Road signs in Russia
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Road signs in Russia are governed by the traffic rules approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1090 of 23 October 1993 “On the Rules of the Road”, Appendix 1 “Road Signs”.[1] They are regulated by the ГОСТ Р 52289-2019[2] and ГОСТ Р 52290-2004[3] standards determining the rules for the use and production of road signs. The vast majority of road signs used in Russia were in the preceding Soviet standard ГОСТ 10807-78,[4][5] which was introduced in the Soviet Union on 1 January 1980 before its dissolution in 1991 and is no longer valid in Russia since 1 January 2006 after it was replaced by the modern standard ГОСТ Р 52290-2004 for road signs.[6] Road signs generally conform to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals. Similar road signs are also used in other post-Soviet states.
The state importance roads have different indexes, each stand for the respective letter of Cyrillic.[7]
Index | Examples | Russian meaning | Meaning |
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M | M 2 M 11 |
Москва | The М index indicates roads connecting the capital city Moscow with other major cities of Russia (previously used to denote any major road passing through several regions and cities) |
P | R 22 | Регион | The Р index indicates roads connecting administrative centers of the regions |
А | A 107 | Автомагистраль | The А index indicates roads connecting major cities to prominent transportation hubs (railway stations, sea ports, river crossings, airports), objects of socio-cultural significance, border checkpoints, or other federal highways. |
E | E22 | Европейский | The E index indicates European routes passing through Russia |
AH | AH6 | – | The AH index indicates Asian routes passing through Russia[8] |
The official typeface of road signs in Russia is specified in the ГОСТ Р 52290-2004 standard, formerly the ГОСТ 10807-78 Soviet standard. However, Arial is often used on road signs instead of one specified in the ГОСТ Р 52290-2004.
According to the ГОСТ Р 52290-2004 standard, modern road signs in Russia are divided into 8 categories:
# | Category name | Category name (in Russian) |
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1 | Warning signs | Предупреждающие знаки |
2 | Priority signs | Знаки приоритета |
3 | Prohibitory signs | Запрещающие знаки |
4 | Mandatory signs | Предписывающие знаки |
5 | Special regulations signs | Знаки особых предписаний |
6 | Information signs | Информационные знаки |
7 | Service signs | Знаки сервиса |
8 | Additional signs (plates) | Знаки дополнительной информации (таблички) |