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Overview of road signs in Germany

Road sign gantry with variable-message signs on the A 3 in Frankfurt am Main

Traffic signs, installations, and symbols used in Germany are prescribed by the Road Traffic Regulation (StVO) (German: Straßenverkehrs-Ordnung) and the Traffic Signs Catalog (VzKat) (German: Verkehrszeichenkatalog).

§§ 39 to 43 of the StVO regulate the effect of traffic signs and installations. Annexes 1 to 3 illustrate most danger, regulatory, and directional signs and annex 4 illustrates the traffic installations. Other traffic signs and installations not specified in the StVO, primarily specific supplementary signs, are published in the VzKat.

The latest version of the VzKat was issued in May 2017 as the annex to the General Administrative Rules for the Road Traffic Regulation (VwV-StVO) (German: Allgemeine Verwaltungsvorschrift zur Straßenverkehrs-Ordnung).

The StVO, the VwV-StVO and the VzKat are supported by technical rules (German: Technische Regelwerke), mostly published by the Forschungsgesellschaft für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen (FGSV), especially:

The Guidelines for Directional Signage outside of Motorways (RWB) (German: Richtlinien für die wegweisende Beschilderung außerhalb von Autobahnen)
The Guidelines for Directional Signage on Motorways (RWBA) (German: Richtlinien für die wegweisende Beschilderung auf Autobahnen)
The Guidelines for touristic Signage (RtB) (German: Richtlinien für die touristische Beschilderung)
The Guidelines for Signage for detours (RUB) (German: Richtlinien für Umleitungsbeschilderungen)
The Guidelines for the Marking of Roads (RMS-1, RMS-2 and RMS-A) (German: Richtlinien für die Markierung von Straßen)
The Guidelines for Traffic Signals (RiLSA) (German: Richtlinien für Lichtsignalanlagen)
The Guidelines for the safety of road construction sites (RSA) (German: Richtlinien für die verkehrsrechtliche Sicherung von Arbeitsstellen an Straßen)

All signs have assigned numbers. The suffix number after the hyphen refers to the variation of the sign; the suffix on signs with variable numbers is the number depicted on the sign (for speed limits, maximum heights, etc.).

Overview

General symbols

Symbols pursuant to § 39 paragraphs 7, 10, and 11 of the StVO:

Multi-track motor vehicles/Motor vehicles, except motorcycles
Motor vehicles with a permissible mass above 3.5 t – including their trailer(s) – and tractor units, except passenger vehicles and buses
Cycle traffic
Cycle used for the transport of goods or persons – freight bicycle
Pedestrians
Equestrians
Cattle
Tram
Bus
Passenger vehicle
Passenger vehicles – or motorcycles with a sidecar – which are occupied by at least three persons – high-occupancy vehicle
Passenger vehicle with a trailer
Truck with a trailer
Campervan
Motor vehicles and vehicle combinations which cannot or may not drive faster than 25 km/h
Motorcycles – also with a sidecar – scooters, and motorized bicycles
Motorized bicycles
One-seated two-wheeled mopeds with an electric motor which automatically regulates its design speed to no more than 25 km/h – E-Bikes -
Small electric vehicles pursuant to the Elektrokleinstfahrzeuge-Verordnung (eKFV) (Small Electric Vehicle Act)
Drawn carriage
Electrically powered vehicle marked pursuant to the Vehicle Registration Regulation (FZV) (German: Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung)
Carsharing vehicles

Danger signs

Danger signs pursuant to part 2 of the VzKat which includes permissible variations of signs listed in annex 1 of the StVO. When one sign has two sign numbers, the first number is the illustrated sign while the latter number is a mirrored or slightly altered version of the sign.

