Road signs in Poland

The road signs in Poland follow the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals and, therefore, are more or less identical to those in other European countries. Warning signs have yellow background rather than the more common black-on-white design, and therefore similar to the Road signs in Greece.

Polish road signs depict people with stylized (as opposed to naturalistic) silhouettes.

Warning signs

Warning signs are triangular with yellow backgrounds and red borders.

• Warning signs
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  Dangerous bend to right
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  Dangerous bend to left
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  Multiple dangerous bends, first to right
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  Multiple dangerous bends, first to left
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  Junction with equal roads (give way to vehicles coming from the right)
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  This traffic sign warns for a crossroads with side roads from the left and right. You are driving on the main road, drivers on the side roads have to give way.[1]
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  This traffic sign warns for a crossroad with a side road from the right. You are driving on the main road, drivers on the side road have to give way.[2]
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  This traffic sign warns for a crossroad with a side road from the left. You are driving on the main road, drivers on the side road have to give way.[3]
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  This traffic sign warns for a crossroad with a sharp side road from the right. You are driving on the main road, drivers on the side road have to give way.[4]
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  This traffic sign warns for a crossroad with a sharp side road from the left. You are driving on the main road, drivers on the side road have to give way.[5]
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  Give way
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  Roundabout
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  Level crossing with barriers
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  Level crossing without barriers
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  Bumpy road
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  Hump
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  Road narrows
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  Road narrows on the right
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  Road narrows on the left
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  Opening or swing bridge
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  Roadworks
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  Slippery road
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Children
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  Domestic animals
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  Wild animals
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  Crosswinds
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  Two-way traffic
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  Tramway
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  Steep descent
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  Steep ascent
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  Cycles
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  Falling or fallen rocks
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  Low-flying aircraft
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  Quayside or ferry berth
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  Loose chippings
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  Traffic signals
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  Other hazard
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  Soft verges on the right
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  Soft verges on the left
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  Ice
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  Queuing traffic
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  Accident

Prohibitory signs

Prohibitory signs are circular with white backgrounds and red borders, except the no parking and no standing signs which have a blue background instead of white.

• Prohibitory signs
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  Closed to all vehicles in both directions
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  No entry
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  No power-driven vehicles with more than 2 wheels
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  No buses
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  No power-driven vehicles
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  No motorcycles
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  No lorries
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  No lorries having a gross weight exceeding [...] tonnes
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  No slow vehicles
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  No combinations
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  No combinations having a gross weight exceeding [...] tonnes
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  No animal-drawn vehicles
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  No animal-drawn vehicles or slow vehicles
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  No cycles
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  No cycles, animal-drawn vehicles or slow vehicles
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  No mopeds
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  No power-driven vehicle and mopeds
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  No velotaxi and transporting cycle
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  No handcarts
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  No cycles or handcarts
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  No vehicles carrying combustible goods
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  No vehicles carrying hazardous goods
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  No vehicles carrying goods liable to pollute water
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  No vehicles carrying combustible goods or goods liable to pollute water
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  No vehicles having an overall width exceeding [...] meters
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  No vehicles having an overall height exceeding [...] meters
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  No vehicles or combination of vehicles having a length exceeding [...] meters
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  No vehicles having a gross weight exceeding [...] tonnes
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  No vehicles having a weight exceeding [...] tonnes on one axle
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  Stop and give way
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  No left turns or U-turns
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  No right turns
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  No U-turns
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  End of U-turns restriction
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  No overtaking
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  No overtaking by lorries
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  End of overtaking restriction
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  End of overtaking by lorries restriction
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  No use of horns
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  End of use of horns restriction
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  road narrowing and you have to give way to oncoming drivers[6]
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  Stop - customs control (multilingual)
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  Stop - border control
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  Stop - barrier failure
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  Stop - faulty signaling
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  Stop - entrance to ferry
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  Stop - police control
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  Stop - toll collection
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  Speed limit
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  End of speed limit
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  No parking
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  No parking between the hours of [...] and [...]
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  No parking for more than [...] minutes
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  No parking for more than [...] minutes between the hours of [...] and [...]
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  No stopping
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  No parking on odd-numbered dates
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  No parking on even-numbered dates
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  No parking zone
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  End of no parking zone
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  No pedestrians at the same side of a road as sign
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  End of restriction
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  Limited speed zone
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  End of limited speed zone

Mandatory signs

Mandatory signs are circular with blue backgrounds and white borders.

