Road signs in Argentina

Road signs in Argentina are similar to those of other South American countries. They are something of a compromise between the Vienna Convention signs used in Europe and the U.S. system. Argentina has right-hand traffic.

The most recent versions of Argentine road signs were introduced in 1994, with the promulgation of Law 24.449 by the Congress of Argentina, with the purpose of establishing a single rules system within the whole country.^[1]

Signs system

Regulatory signs

No straight ahead
Do not enter
No motor vehicles
No motorcycles
No bicycles
No trucks
No pedestrians
No U-turn
No honk horn
No parking
No stopping
Maximum speed limit (90 km/h)
Minimum speed limit (35 km/h)
Parking allowed
Exclusive parking
Motorcycles only
Bicycles only
Turn right
Turn left
Straight ahead
Pass on right
Stop - Customs Checkpoint
Stop
Yield

Warning signs

Railroad crossing (advance warning)
Railroad crossing
Railroad level crossing (comprising two or more tracks)
Stop ahead (200 m)
Yield ahead (200 m)

Information signs

National route
Provincial route
Highway
End of highway
No-exit street
Airport
Beach
Watering place
Coffee house
Camping
Post office
Bus stop
Motor home parking
Parking
Fuel station
Tire shop
Hotel
Hospital
Police
Tourist attraction
Rest area
Restaurant
Museum
Park
Car repair shop
Telephone
Taxi stop
Aerial lift
Rail terminal
Bus terminal
Destinations
City reached
Street name

Historic signs

School warning
School warning
Distance travelled
Railroad crossing
Railroad crossing
Orientative
Taxis stop

References

↑ Law n° 24.449 (separated by Province) on Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Vial de Argentina website (Archive), 30 Mar 2014

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diagrams of road signs of Argentina.

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

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

Typefaces	Alfabeto Normale (IT) Austria (AT) Caractères (FR) Clarendon (US) Clearview (US/CA/ID/PH) 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)

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