Sign 101
Danger. A supplementary sign can specify the danger.
Sign 101-10 / 101-20
Aircraft
Sign 101-11
Pedestrian crosswalk
Sign 101-21
Pedestrian crosswalk
Sign 101-12 / 101-22
Cattle
Sign 101-13 / 101-23
Equestrians
Sign 101-14 / 101-24
Amphibians
Sign 101-15
Rockfall
Sign 101-25
Rockfall
Sign 101-51
Slipperiness due to snow or ice
Sign 101-52
Grit/gravel at the edge of the road
Sign 101-53
Shore or riverbank
Sign 101-54
Insufficient clearance
Sign 101-55
Movable bridge
Sign 102
Intersection with priority to the right
Sign 103-10
Curve (left)
Sign 103-20
Curve (right)
Sign 105-10
Double curve (first left)
Sign 105-20
Double curve (first right)
Sign 108-10
Descent
Sign 110-12
Ascent
Sign 112
Uneven road
Sign 114
Slipperiness when road is wet or dirty
Sign 117-10
Crosswind
Sign 117-20
Crosswind
Sign 120
Road narrowing
Sign 121-10
One-sided road narrowing (right)
Sign 121-20
One-sided road narrowing (left)
Sign 123
Roadworks
Sign 124
Traffic jams
Sign 125
Oncoming traffic
Sign 131
Traffic signals
Sign 133-10 / 133-20
Pedestrians
Sign 136-10 / 136-20
Children
Sign 138-10 / 138-20
Cycles
Sign 142-10
Wild animals
Sign 142-20
Wild animals
Sign 151
Railroad crossing
Sign 156-10 / 156-20
Railroad crossing with three-striped warning – 240 m distance
Sign 156-11 / 156-21
Railroad crossing with three-striped warning – custom distance
Sign 157-10 / 157-20
Three-striped warning for railroad crossing – 240 m distance
Sign 157-11 / 157-21
Three-striped warning for railroad crossing – custom distance
Sign 159-10 / 159-20
Two-striped warning for railroad crossing – 160 m distance
Sign 159-11 / 159-21
Two-striped warning for railroad crossing – custom distance
Sign 162-10 / 162-20
One-striped warning for railroad crossing – 80 m distance
Sign 162-11 / 162-21
One-striped warning for railroad crossing – custom distance

Regulatory signs

Regulatory signs pursuant to part 3 of the VzKat which includes permissible variations of signs listed in annex 2 of the StVO. When one sign has two sign numbers, the first number is the illustrated sign while the latter number is a mirrored or slightly altered version of the sign.

Sign 201-50 / 201-52
Crossbuck. Yield the right-of-way to railborne vehicles
Sign 201-51 / 201-53
Crossbuck with lightning rod. Yield the right-of-way to railborne vehicles; the tracks possess overhead electrical wires
Sign 205
Yield the right-of-way
Sign 206
Stop. Yield the right-of-way.
Sign 208
Oncoming traffic has the right-of-way
Sign 209
Right ahead
Sign 209-10
Left ahead
Sign 209-30
Straight ahead
Sign 211
Right here
Sign 211-10
Left here
Sign 214
Straight ahead or right ahead
Sign 214-10
Straight ahead or left ahead
Sign 214-30
Left ahead or right ahead
Sign 215
Roundabout
Sign 220-10
One-way street
Sign 220-20
One-way street
Sign 222
Pass on the right
Sign 222-10
Pass on the left
Sign 223.1-50 – 223.1-52
Drive on the shoulder
Sign 223.2-50 – 223.2-52
No longer drive on the shoulder
Sign 223.3-50 – 223.3-52
Vacate the shoulder
Sign 224
Bus stop or tram stop
Sign 224-51
Bus stop for school buses during designated times
Sign 229 – 229-31
Taxi stand
Sign 237
Bicycle path
Sign 238
Equestrian path
Sign 239
Sidewalk
Sign 240
Combined pedestrian and bicycle path
Sign 241-30
Separated pedestrian and bicycle path
Sign 241-31
Separated pedestrian and bicycle path
Sign 242.1
Begin of a pedestrian zone
Sign 242.2
End of a pedestrian zone
Sign 244.1
Begin of a bicycle street
Sign 244.2
End of a bicycle street
Sign 244.3
Begin of a bicycle zone
Sign 244.4
End of a bicycle zone
Sign 245
Bus lane
Sign 250
No vehicles of any kind permitted
Sign 251
Sign 253
Sign 254
Sign 255
Sign 257-50
Sign 257-51
Sign 257-52
Sign 257-53
Sign 257-54
Sign 257-55
Sign 257-56
Sign 257-57
Sign 257-58
Sign 259
Sign 260
Sign 261
No trucks carrying hazardous materials
Sign 263–5,5
Sign 263-8
Sign 264-2
Sign 265–3,8
Sign 266-10
Sign 267
No entry
Sign 268
Snow chains required
Sign 269
No trucks carrying water-polluting substances
Sign 270.1
Low-emission zone
Sign 270.2
End of low-emission zone
Sign 272
No U-turn
Sign 273
Sign 274-60
Speed limit
Sign 274.1
Speed limit zone
Sign 274.2
End of speed limit zone
Sign 275-30
Minimum speed
Sign 276
No passing
Sign 277
No passing (for trucks)
Sign 277.1
Sign 278-60
End of speed limit
Sign 279-30
End of minimum speed
Sign 280
Sign 281
Sign 281.1
Sign 282
End of all restrictions
Sign 283
No stopping of any kind (No drop-off or pick-up)
Sign 283-10
Sign 283-11
Sign 283-20
Sign 283-21
Sign 283-30
Sign 283-31
Sign 286
No parking
Sign 286-10
Sign 286-11
Sign 286-20
Sign 286-21
Sign 286-30
Sign 286-31
Sign 290.1
No parking zone
Sign 290.2
End of no parking zone
Sign 293
Sign 294
Sign 295
Sign 296
Sign 297
Sign 297.1
Sign 297.1-21
Sign 298
Sign 299 - No parking or waiting area

