Road Signs - Regulatory signs
R1 series Stop and yield

Stop

Yield

To oncoming traffic (plaque)

To traffic in circle (plaque)

To all lanes (plaque)

(plaque)

Yield here to school crossing (left)

Yield here to school crossing (right)

Stop here for pedestrians (left)

Stop here for pedestrians (right)

Stop here for school crossing (left)

Stop here for school crossing (right)

Yield here to trail crossing (left)

Yield here to trail crossing (right)

Stop here for trail crossing (left)

Stop here for trail crossing (right)

Yield here to pedestrians (left)

Yield here to pedestrians (right)

pedestrian crossing
![R1 series Stop and yield-[b]](/_next/image/?url=%2Froad-signs%2FMUTCD_R1-6_(yellow).svg.png&w=256&q=75)
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In-street pedestrian crossing
![R1 series Stop and yield-[b]](/_next/image/?url=%2Froad-signs%2FMUTCD_R1-6a_(yellow).svg.png&w=256&q=75)
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In-street school crossing

In-street school crossing

In-street trail crossing

In-street trail crossing

Wait on stop

Wait on stop - Go on slow

Go on slow
![R1 series Stop and yield-[b]](/_next/image/?url=%2Froad-signs%2FMUTCD_R1-9.svg.png&w=256&q=75)
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Overhead pedestrian crossing
![R1 series Stop and yield-[b]](/_next/image/?url=%2Froad-signs%2FMUTCD_R1-9a.svg.png&w=256&q=75)
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Overhead pedestrian crossing
![R1 series Stop and yield-[b]](/_next/image/?url=%2Froad-signs%2FMUTCD_R1-9b.svg.png&w=256&q=75)
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![R1 series Stop and yield-[b]](/_next/image/?url=%2Froad-signs%2FMUTCD_R1-9c.svg.png&w=256&q=75)
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Except right turn (plaque)
R2 series Speed limit

Speed limit

Truck speed limit (plaque)

Buses speed limit (plaque)

Trucks and buses speed limit (plaque)

Vehicles over 5 tons speed limit (plaque)

Night speed limit (plaque)

Minimum speed limit (plaque)

Citywide (plaque)

Neighborhood (plaque)

Residental (plaque)

Unless otherwise posted (plaque)

Fines double (plaque)

Speeding fine (plaque)

Fines higher (plaque)

Begin higher/double fines zone

End higher/double fines zone

End work zone speed limit

End variable speed limit

End truck speed limit

Combined speed limit
R3 series Lane usage and turns

No right turn

HOV 2+ only, 2 or more persons per vehicle (post-mounted)

ILEV allowed (post-mounted)

HOV 2+ only (times and days) (post-mounted)

2 right lanes, HOV 2+ only (times and days) (post-mounted)

HOV 2+ only (full-time) (post-mounted)

2 right lanes, HOV 2+ only (full-time) (post-mounted)

Right lane, buses only (times and days) (post-mounted)

Right lane, buses only (full-time) (post-mounted)

Shoulder, buses only (times and days) (post-mounted)

Shoulder, buses and right turns only (times and days) (post-mounted)

Motorcycles allowed (plaque)

HOV 2+ lane ahead (post-mounted)

HOV lane ends (post-mounted)

HOV lane ends (distance) (post-mounted)

HOV restriction ends (post-mounted)

HOV restriction ends (distance) (post-mounted)

Left lane, HOV 2+ only (distance) (post-mounted)

Bus lane ahead (post-mounted)

Bus lane ends (post-mounted)

Bus lane ends (distance) (post-mounted)

HOV 2+ only, 2 or more persons per vehicle (overhead)

HOV 2+ only, 2 or more persons per vehicle (times and days) (overhead)

HOV 2+ only (times and days) (1-line) (overhead)

HOV 2+ only (times and days) (2-lines) (overhead)

HOV 2+ only (full-time) (overhead)

Buses and taxis only (times and days) (overhead)

HOV 2+ lane ahead (overhead)

HOV 2+ only begins (distance) (overhead)

HOV lane ends (overhead)

HOV restriction ends (overhead)

