Road signs in Nepal

Following international norms, road signs in Nepal are controlled by the Nepali Department of Roads,^[1] and are heavily influenced by those used in the United Kingdom.

Nepal drives on the left.

Regulatory signs

A1: Stop and give way
A2: Give way
A3: No entry
A4: No motor vehicles
A5: No lorries
A6: No handcarts
A7: No bullock carts
A8: No pedestrians
A9: No vehicles over length shown
A10: No vehicles over height shown
A11: No vehicles over width shown
A12: No vehicles over maximum gross weight shown
A13: Axle weight limit
A14: No parking
A15: No stopping
A16: No overtaking
A17: No passing without stopping
A18: No right turn
A19: No left turn
A20: No U turns
A21: No use of horn
A22: Maximum speed
A23: End of speed restriction
A24: Temporary stop sign
A25: Temporary go sign
A26: Restriction ends
A27: Ahead only
A28: Turn left
A28: Turn right
A29: Keep left
A29: Keep right
A30: Turn left ahead
A30: Turn right ahead
A31: Small roundabout
A32: Pass either side
A33: One way traffic

Warning signs

B1: Crossroads
B2: Major road ahead
B3: Side road left
B3: Side road right
B4: Staggered junction
B4: Staggered junction
B5: T junction
B6: Y junction
B7: Traffic merges from left
B8: Traffic merges from right
B9: Roundabout
B10: Bend to the left
B10: Bend to the right
B11: Hairpin bend to left
B11: Hairpin bend to right
B12: Double bend first left
B12: Double bend first right
B13: Sharp bend to the left
B13: Sharp bend to the right
B13: Sharp bend to the left
B13: Sharp bend to the right
B14: Road narrows on both sides
B15: Road narrow on the left
B15: Road narrow on the right
B16: Dual carriageway ends
B17: Traffic signals
B18: Steep hill downwards
B19: Steep hill upwards
B20: Height limit ahead
B21: Two-way traffic straight ahead
B22: Two-way traffic crosses one way road
B23: Pedestrian crossing
B24: Pedestrians in road ahead
B25: Children
B26: Cattle
B27: Wild animals
B28: River bank
B29: Uneven road
B30: Slippery road
B31: Road hump
B32: Low flying aircraft
B33: Falling rocks
B33: Falling rocks
B34: Dangerous dip
B35: Narrow bridge
B36: Other danger
B37: Checkpoint
B38: Road works
B39: Loose chippings
B40: Railway level crossing without gate or barrier
B41: Railway level crossing with gate or barrier
B43: Dangerous obstruction (Verges)
B43: Dangerous obstruction (verges)
B44: Dangerous obstruction (Central reservation)
B45: T Junction
B46: Sharp bend
B46: Sharp bend

Information signs

C1: No through road
C2: Pedestrian crossing
C3: Parking place
C4: Overtaking section
C5: Filling station
C6: Breakdown service
C7: Telephone
C8: Overnight accommodation
C9: First-aid post
C10: Hospital
C11: Refreshments
C12: Restaurant
C13: Picnic Site
C14: Recommended route for pedestrians and cyclists
C15: Recommended route for pedestrians
C16: Recommended route for cyclists
C17: Bus Stop

Other signs

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Traffic signs

Signs	Warning sign Regulatory sign Prohibitory traffic sign Mandatory sign Special regulation sign Stop sign Yield sign Crossbuck Dead End sign One-way traffic Speed limit (by country) Advisory speed limit Information sign Direction, position, or indication sign Variable-message sign Bilingual sign Driver location signs Logo sign Priority to the right

By comparison	Comparison of European road signs Comparison of MUTCD-Influenced Traffic Signs Comparison of road signs of English-speaking countries

By country	Argentina Australia Austria Botswana Brazil Brunei Canada Chile China Colombia Czech Republic Estonia Finland Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Mauritius Mexico Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Norway Pakistan Poland Singapore South Africa South Korea Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Thailand Ukraine United Kingdom Scotland Wales United States Zimbabwe

Lights	Traffic light Traffic-light signalling and operation Traffic light control and coordination

Typefaces	Alfabeto Normale (IT) Austria (AT) Caractères (FR) Clarendon (US) Clearview (MX/US/CA/ID) DIN 1451 (DE) Drogowskaz (PL) Highway Gothic (global) Frutiger (Europe) Hangil (KR) Motorway (Europe) NPS Rawlinson Roadway (US) Panno (KR) SNV (CH) Tern (Europe) Trafikkalfabetet (NO) Transport (UK) Tratex (SE)

Conventions	Geneva Convention on Road Traffic Vienna Convention on Road Traffic Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (US) Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (UK)

Road signs in Asia

Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Burma (Myanmar) Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan

Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

↑ "Traffic Signs Manual" (PDF). Nepali Department of Roads. Retrieved 2012-09-19.