Directional signs

Directional signs pursuant to part 4 of the VzKat which includes permissible variations of signs listed in annex 4 of the StVO. When one sign has two sign numbers, the first number is the illustrated sign while the latter number is a mirrored or slightly altered version of the sign.

Sign 301
Right-of-way only on upcoming intersection
Sign 306
Priority road (Right-of-way on all following intersections)
Sign 307
End of priority road
Sign 308
Sign 310
Sign 311
Sign 314
Sign 314-10
Sign 314-20
Sign 314-30
Sign 314-50
Sign 314.1
Sign 314.2
Sign 315-50
Sign 315-55
Sign 315-60
Sign 315-65
Sign 315-70
Sign 315-75
Sign 315-80
Sign 315-85
Sign 316
Park and ride
Sign 316-50
Park and ride
Sign 317
Parking for hikers
Sign 318
Sign 325.1
Sign 325.2
Sign 327
Tunnel
Sign 327-50
Sign 327-51
Sign 328
Sign 330.1Autobahn Start
Sign 330.2Autobahn End
Sign 331.1
Sign 331.2
Sign 332
Sign 332.1
Sign 332.1-20
Sign 333
Autobahn exit
Sign 333.1
Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) exit
Sign 333.1-20
Sign 340
Sign 341
Sign 342
Sign 350-10
Pedestrian crossing
Sign 350-20
Pedestrian crossing
Sign 350.1
Sign 350.2
Sign 354
Water protection area
Sign 356
Pedestrian crossing patrol
Sign 357
Dead end
Sign 357-50
Sign 357-51
Sign 357-52
Sign 358
First aid or hospital
Sign 363
Police station
Sign 365-50
Telephone
Sign 365-51
Emergency telephone
Sign 365-52
Petrol station
Sign 365-53
Petrol station with LPG
Sign 365-54
Petrol station with CNG
Sign 365-55
Motorway hotel
Sign 376
Motorway restaurant
Sign 377
Motorway refreshments
Sign 378
Lavatory
Sign 365-59
Road church
Sign 365-60
Camping and caravan site
Sign 365-61
Information
Sign 365-62
Repairs
Sign 365-63
Pedestrian underpass
Sign 365-64
Pedestrian overpass
Sign 365-65
Charging station for electric vehicles
Sign 365-66
Hydrogen Station
Sign 365-67
Motor caravan campsite
Sign 365-68
Campersite
Sign 385
old number since 2017: 385-50
Sign 386.1
Sign 386.1-10
Sign 386.1-11
new design 2017
Sign 386.1-12
Sign 386.1-20
new sign 2017
Sign 386.1-21
new design 2017
Sign 386.1-22
Sign 386.1-30
Sign 386.1-50
old number since 2017: 386.1-32
Sign 386.1-51
old number since 2017: 386.1-33
Sign 386.1-52
old number since 2017: 386.1-34
Sign 386.1-53
old number since 2017: 386.1-50
Sign 386.2
Sign 386.2-10
new design 2017
Sign 386.2-11
new sign 2017
Sign 386.2-12
new sign 2017
Sign 386.2-22
new sign 2017
Sign 386.2-20
new design 2017
Sign 386.2-21
new sign 2017
Sign 386.2-30
new sign 2017
Sign 386.2-51
new sign 2017
Sign 386.2-52
old number since 2017: 386.2-30
Sign 386.2-53
new sign 2017
Sign 386.3
Sign 386.3-50
Sign 390
Sign 390.2
Sign 391
Sign 392
Sign 393
Sign 394-50
Sign 401
Sign 405
Sign 406-50
Sign 406-51
Sign 410
Sign 415-10
Sign 415-20
Sign 415-10
Sign 415-20
Sign 418-10
Sign 418-20