Bus lane ahead (overhead)

Bus lane ends (overhead)

Bike lane

Ahead (plaque)

Ends (plaque)

No U or left turn

Lane for left turn only

Lane for U turn only

Lane for U and left turns only

No right turn for train (Activated, Blank-Out)

No right turn for trucks

No right turn for trucks and buses

No right turn for trucks over 4 tons

No right turn except buses

No right turn except buses and taxis

No right turn (times and days) (2-lines)

No right turn (times and days) (3-lines)
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No right turn (times and days) (3-lines)

No left turn

Begin left turn lane

Begin right turn lane

All turns from right lane (used at jug handles)

U turn from right lane (used at jug handles)

All turns (diagonal right arrow) (used at jug handles)

U and left turns (diagonal right arrow) (used at jug handles)

U turn (diagonal right arrow) (used at jug handles)

All turns (right arrow) (used at jug handles)

U and left turns (right arrow) (used at jug handles)

U turn (right arrow) (used at jug handles)

U and left turns (straight arrow) (used at jug handles)

U turn (straight arrow) (used at jug handles)

No straight through

Toll pricing

Pay Toll (plaque)

No left turn for train (Activated, Blank-Out)

No turns

Take Ticket (plaque)

Electronic Toll Collection Pass Only

No Cash (plaque)

Left lane must exit

Right lane must exit

Left lane must exit

Right lane must exit

No U-turn

HOV 2+, 2 or more persons per vehicle (post-mounted)

Express lane ends (post-mounted)

Express lane ends (distance) (post-mounted)

Express restriction ends (post-mounted)

Express restriction ends (distance) (post-mounted)

HOV 2+, 2 or more persons per vehicle (overhead)

Toll Road Pass Only (Overhead)

Toll Road Pass or High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) (Overhead)

Express lane only (Overhead)

Express lane ends (Overhead)

Express restriction ends (Overhead)

Toll Costs on Express Lane (Overhead)

Toll Costs on Express Lane or HOV (Overhead)

Travel on shoulder allowed (times and days)

No trucks (plaque)

No trucks or buses (plaque)

Emergency stopping only other times (plaque)

Travel on shoulder allowed when flashing

Travel on shoulder on green arrow only

End travel on shoulder

Travel on shoulder ends (distance)

Shoulder must exit (distance)

Travel on shoulder begins (distance)

Begin exit lane

To traffic on shoulder (plaque)

Straight through only

Left lane (plaque)

Hov 2+ (plaque)

Taxi lane (plaque)

Right lane (plaque)

Bus lane (plaque)

Bike lane (plaque)

Left turn only

Right turn only

Optional movement lane control, U or left turn

Optional movement lane control, double left turns

Optional movement lane control, straight through and left turn

Optional movement lane control, straight through and right turn

Except buses (plaque)

Except bicycles (plaque)

Left lane must turn left

Right lane must turn right

Advance intersection lane control (three lanes) (left)

Advance intersection lane control (three lanes) (right)

Advance intersection lane control (three lanes)

Advance intersection lane control (two lanes) (left)

Advance intersection lane control (two lanes) (right)

Advance intersection lane control with bike lane

Advance intersection lane control with bike lane

Advance intersection lane control with bike lane
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Advance circular intersection lane control (2 lanes)
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Advance circular intersection lane control (2 lanes)
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Advance circular intersection lane control (2 lanes)
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Advance circular intersection lane control (2 lanes)

Two-way left turn only (overhead)

Two-way left turn only (post-mounted)

Begin (plaque)

End (plaque)

Reversible lane control (overhead)

Reversible lane control (post-mounted)