• Mandatory signs
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  Direction to be followed. Right only (before passing the sign)
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  Direction to be followed. Turn right (behind the sign)
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  Direction to be followed. Left only (before passing the sign)
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  Direction to be followed. Turn left (behind the sign)
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  Direction to be followed. Straight ahead only
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  Direction to be followed. Turn right or continue straight ahead
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  Direction to be followed. Turn left or continue straight ahead
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  Direction to be followed. Turn left or right
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  Pass this side. Right
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  Pass this side. Left
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  Pass this side. Either side
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  Roundabout
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  Cycleway
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  End of cycleway
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  Minimum speed
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  End of minimum speed
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  Footpath
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  End of footpath
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  Compulsory track for pedestrians and cycles; priority for pedestrians
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  Compulsory track for pedestrians and cycles (dual track; footpath on left, cycleway on right)
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  Compulsory track for pedestrians and cycles (dual track; cycleway on left, footpath on right)
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  End of compulsory track for pedestrians and cycles
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  Vehicles carrying hazardous goods must turn right
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  Snow chains compulsory
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  End of snow chains compulsory zone

Informational signs

• Informational signs
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  beginning of a priority road. You have priority at all following crossroads until the end of the priority road.[7]
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  End of priority road
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  One-way traffic
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  Dead end
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  Priority over oncoming vehicles
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Cycle crossing
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  Pedestrian and cycle crossing
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  Expressway
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  End of expressway
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  Motorway
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  End of motorway
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  Beginning of bus lane
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  Bus lane
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  Start of slow lane
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  Start of multiple lane
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  End of slow lane
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  Bus stop
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  Trolleybus stop
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  Tram stop
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  Parking
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  Reserved parking
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  Covered parking
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  Taxi station
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  End of taxi station
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  Hospital
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  Police station
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  First-aid
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  Filling station
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  LPG filling station
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  Telephone
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  Post office
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  Breakdown service
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  Tyre service
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  Car wash
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  Public lavatory
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  Shower
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  Refreshments
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  Restaurant
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  Hotel or motel
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  Camping site
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  Camping and caravan site
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  Picnic site
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  Youth hostel
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  Information point
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  Radio station
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  Underpass
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  Escalator downwards
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  Overpass
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  Escalator upwards
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  Tunnel
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  End of tunnel
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  Speed limit information at national boundaries
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  Toll information
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  Residential area
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  End of residential area
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  Built-up area
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  End of built-up area
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  Paid parking area
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  End of paid parking area
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  Internal road
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  End of internal road
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  Change priority
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  Tolls
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  Parking bay
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  Speed camera
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  Traffic control zone
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  End of traffic control zone

Direction signs

• Direction signs
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  Advanced direction sign; diagrammatic type
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  Advanced direction sign; exit from motorway
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  Advanced direction sign; diagrammatic type, with motorways
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  Advanced direction sign; stack type
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  Advanced direction sign; stack type
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  Direction sign; exit sign, stack type
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  Direction sign; exit sign, above the lane
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  Advanced direction sign, stack type
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  Direction sign; exit sign, above the lane, type B
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  Direction sign, flag type
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  Direction sign, flag type
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  Direction to urban area
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  Direction to town centre
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  Direction to airport
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  Direction to railway station
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  Direction to bus station
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  Direction to car ferry
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  Direction to port
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  Direction to beach
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  Direction to museum
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  Direction to cemetery
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  Direction to nature reserve
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  Direction to viewpoint
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  Route for cyclists
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  Distance sign
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  Distance sign with road's number
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  Distance sign (motorway)
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  Inhabited area
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  End of inhabited area
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  Direction to local area
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  Distance to motorway junction
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  Distance to motorway junction
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  Town district or neighbourhood name sign
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  Direction to tourist destination
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  Direction to tourist destination
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  Tourist sign
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  Road number sign (European route)
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  Road number sign (motorway)
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  Road number sign (expressway)
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  Road number sign (national road)
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  Road number sign (voivodeship road)
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  Road number sign (voivodeship road with capacity extended to 10 t per axle)
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  Road number sign (national road with capacity reduced to 10 t per axle)
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  Road number sign (national road with capacity reduced to 8 t per axle)
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  Road number sign (voivodeship road with capacity extended to 11.5 t per axle)
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  Name of motorway

Complementary signs

• Complementary signs
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  National border crossing
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  National border - no access
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  National border
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  EU Country border
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  Voivodeship border sign
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  District border sign
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  Municipal border sign
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  Municipal border sign
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  River sign
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  Advance warning (weight)
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  Advance warning (vehicle restriction on road to left)
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  Advance warning (level crossing without barriers on road to left)
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  Alternative route to restriction on left turn
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  Temporary sign, detour route
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  Temporary sign, detour
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  Lane preselection sign
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  Lane preselection sign (above the lane)
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  Route for lorries over 3.5 tonnes to left
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  Route for lorries
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  Distance to exit (300 m)
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  Distance to exit (200 m)
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  Distance to exit (100 m)
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  Lane preselection sign
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  Traffic in centre lane must move to right
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  Middle lane closed
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  Lane for emergency vehicles against the flow of traffic on right
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  Lane for cycles with the flow of traffic on left
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  Lane for passenger cars
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  Temporary sign, move to opposite carriageway
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  Temporary sign, lane reduced in width

Level crossing signs

• Level crossing signs
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  Distance to level crossing marker (right, farthest)
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  Distance to level crossing marker (right, middle)
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  Distance to level crossing marker (right, closest)
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  Distance to level crossing marker (left, farthest)
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  Distance to level crossing marker (left, middle)
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  Distance to level crossing marker (left, closest)
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  Warning of hazardous voltage at level crossing
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  Single track level crossing
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  Multitrack level crossing

