Road signs in the Philippines
Road signs in the Philippines are regulated and standardized by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).[1][2] Most of the signs reflect minor influences from US and Australian signs, but keep a design closer to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals in which the Philippines is an original signatory.[3][4]
It is unclear if the DPWH mandates the use of, or has a preference between, Clearview and Highway Gothic as the official typefaces for signs but most road signs do use them.[a][1]
Regulatory signs
Regulatory signs indicate the application of legal or statutory requirements. Disregarding these signs may constitute the road user to an offense.[1]
Priority signs
Direction signs
Restrictive signs
No entry for tricycles
Speed signs
Parking signs
Miscellaneous signs
Warning signs
Warning signs are used to warn road users to the potential hazard along, or adjacent to, the road.[1]
Horizontal alignment signs
Intersection and junction signs
Advance warning of traffic control devices signs
Road width signs
Road obstacle signs
Pedestrian signs
Railroad crossing signs
Supplementary signs
Other warning road signs
Guide or information signs
Guide or information signs are used to inform road users about the direction and distances of the route that they are following.[1]
Advance direction signs
Intersection direction signs
Reassurance direction signs
Finger board and direction signs for less important roads
Street signs
Town names and geographical feature signs
Service signs
Tourist information and tourist destination signs
Route marker signs
Asian highway route marker signs
Expressway signs
Expressway signs are signs that are used on, or near, controlled-access roads.[1]
Expressway approach signs
Expressway information signs
Advance exit signs
Exit direction signs
Expressway service signs
End of expressway signs
Toll signs
Expressway traffic instruction and regulatory signs
Traffic instruction signs
Traffic instruction signs are used to instruct a road user to follow a direction or perform an action. These are also used as a supplement for regulatory and warning signs.[1]
Supplementary signs
Movement instruction signs
Hazard markers
Hazard markers are signs that are usually used in places with obstructions and curves. These signs may be used with or after a warning sign.[1]
Sources
- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "Highway Safety Design Standards Manuals: Part 1 – Road Safety Design Manual and Part 2 – Road Signs and Pavement Markings Manual. - Department of Public Works and Highways". Department of Public Works and Highways. May 2012.
Notes
- ^ The sign specifications of the Road Signs and Pavement Markings Manual shows a variety of typefaces used on the road signs in the Philippines.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Highway Safety Design Standards Manuals: Part 1 – Road Safety Design Manual and Part 2 – Road Signs and Pavement Markings Manual. - Department of Public Works and Highways". Department of Public Works and Highways. May 2012.
- ^ "How to contest a violation because of a hidden 'No Entry' sign". Top Gear Philippines. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Presidential Decree No. 207, s. 1973 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Built against the odds (3) – The Manila Times". The Manila Times. Retrieved February 26, 2021.