Advance reversible lane control transition

Advance reversible lane control transition

End reverse lane
R4 series Regulation of movement

Do not pass

Runaway vehicles only

Slow vehicles with five or more following vehicles must use turn-out

Slow vehicles must use turn-out ahead

Slow vehicles must turn out

Keep right except to pass

Do not drive on shoulder

Do not pass on shoulder

Bicycle passing clearance

Pass with care

All traffic must turn left

All traffic must turn right

Left turn only

Right turn only

Slower traffic keep right

Begin right turn lane yield to bikes

Trucks use right lane

Keep right

Keep right

Keep right

Keep right of obstacle

Keep left

Keep left

Keep left

Keep left of obstacle

Stay in lane

Stay in lane to merge point
R5 series Exclusionary

Do not enter

No pedestrians, bicycles or motor-driven cycles

No pedestrians, bicycles or motor-driven cycles on freeway

No pedestrians or bicycles

No pedestrians

On freeway (plaque)

No unauthorized vehicles

No thru traffic

Wrong way

Wrong way for bicycles

No trucks

Except local delivery (plaque)

No thru trucks

No motorized vehicles

No commercial vehicles

No lugged vehicles

No bicycles

No non-motorized traffic

No motor-driven cycles
R6 series One way and divided highway

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One way (left)

(right)

(left)

One way (with arrow) (right)

Divided highway crossing

Divided highway crossing, T-intersection

Roundabout circulation (plaque)
R7 series Parking

No parking any time

Back-in parking only

No parking, bus stop

No parking, bus stop

No parking, bus stop with transit pictograph

Two hour parking (times)

No parking, except electric vehicles

No parking, (times) except electric vehicles

Two hour parking, electric vehicles only

Two hour parking, electric vehicles only (times)

Two hour parking, electric vehicles only (times and days)

No parking, except while charging

Vehicle must be plugged in (plaque)

Vacate stall when charging completed (plaque)

Two hour, vehicle charging only

45 minute, vehicle charging only (times)

45 minute, vehicle charging only (times and days)

No parking (times)

Parking fee station

No parking and one hour parking (times) (combined)

No parking and one hour parking (times) (combined)

Tow away zone (plaque)

Tow away zone

This side of sign (plaque)

Snow emergency route, no parking during snow emergency, tow-away zone

Two hour metered parking (times and days)

Parking payments (plaque)

Metered parking (times and days)

No parking (times) (alternative)

No parking except Sundays and Holidays

No standing any time

No stopping any time

One hour parking

No parking, loading zone

Reserved parking (wheelchair)

Van accessible (plaque)

No parking, bike lane

No parking, bike lane
R8 series Parking and emergency restrictions

No parking on pavement

Stop here when flashing

Stop here when flashing (alternative)

No parking except on shoulder

No parking

No parking (text)

No parking on pavement

No parking on bridge

No parking on tracks

No parking except on shoulder

Emergency parking only

No stopping on pavement

No stopping except on shoulder

Emergency stopping only

Do not stop on tracks

Tracks out of service
R9 series Bicycles and pedestrians

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Walk on left facing traffic

Sidewalk Closed Use Other Side

Sidewalk Closed Ahead Cross Here

Sidewalk Closed Cross Here

Bike lane closed

No skaters

No equestrians

No snowmobiles

No all-terrain vehicles

Except on shoulder (plaque)

Cross only at cross walks

Bicycles allowed use of full lane

Bicycles use shoulder only

Bicycles must exit

Bicycle all turns from bike lane
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Bicycle left turn from bike lane

Bicycle left turn must use turn box

Bicycle left turn must use turn box

Bicycle all turns (diagonal right arrow)

Bicycle all turns (right arrow)

Bicycle U and left turns (diagonal right arrow)

Bicycle U and left turns (right arrow)

Bicycle U and left turns (straight arrow)

Bicycle U turn (diagonal right arrow)

Bicycle U turn (right arrow)

Bicycle U turn (straight arrow)

Bicycle left turn (diagonal right arrow)

Bicycle left turn (right arrow)

Bicycle left turn (straight arrow)

No pedestrians crossing (symbol)

Use crosswalk (plaque)

Ride with traffic (plaque)

No pedestrians crossing

No hitchhiking (symbol)

No hitchhiking

Bicycles use pedestrian signal

Bicycles yield to pedestrians

Bicycles left, Pedestrians right

Sidewalk Closed
R10 series Traffic signal

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Cross only on green

U turn Signal

Left lane Signal

Right lane signal

Left turn lane signal

Right turn lane signal

Left turn signal

Right turn signal

No turn on circular red

No turn on red

No turn on red except from right lane

No turn on red from this lane

Left turn yield on green

Left turn yield on flashing yellow arrow

Left turn yield to bicycle

Emergency signal

Emergency signal - stop on flashing red

Emergency signal - stop on flashing red (overhead)

