How are information transit signs

To achieve a safe driving, it is essential to know and respect the rules of the road . Likewise, we must know and understand the traffic signs that indicate the obligations, prohibitions, recommendations, etc. at the time of driving on a road. The information signals are those that identify, guide and make reference to services, places or other indications useful for drivers. In general, they have a blue background and black and white indications, although we also find other colors, especially in road nomenclatures. In this article, you will find more about how information traffic signs are.

Steps to follow:

one

As its name indicates, the information traffic signals indicate and provide us with data about services, which we will find in the vicinity of the kilometric point in which they are located, as is the case of a:

  • Health post or medical center
  • Telephone service
  • Service station
  • Mechanical workshop
  • restaurant
  • Police
  • hotel
  • Camping

two

They also indicate places of tourist interest, other means of transport and other points that may be useful to drivers:

  • Panoramic point
  • Square
  • Spa
  • Cab
  • Bus or bus terminal
  • Railroad terminal
  • Airport
  • Beach
  • Museum

3

On the other hand, information traffic signals indicate characteristics of the road :

  • Parking lot
  • Allowed to turn left / right
  • Direction allowed left / right / both directions

4

This type of signals also indicates information about:

  • Start / end of the motorway
  • Road or dead end street
  • Diversion by change of direction
  • Use of Lanes
  • Road or passable pass (open or closed)
  • Maximum speeds allowed

5

Finally, we can see that the road and urban nomenclature is also indicated by the information traffic signals. In this way, it is specified:

  • Type of road (national, provincial, etc.)
  • Urban nomenclatures
  • Identification of regions and localities
  • Kilometric points

6

In addition to the information signals, the main traffic signs are divided into the following types:

  • Traffic signs of prevention
  • Transient traffic signs
  • Regulatory transit signs