What are regulatory traffic signals

Regulatory signs are those traffic signs whose function is to notify road users about limitations, prohibitions or restrictions on their use. Failure to comply with any of these signs constitutes an infraction that will be sanctioned according to the law or circulation regulations. In this .com article we show you the regulatory traffic signals so you can know them in detail.

Steps to follow:

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Within the regulatory traffic signals, there are signs indicating priority which force drivers to yield to other vehicles on the road. The most important and that present a different form to the rest are the Stop signal and the Ceda signal step:

The signal Stop or Stop is used in all cases to indicate that the driver must stop your vehicle completely.
The second signal of the image indicates to the drivers that they must yield the passage that they are traveling on the road they are approaching. It is not necessary to stop the vehicle in case there is enough space and time to cross.

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The signs that we see in the image correspond to prohibition signs that restrict access to a road, road or street of all vehicles, certain types of vehicles or pedestrians. The ones we see indicate:

The Prohibited Pass sign restricts traffic to all types of vehicles.
It is used to prohibit the movement of pedestrians.
Indicates to drivers of cargo vehicles that their circulation is prohibited.
Notifies the driver that all types of motor vehicles are prohibited.
Notifies users of public roads that the circulation of bicycles is prohibited.
Notify drivers that the circulation of all types of blood-pulling vehicles is prohibited.
It is used to prohibit the movement of agricultural machinery.

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The type of signs that appear in this image indicate prohibitions related to circulation . The ones we see in the image indicate:

Forbidden to move forward. Vehicles can not pass beyond the place where the signal is installed.
Indicates that the driver is prohibited from turning left at the point where the signal is located.
It notifies the driver that it can not rotate by approximately 180 degrees because doing so interrupts circulation and constitutes a risk factor.
It is used to indicate the prohibition to park from where the signal is located.
It is used to indicate the prohibition to park and / or stop the vehicle.
It is used to indicate the prohibition of overtaking or overtaking a vehicle, because the safety conditions to perform the maneuver are not met.

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The type of regulation signals that we observe in the following correspond to signals that notify restrictions on the dimensions, weight and speed of the vehicles.

It is used to indicate the maximum width that allows a bridge, tunnel, roads or streets that do not support larger widths.
Indicates the maximum allowed speed at which vehicles can circulate in a certain section of track.
This signal is used to notify the maximum load allowed by each vehicle.
It is used to indicate the maximum height that allows a tunnel, bridge, overpass or other obstacles.

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The following regulatory signs are used to indicate compulsory circulation . These images mean:

It is used to indicate the existence of a control point of any nature, where the vehicle must stop.
It indicates to the drivers that they must drive on the right to leave the roads on the left free and facilitate the circulation of the rest of the vehicles.
It is used to notify drivers that the start of a section with double direction of movement.
It signals drivers the obligation to drive in the direction and direction indicated by the arrow.

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There are other regulatory signs that are used in certain places when the competent authorities consider it necessary. An example is this signal that we see in the image that indicates the prohibition to use the horn or generate high levels of noise in certain areas.