Stop here on flashing red
![R10 series Traffic signal-[b]](/_next/image/?url=%2Froad-signs%2FMUTCD_R10-15a.svg.png&w=256&q=75)
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![R10 series Traffic signal-[b]](/_next/image/?url=%2Froad-signs%2FMUTCD_R10-15L.svg.png&w=256&q=75)
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Turning vehicles yield to pedestrians (left)
![R10 series Traffic signal-[b]](/_next/image/?url=%2Froad-signs%2FMUTCD_R10-15R.svg.png&w=256&q=75)
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Turning vehicles yield to pedestrians (right)

U-turn yield to right turn

Right on red arrow after stop

Traffic laws photo enforced

Traffic signal photo enforced

Photo enforced (plaque)

Photo enforced (symbol) (plaque)

Cross only on pedestrian signal
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Days & times (plaque) (for use with R10-11 series) (2 lines)
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Days & times (plaque) (for use with R10-11 series) (3 lines)

Bicycles to request green wait on line

Stop on red - yield on flashing red after stop

Bicycle push button for green light

Push button for warning lights - wait for gap in traffic

Bicycle push button for green light with arrow

Left turn yield on flashing red arrow after stop

One vehicle per green

1 vehicle per green each lane

Push button for pedestrian signal

Right turn on red must yield to U-turn

At signal (plaque)

Push button for 2 seconds for extra crossing time

Push button to cross street, wait for pedestrian signal

Crosswalk signal instructions

Crosswalk signal instructions

Crosswalk signal instructions

Crosswalk signal instructions

Crosswalk signal instructions

Crosswalk signal instructions

Crosswalk signal instructions

Push button for green

Bicycle signal mandatory movement (turn)

Bicycle signal mandatory movement (thru)

Bicycle signal optional movement (thru and turn)

Bicycle signal optional movement (left and right turns)

Bicycle signal optional movement (all)

Bicycle signal optional movement (left and thru)

Push button to cross street, wait for green

Left on green arrow only

Stop here on red

Stop here on red (alternative) (left)

Stop here on red (alternative) (right)

Do not block intersection

Use lane with green arrow
R11 series Road closed

Keep off median
![R11 series Road closed-[c]](/_next/image/?url=%2Froad-signs%2FMUTCD_R11-2.svg.png&w=256&q=75)
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Street closed

Bridge out

Path closed

Road closed (distance) miles ahead, local traffic only

Street closed (distance) miles ahead, local traffic only

Bridge out (distance) miles ahead, local traffic only

Road closed to thru traffic
R12 series Weight limits

Weight limit with truck symbols

Weight limit

Axle weight limit

Weight limit with per axle and gross

Weight limit with special hauling vehicles

Emergency vehicle weight limit

Emergency vehicle weight limit (plaque)
R13 series Weigh stations

Trucks over 10 tons must enter weigh station next right
R14 series Truck routes

Truck route sign

Hazardous material route

Hazardous material prohibited

Route

National Network prohibited
R15 series Rail and light rail

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Number of tracks

Vehicles required to stop are exempt from this regulation

Light rail only in right lane

Light rail only in left lane

Light rail only in center lane

Do not pass stopped trains

Do not pass stopped train

Do not drive on tracks

Do not drive on tracks

Divided highway transit rail crossing

Divided highway transit rail crossing (T-intersection)

Look both ways at track
R16 series Seat belts and headlight use

Begin daytime headlight section

End daytime headlight section

No hand-held phone use by driver

No hand-held phone use by driver

Move over or reduce speed for vehicles stopped on shoulder

Minor crashes, move vehicles from travel lanes

Lights on when using wipers

Lights on when raining

Turn on headlights next (distance) miles

Turn on headlights

Check headlights
R22 series Blasting zones

Turn off 2-way radios and cell phones
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