Summary
Road signs in Malta are regulated by the Road Signs and Road Markings Regulations 1969,[1] amended several times over the years, most recently in 2011, and are standardised by Transport Malta.[2] Maltese road signs are divided into warning signs, regulatory signs, information signs and road markings. The Transport typeface is used on road signs as well as on road signs in the United Kingdom. Maltese road signs, regulated by The Highway Code of Malta, are based on those used in the United Kingdom, since the island nation was a British colony until 1964 when it became independent, with minor exceptions, for example, speeds are measured in kilometres per hour and distances in metres.[3] However, road signs produced in Italy may be found in Malta and are identical to those used in Italy[4][5] currently (for example the Stop sign) or in the past (for example the U-turn prohibition sign), sometimes "mirrored"; in these cases the "Alfabeto Normale" typeface is used, as in Italy. To date, in the Maltese archipelago there is therefore the coexistence of different signs on the British and, to a lesser extent, Italian model for the same function (even in combination). It is rarely possible to encounter, again without any official nature, diamond-shaped warning signs similar to those used in Ireland.[6]
Although Malta is not a signatory to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, road signs generally conform to a pattern used by many other European countries (United Kingdom and Italy mainly), with the notable exception of Ireland that uses diamond-shaped warning signs instead of triangular ones.
Gallery edit
Warning signs edit
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Bend, to left, -
Bend, to right, -
Double bend, first to left -
Double bend, first to right, -
Winding road -
Crossroads without priority -
Roundabout -
Offset side roads with priority, first to the left -
Offset side roads with priority, first to the right -
low flying aircraft -
Tunnel -
Electricity warning -
Tram crossing -
Other danger -
Tractors -
Bump -
Zebra crossing -
School zone -
Roadworks -
Pedestrians -
Elderly people crossing -
Equestrians -
Two-way traffic -
Maximum height -
Falling rocks -
Traffic
Prohibitory signs & Mandatory signs edit
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No U-turn -
No entry -
Closed to all vehicles -
No motorbike Or cars -
No animal-drawn vehicles -
No bike -
No cars -
No truck -
No horse riding -
No pedestrians -
Maximum width -
Maximum height -
Maximum weight -
Maximum speed -
End of maximum speed -
No overtaking -
End of overtaking prohibition -
No parking -
No stopping -
No use of horn or motor noise -
End of horn prohibition -
Give way -
Stop -
Give way to oncoming vehicles -
Minimum speed -
End of minimum speed -
Zebra crossing -
Left turn only ahead -
Right turn only ahead -
Drive straight -
Turn left -
Turn right -
Detour -
Keep left -
Keep right -
Pass either side -
Drive straight or turn left -
Drive straight or turn right -
Right or left turn only ahead
Informational signs edit
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Priority road -
End of priority road -
Priority over oncoming vehicles -
No through road -
No through road on left -
Parking -
Directions to parking -
Hospital -
Pre-signaling directions -
Direction sign -
Locality -
Tourist direction sign -
Tourist sign -
Directions to parking
Additional panels edit
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Distance -
Stop ahead -
School -
Playground -
Blind people -
Disabled people
References edit
- ^ "LEĠIŻLAZZJONI MALTA". legislation.mt. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "The Highway Code". Transport Malta. 4 October 2022.
- ^ "The Highway Code" (PDF). gov.mt.
- ^ "Multiple roads signs blamed on overzealous contractor". Times of Malta. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "What's going on here? These 'Only in Malta' pictures will have you reeling with laughter". www.guidememalta.com. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ stanleytransportmalta (2015-08-17). "Malta Road Safety Council: be safe, follow road signage". Transport Malta News. Retrieved 2023-12-08.