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  • Permission signs: a green circle on a white square. What’s inside the circle is allowed.
  • Prohibition signs: a red circle with a red slash. What’s inside is not allowed, like a left turn, a U-turn or passing.

Permissive signs

Permission signs are a green circle on a white square. The action within the green circle is permitted.

  • Turn left only sign
    Turn left only
  • Turn right only sign
    Turn right only
  • Straight only sign
    Straight only
  • Dangerous goods (permitted) sign
    Dangerous goods (permitted)
  • Motorized snow vehicles (permitted) sign
    Motorized snow vehicles (permitted)
  • Trucks (permitted) sign
    Trucks (permitted)
  • Bicycles (permitted) sign
    Bicycles (permitted)
  • Passing permitted sign
    Passing permitted

Prohibitive signs

The symbol prohibiting an action is a red circle and diagonal red bar on a white square. The action within the red circle is not permitted.

  • No left turn sign
    No left turn
  • No right turn sign
    No right turn
  • Do not pass sign
    Do not pass
  • No U-turn sign
    No U-turn
  • Do not pass bicycles sign
    Do not pass bicycles

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