Road signs in Germany

List of road signs of Germany.

Warning signs

General caution (with a supplementary sign explaining the danger)
Crossroads with right-of-way from the right
Dangerous curve to the left
Dangerous curve to the right
Double curves, first to left
Double curves, first to right
Steep hill downwards (4%)
Upward gradient (4%)
Bumpy road
Slippery road
Side winds to the right
Road narrows on both sides
Road narrows on the right
Road narrows on the left
Roadworks
Traffic queues likely
Two way traffic ahead
Traffic signals
Pedestrians
Children crossing
Bicycles crossing
Wild animals crossing^[1]
Buses crossing
Level crossing
Level crossing countdown marker (240 m) right-hand side of the street
Level crossing countdown marker (160 m) left-hand side of the street
Level crossing countdown marker (80 m) right-hand side of the street

^ "German Road Signs: Guide to Parking & Road Signs in Germany". Auto Europe. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

Warning signs, no longer erected

Road ahead freezes easily and is then slippery
Possible falling or fallen rocks
Loose chippings
Opening or swing bridge ahead
Quayside or river bank
Pedestrian crossing
Cattle
Low-flying aircraft

Regulatory signs

Give priority to rail transport
Give priority to rail transport (with danger of electrical wires overhead)
Give way
Stop and give way
Priority for oncoming vehicles
Turn left ahead
Turn right ahead
Ahead only
Turn left
Go straight or left
Turn right
Go straight or right
Roundabout mandatory
One-way street to left
One-way street to right
Keep right
Keep left
Use shoulder as lane (3 lanes plus shoulder)
Use shoulder as lane
Don't use shoulder as lane
Prepare to clear shoulder used as lane (3 lanes plus shoulder)
Bus stop: 15 m (≈ 50 ft.) parking Prohibition prior to and behind this sign = 30 m altogether
Taxi rank (no stopping or parking allowed)
Bicycle lane
Bridleway
Pedestrian lane
Shared use path
Shared use path with separate lanes
Pedestrian zone
End of pedestrian zone
Bicyclist zone
End of bicyclist zone
Bus lane
No vehicles
No motor vehicles (except motorcycles)
Prohibition of motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of over 3.5 metric tons including their trailers and tractors, other than passenger cars, buses and coaches
No bicycles
No motorcycles
No equestrians
No pedestrians
No pedestrians and bicycles
No entry for motor vehicles
No motor vehicles subject to identification of dangerous goods
Weight limit - trailers are considered separately (5.5 tonnes)
Axle load limit (8 tonnes)
Width limit (including wing mirrors)
Height limit (3.8 meters)
Length limit (10 meters)
No entry
Snow chains are required
No vehicles carrying dangerous water pollutants that may pollute water
Low-emission zone
End of a low-emission zone
No U-turns
No traffic allowed without indicated minimum distance between vehicles
Speed limit (60 km/h)
Start of a 30 km/h zone
End of a 30 km/h zone
Vehicles capable of speeds exceeding 30 km/h only
No overtaking
No overtaking by lorries
End of speed limit (60 km/h)
End of 30 km/h minimum speed requirement
End of no overtaking
End of no overtaking by lorries
End of all speed and passing limits
No stopping along Carriageway
No parking along Carriageway
No parking zone
Parking disc
End of no parking zone
Pedestrian crossing
Stop line
Lane or road boundary
One-sided lane boundary
Direction arrows (no stopping or parking allowed)
Advance notice arrow
Marking for barred area
Additional marking for an already existing no stopping or no parking area

Information signs

Right of way at the next crossroads
priority road
End of priority road
Priority over oncoming vehicles
Town sign: Start of urban area (50 km/h speed limit)
Town sign: End of urban area
Parking place
Start of Parking management area, only parking with parking disc or parking ticket
End of Parking management area
Sidewalk parking for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight up to 2.8 metric tons
Home zone: Start of urban area (5 km/h speed limit, generally called walking speed)
End of home zone
Tunnel
Breakdown bay
Motorway (Motor vehicles capable of speeds exceeding 60 km/h only)
Fast traffic highway (Motor vehicles capable of speeds exceeding 60 km/h only)
End of motorway
End of fast traffic highway
Motorway exit ahead
motorway-like road exit ahead
motorway exit
exit from motorway-like road
Dividing lines
Give way line
Pedestrian crossing
Water protection zone
Pedestrian crossing patrol
No through road
First aid or hospital
Telephone
Emergency telephone
Petrol station
Petrol station with Unleaded fuel
Petrol station with LPG
Petrol station with CNG
Police station
Camping site
Information
Lavatory
Place name (information only, does not imply a speed limit)
Tourist attraction
Tourist route
Tourist sign (here: referring to the former East-West German border)
Soft verges for heavy goods vehicles
Toll road for heavy lorries
Toll road
Stop - customs
Information at customs
Street light warning marker (lamp will not remain lit all night)

