Uganda has number of traffic signs planted along road sides to help reduce on the risks of accidents through warnings and guiding. These are classified into various categories that is to say warning signs, hazard marker signs, regulatory signs, prohibitory signs, mandatory signs, guidance signs, information signs, supplementary plates, road markings, transverse markings and traffic signals.
WARNING SIGNS
- Sharp curve
- Hairpin curve
- Combined curves
- Cross roads
- Intersection
- Side road
- Y-intersection
- Roundabout
- Staggered intersection
- Traffic signal
- Road narrow both sides
- Road narrow one side
- Dual carriageway ahead
- Dual carriageway ends
- Two-way traffic
- General warning
- Height restriction
- Uneven road
- Humps ahead
- Drift
- Narrow bridge
- Loose gravel
- Slippery road
- Falling rocks
- Dangerous descent
- Steep ascent
- Quay or river bank
- Low flying aircraft
- Crosswind
- Railway crossing with gate or barrier
- Railway crossing without gate or barrier
- Pedestrian crossing
- Pedestrian in the road
- Children in the road
- Cyclist in the road
- Agricultural vehicles
- Domestic animals
- Wild animals
HAZARD MARKER SIGNS
- Long chevron
- Short chevron
- T-intersection chevron
- Roadside hazard plate
- Roadway hazard plate
- Delineators
- Railway crossing, one line
- Railway crossing, more than one line
- Distance indicators
ROADWORK SIGNS
- Road works
- Lane crossed
- Barricade (no entry)
- Traffic control ahead
REGULATORY SIGNS (have yellow backgrounds)
- `No entry for any vehicle
- No entry for motor vehicle
- No entry for motor vehicles except motorcycles
- No entry for trucks
- No entry for buses and coaches
- No entry for motorcycles
- No entry for tractors or slow moving cars
- No entry for cycles
- No entry for pedestrians
- No entry for animal-drawn cars
- Length limit
- Height limit
- Width limit
- Gross weight limit
- Axle weight limit
PROHIBITORY SIGNS
- No left turn
- No right turn
- No U turn
- No overtaking
- No overtaking by goods vehicles
- No use of horn
- Compulsory stop
- No parking
- No stopping
- Speed limit
- End of restriction
- End of speed limit
MANDATORY SIGNS
- Stop
- Give way
- Temporary traffic control-STOP
- Temporary traffic control-GO
- Give way to oncoming vehicles
- Ahead only
- Turn left/right
- Turn left/right ahead
- Pass left/right side only
- Pass either side
- Roundabout
- Route for buses only
- Route for cycles only
- Route for pedestrians only
GUIDANCE SIGNS
- Map-type advance direction sign;
- Roundabout-primary roads
- Roundabout-other roads
- Crossroads-primary roads
- Crossroads-other roads
- T-section- primary roads
- T-section-other roads
- Stack-type advance direction sign;
- Primary roads
- Other roads
- Lane-pre-section sign;
- Primary roads
- Other roads
- Direction sign;
- Primary roads
- Other roads
- Confirmatory signs;
- Entry
- Exit
- Place identification sign
- Entry
- Exit
- Diversion ahead
- Diverted traffic
INFORMATORY SIGNS
- Pedestrian crossing
- Hump
- No road through
- Parking
- Bus stop
- Priority over oncoming vehicles
- One way road
- Police control
- Start of extra lane
- Hospital
- First aid
- Telephone
- Information
- Filling station
- Workshop
- Refreshments
- Restaurant
- Hotel
- Rest area
- Campsite
- Airport
- Tourist attraction
SUPPLIMENTARY PLATES
- Distance to hazard or regulation
- Extension of hazard direction in which message applies
- Vehicle category for which message applies
- Vehicle category for which message applies
- Bus
- Truck
- Car
- Motorcycle
- Variable text message
ROAD MARKINGS
- Dividing / center lines
- Continuous
- Double continuous
- Broken
- Combination of continuous and broken
- Zigzag line
- Lane lines
- Continuous
- Broken
- Edge lines
- Standard
- Continuity
- No parking
- Transverse markings
- Stop line
- Give way line
- Uncontrolled pedestrian crossing
- Signal-controlled pedestrian crossing
- Hump
- Other markings
- Lane arrows
- Deflecting arrow
- Diverge arrows
- Chevron markings
- Traffic island marking
- Parking bay
- Give way marking
- Text marking
- Speed limit marking
TRAFFIC SIGNALS
- Standard signals
- Arrow signals
- Pedestrian signals
- Railway crossing
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