Road markings

• Road markings
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  Center line
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  No passing line
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  Center line and no passing line
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  Double no passing line
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  Reversible lane markings
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  Warning line
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  Broken edge line
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  Continuous edge line
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  Lane selection arrow (straight ahead only)
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  Lane selection arrow (turn left)
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  Lane selection arrow (U-turn)
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  Lane selection arrow (turn right)
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  Deflecting arrow (to left)
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  Deflecting arrow (to right)
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Cycle crossing
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  Stop line
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  Give way line
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  Slow line
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  Advance warning of obligation to give way
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  Text confirming stop line
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  Bus stop
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  Parking space
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  Parking lane
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  Reservation marking
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  Text confirming bus lane
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  Cycle lane
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  Handicapped persons

Cycleway signs

• Cycleway signs
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  Regional cycle route
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  Beginning or end of regional cycle route
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  Change in direction of regional cycle route
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  Signpost of regional cycle route
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  Cycle route
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  Deviation of cycle route
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  Change in direction of cycle route
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  Signpost of cycle route with distances
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  Directional signpost of cycle route with distance
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  Advanced direction sign

Traffic signals

Signals for drivers and pedestrians

• Signals for drivers and pedestrians
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  Traffic signals
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  Traffic signals, turn right on red permitted after stopping and giving way
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  Traffic signals indicating straight ahead only
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  Traffic signals indicating straight ahead or turn left
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  Traffic signals indicating straight ahead or turn right
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  Traffic signals indicating turn right only
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  Traffic signals indicating turn left only
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  Traffic signals indicating turn left or right
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  Lane signals
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  Pedestrian signals
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  Cycle signals
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  Lane signal - change lane

Signals for bus or tram drivers

• Signals for bus or tram drivers
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  Signal with signals for bus drivers
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  Signal with light signals for drivers driving vehicles for paid passenger transport on regular lines
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  Directional light for trams
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  Signal to prohibit the entrance of the tram for the signal
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  Signal indicating the tram ride permit in the indicated direction

Complementary plates

• Complementary plates
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  Distance to hazard
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  Distance to non-hazard
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  Distance which non-hazard applies
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  Distance which hazard applies
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  End of hazard
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  End of prohibition or parking area
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  Number of bends
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  Winding road
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  Direction of priority road
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  Direction of priority road
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  Direction of priority road
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  Direction of priority road
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  Rail line intersects road at angle >60°
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  Traffic moves into tram lane
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  Gradient
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  Railway
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  Ferry
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  Faults
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  Ruts
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  Risk of accident with pedestrian
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  Risk of rear-end accident with another vehicle
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  Risk of head-on accident with another vehicle
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  Risk of accident with tram
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  Risk of accident due to weather
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  Emergency vehicle exit
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  Ambulance exit
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  State border
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  Deviation of road
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  Road markings being painted
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  Distance which restriction applies
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  Distance to restriction
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  Cycles exempt
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  Motorcycles
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  Lorries
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  Slow vehicles
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  Lorries drawing a trailer
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  Cars drawing a caravan
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  Buses
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  Trolleybuses
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  Vehicles carrying hazardous goods
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  Vehicles carrying combustable goods
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  Vehicles with goods liable to pollute water
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  Tow-away zone
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  Beginning of stopping or parking prohibition
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  Continuation of stopping or parking prohibition
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  End of stopping or parking prohibition
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  Parking prohibition
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  Pedestrian crossing often used by children
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  Toll road
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  Handicapped persons
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  Parking position
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  Parking position
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  Parking position
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  Tunnel category
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  Minimum distance between vehicles
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  Fire extinguisher and emergency telephone
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  Electronic toll payment

Military signs

• Military signs
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  Bridge load class with unidirectional traffic
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  Bridge load class with bidirectional traffic
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  Load class of unidirectional bridge for wheeled and tracked vehicles
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  Load class of bidirectional traffic bridge for wheeled vehicles
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  Load class of bi-directional bridge for tracked vehicles
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  Width of bridge or crossing point
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  Height of the vertical gauge on the bridge or tunnel

Other signs

• Other signs
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  Road edge marker (left)
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  Road edge marker (right)
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  Marking for sharp bends, bridge parapets, abutment, walls, tunnel mouths, etc. Single arrow marker (to right)
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  Marking for sharp bends, bridge parapets, abutment, walls, tunnel mouths, etc. Single arrow marker (to left)
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  Marking for sharp bends, bridge parapets, abutment, walls, tunnel mouths, etc. Arrow marker (to right)
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  Marking for sharp bends, bridge parapets, abutment, walls, tunnel mouths, etc. Arrow marker (to left)
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  Marker for exits
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  Marker for barriers, reservations, etc.

Tram signs

• Tram signs
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  Traffic lights
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  Tram-activated traffic lights
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  Dangerous downhill track
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  Steep uphill track
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  Give way to traffic at intersection
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  Speed limit
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  End of speed limit
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  Locked switch
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  Stop - switch operated on one side
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  Section insulator
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  Power supply limit for traction network section

References

1. "Priority signs | Traffic signs: Poland". traffic-rules.com. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
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