Information signs, not used in the manual

Direction signs

Main road number sign (35)
Motorway number sign (48)
Motorway exit number sign (26)
European road number sign (E 36)
Signpost at junction leading onto a main road
Signpost at junction leading onto a minor road
Signpost at junction
Route for heavy goods vehicles
Route for heavy goods vehicles
Signpost at junction leading directly onto a motorway
Signpost at junction
Sign on approaches to junctions
Sign on approach to junction (main road)
Sign on approach to junction (minor road)
Street name sign
Sign on approaches to junctions
Sign on approaches to junctions (lanes)
Motorway junction sign
Motorway junction sign
Junction for cyclists
Motorway distance sign to next exit
Motorway junction sign to service area
Motorway junction sign
Motorway marker (300m before exit)
Motorway marker (200m before exit)
Motorway marker (100m before exit)
Motorway distance sign
Diversion signpost
Diversion sign (U3)
Diversion sign
End of diversion
Diversionary route ahead
Motorway diversion
Motorway diversion ahead
Diversion symbol for a recommended alternate route
End of diversion (symbol)
Detouring onto opposite lane (in 200 m)
Complicated traffic touring (if turning left is forbidden)
End of lane

Road equipment

Barrier board
Guiding beacon
guide cone
moveable road barrier
moveable road barrier with flashing arrow
reflexion post (right-hand side)
reflexion post (left-hand side)
Right turn on red permitted after a complete stop

Complementary plates

On left
On left ahead
Pavement on left
On right
On right ahead
Pavement on right
Crossing road both ways
Going parallel to road
Two-way cycle route crossing road
Two-way cycle route running parallel to road
For 800 m
For 3 km
Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left or right)
Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left or right)
Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left)
Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left or right)
Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left)
Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left or right)
Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left or right)
Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn right)
Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn left or right)
Priority route at junction (yield to pedestrians when turn right)
100 m ahead
Stop 100 m ahead
200 m ahead
400 m ahead
600 m ahead
2 km ahead
Late merge in 200m
Ends in ...m
Oil slick
Smoke
Loose chippings
Construction site exit
Damaged roadway
Spillage on road
Risk of accident
Migratory toad crossing
Queues likely
Narrowed clearance by trees
Risk of ice
Right of way changed
Traffic routing changed
Industrial area (trains have priority)
Port area (trains have priority)
Children allowed to play in road
Skiers allowed to cross road
Large wagons can park here without the usual two week temporal parking restriction
Caravans can park here without the usual two week temporal parking restriction
Information about motorail for lorries
Start of restriction
End of restriction
Cyclists dismount
No motorcycles/mopeds
Green wave at ...km/h
Stop here on red
Pass over verges/shoulder
End of passing over verges/shoulder
Tunnel category B
Tunnel category C
Tunnel category D
Tunnel category E
Disabled with permit No. ... allowed
Cyclists and residents allowed
Residents only
Residents and parking only
Residents with permit No. ... allowed
Cycles allowed
Mopeds allowed
Motorcycles and mopeds allowed
Cars allowed
Cars with trailers allowed
Goods vehicles, buses and cars allowed
Lorries with trailers allowed
Buses allowed
Trains allowed
Trams allowed
Slow vehicles (under 25 km/h) allowed
Taxis allowed
Motorcycles allowed
Regular scheduled buses allowed
Emergency vehicles allowed
Ambulances allowed
Delivery vehicles allowed
Agricultural vehicles allowed
Forestry vehicles allowed
Agricultural and forestry vehicles allowed
Operational and utility vehicles allowed
Electric vehicles while charging allowed
Electric vehicles allowed
Construction vehicles allowed
Access to construction site allowed
Access to neighbouring construction site allowed
Access to ... allowed
Ferry users allowed
Skiers crossing road at times shown
At times shown
At times shown
Parking with disc for 2 hours
Parking with disc in marked zone for 2 hours
Working days
Working days at times shown
Working days at times shown
Monday-Friday, at times shown
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, at times shown
Sundays and public holidays, at times shown
School bus (at times shown)
Parking allowed at weekends
Disabled users only
Disabled with permit No. ... only
Residents with permit No. ... only
Motorcycles and mopeds only
Motorcycles only
Cars only
Cars with trailers only
Goods vehicles, buses and cars only
Goods vehicles with trailers only
HGVs only
HGVs and lorries with trailers only
Buses only
Recreational vehicles only
Trains only
Trams only
Slow vehicles (under 25 km/h) only
Slow vehicles allowed to pass
Military vehicles only
Goods vehicles, buses and cars with trailers only
Taxi stand
Number of taxis
Electric vehicles being charged (with number)
Electric vehicles (with number)
Section where vehicles carrying hazardous goods are prohibited
Section where vehicles carrying water-polluting goods are prohibited
Only with parking ticket
Toll ticket
Weight (7.5 tons)
When wet
No parking on verges/shoulder
On the verges/shoulder
Parking allowed in marked areas
Mode of transport
Hazardous road for cars with caravans/trailers
For cyclists and moped riders
Grit on road
Electric vehicles with E marked German license plate or blue Sticker on rear Window for foreign electric vehicles permitted
Vehicles with red, yellow or green Low Emission Zone Sticker permitted
Vehicles with yellow or green Low Emission Zone Sticker permitted
Vehicles with green Low Emission Zone Sticker permitted

Obsolete signs

Level crossing with barrier or gate ahead
One-way traffic
Recommended speed
End of recommended speed
Soft verges

Historic signs

Children
Level crossing
No motor vehicles (except motorcycles)
No entry for motor vehicles
No motorcycles

References

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