Road signs in Uzbekistan

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Road signs in Uzbekistan are similar to the road sign system of other post-Soviet states that ensure that transport vehicles move safely and orderly, as well as to inform the participants of traffic built-in graphic icons. They are regulated in O'zDst 3283-2017. [1] Uzbekistan is a signatory to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic and Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals. [2]

Road signs in Uzbekistan were formerly based on the Soviet ГОСТ 10807-78 standard, which became invalid in Russia since January 1, 2006. [3] Modern road signs are based on the Russian ГОСТ Р 52290-2004 [4] [5] standard, but they also have some design features used on road signs in European countries such as Spain, Germany and Italy. [6] Inscriptions on road signs in Uzbekistan are written in Latin script only, despite the use of Cyrillic and Latin alphabets in the country.

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