg Brasil A-18.svg CL road sign PG-8a.svg Colombia road sign SP-25.svg Ecuador road sign P6-3.svg France road sign A2b.svg Peru road sign P-33.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J38.svg
Dip Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-11(b).svg Brasil A-19.svg CL road sign PG-10.svg Colombia road sign SP-26.svg Ecuador road sign P6-3.svg Peru road sign P-34.svg
ArgentinaArubaBrazilChileColombiaEcuadorFrench
Guiana
PeruSuriname
Slippery surface Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-12.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J20 2023.svg Brasil A-28.svg Chile road sign PE-2.svg Colombia road sign SP-44.svg Ecuador road sign P6-8.svg France road sign A4.svg Peru road sign P-36.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J20.svg
Loose surface material Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-13.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J25 2023.svg Brasil A-29.svg CL road sign PE-3.svg Colombia road sign SP-71.svg Ecuador road sign P6-7.svg France road sign AK22.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J25.svg
Falling rocks Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-14.svg Brasil A-27.svg CL road sign PE-1.svg Colombia road sign SP-42.svg Ecuador road sign P6-6D.svg France road sign A19.svg Peru road sign P-37.svg
Crosswinds Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-30.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J31 2023.svg Brasil A-44.svg Chile road sign PE-8.svg Colombia road sign SP-73.svg Ecuador road sign P6-11.svg France road sign A24.svg Peru road sign P-66.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J31.svg
Unprotected body of water Nederlands verkeersbord J26 2023.svg CL road sign PE-6.svg Ecuador road sign P6-9.svg France road sign A20.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J26.svg
Narrow bridge Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-16.svg Brasil A-22.svg Chile road sign PF-2.svg Colombia road sign SP-36.svg Ecuador road sign P4-1.svg Peru road sign P-40.svg
Opening bridge Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-17.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J15 2023.svg Brasil A-23.svg France road sign A6.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J15.svg
Tunnel Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-15.svg Chile road sign PE-5.svg Colombia road sign SP-37.svg Ecuador road sign P4-11.svg Colombia road sign SP-37.svg
Low-flying aircraft Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-28.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J30 2023.svg Brasil A-43.svg CL road sign PE-7.svg Ecuador road sign P6-13.svg France road sign A23.svg Peru road sign P-45.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J30.svg
Trams Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-29(a).svg Nederlands verkeersbord J14 2023.svg Brasil A-16.svg France road sign A9.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J14.svg
ArgentinaArubaBrazilChileColombiaEcuadorFrench
Guiana
PeruSuriname
Height limit ahead Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-18.svg Brasil A-37.svg Chile road sign PF-5.svg Colombia road sign SP-50.svg Ecuador road sign P4-9.svg Peru road sign P-38.svg
Width limit ahead Argentina MSV 2017 road sign P-19.svg Brasil A-38.svg Chile road sign PF-6.svg Colombia road sign SP-51.svg Ecuador road sign P4-8.svg Peru road sign P-39.svg
Length limit ahead Brasil A-48.svg Chile road sign PF-7.svg Ecuador road sign P4-10.svg
Weight limit ahead Brasil A-46.svg Chile road sign PF-4.svg Colombia road sign SP-38.svg Ecuador road sign P4-12.svg Colombia road sign SP-38.svg
Level crossing with barriers ahead Argentina road sign P1.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J10 2023.svg Brasil A-40.svg CL road sign PI-1b.svg Colombia road sign SP-52A.svg Ecuador road sign P2-20.svg France road sign A7.svg Colombia road sign SP-52A.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J10.svg
Level crossing without barriers ahead Argentina road sign P1.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J11 2023.svg Brasil A-39.svg CL road sign PI-1a.svg Colombia road sign SP-52.svg Ecuador road sign P2-19a.svg France road sign A8.svg Peru road sign P-42.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J11.svg
Level crossing (single track) Cruce ferroc 1via.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J12.svg Brasil A-41a.svg Chile road sign PI-2a.svg Colombia road sign SP-54.svg Ecuador road sign P2-18.svg FR road sign G1.svg Peru road sign P-44.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J12.svg
Level crossing (multiple tracks) Cruce ferroc mas2vias.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J13.svg Brasil A-41b.svg Chile road sign PI-2b.svg Colombia road sign SP-54 (2 tracks).svg Ecuador road sign P2-18.svg FR road sign G1a.svg Peru road sign P-44A.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J13.svg
Roadworks No image available.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J16 2023.svg Brasil A-24.svg Chile road sign PT-1.svg Colombia road sign SPO-01.svg Ecuador road sign T1-1.svg France road sign AK5.svg PE road sign P-47 (-2016).svg Nederlands verkeersbord J16.svg
Other danger AR road sign P-6.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J37 2023.svg CL road sign PE-12.svg France road sign A14.svg Peru road sign P-57.svg Nederlands verkeersbord J37.svg
ArgentinaArubaBrazilChileColombiaEcuadorFrench
Guiana
PeruSuriname

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