Sign 419-10
Sign 419-20
Sign 421-20
Sign 422-10
Sign 422-11
Sign 422-20
Sign 422-21
Sign 422-30
Sign 422-32
Sign 422-34
Sign 422-36
Sign 430-10
Sign 430-20
Sign 432-10
Sign 432-20
Sign 434
Sign 434-52
Sign 434-53
Sign 437
Sign 438
Sign 439
Sign 440
Sign 441
Sign 442-10
old number since 2017: 442-11
Sign 442-12
old number since 2017: 442-13
Sign 442-13
old number since 2017: 442-10
Sign 442-20
old number since 2017: 442-21
Sign 442-22
old number since 2017: 442-23
Sign 442-23
old number since 2017: 442-20
Sign 442-50
new sign 2017
Sign 442-51
new sign 2017
Sign 442-52
new sign 2017
Sign 442-53
new sign 2017
Sign 448
Sign 448-50
Sign 448.1
Sign 449
Sign 450-50
Sign 450-51
Sign 450-52
Sign 450-53
Sign 450-54
Sign 450-55
Sign 453
Sign 453-50
Sign 454-10
Sign 454-20
Sign 455.1-10
Sign 455.1-11
Sign 455.1-12
Sign 455.1-20
Sign 455.1-21
Sign 455.1-22
Sign 455.1-30
Sign 455.1-50
Sign 455.2
Sign 457.1
Sign 457.2
Sign 458
Sign 460-10
Sign 460-11
Sign 460-12
Sign 460-20
Sign 460-21
Sign 460-22
Sign 460-30
Sign 460-50
new sign 2017
Sign 466
Sign 467.1-10
Sign 467.1-20
Sign 467.1-30
Sign 467.2
Sign 500
Sign 501-10
Sign 501-11
Sign 501-12
Sign 501-15
new sign 2017
Sign 501-16
old number since 2017: 501-15
Sign 501-17
old number since 2017: 501-16
Sign 501-18
old number since 2017: 501-17
Sign 501-20
Sign 501-21
Sign 501-22
Sign 505-11
old number since 2017: 505-12
Sign 505-12
new sign 2017
Sign 505-21
old number since 2017: 505-22
Sign 505-22
new sign 2017
Sign 511-11
Sign 511-12
Sign 511-20
Sign 511-21
Sign 511-22
Sign 513-10
Sign 513-11
Sign 513-20
Sign 513-21
Sign 514-10
Sign 514-20
Sign 515-11
old number since 2017: 515-12
Sign 515-12
old number since 2017: 515-13
Sign 515-21
old number since 2017: 515-22
Sign 515-22
old number since 2017: 515-23
Sign 521-30
Sign 521-31
Sign 521-32
Sign 521-33
Sign 522-30
Sign 522-31
Sign 522-32
Sign 522-33
Sign 522-34
Sign 522-35
Sign 522-36
Sign 522-37
new sign 2017
Sign 522-38
new sign 2017
Sign 531-10
Sign 532-10
Sign 535-11
Sign 536-20
Sign 541-10
Sign 542-10
Sign 545-11
Sign 546-10
Sign 551-20
Sign 551-21
Sign 551-22
Sign 590-10
Sign 590-11

Road equipment

Sign 600-30
Sign 605-10
Sign 605-11
Sign 605-13
Sign 605-14
Sign 605-23
Sign 605-24
Sign 610-40
Sign 615
Sign 616-30
Sign 616-31
Sign 620-40
Sign 620-41
Sign 625-10
Sign 626-10
Sign 626-20
Sign 626-30
Sign 626-31
Sign 627-50
Sign 628-10
Sign 629-10
Sign 630-10

Additional road signs

To the left
To the right
After the left turn, a hazard exists (another sign defining the hazard would be above)
After the right turn, a hazard exists (another sign defining the hazard would be above)
Fußgänger Gehweg gegenüber benutzen
Use Sidewalk on left side of roadway
Fußgänger Gehweg gegenüber benutzen
Use Sidewalk on right side of roadway
Directional indications by arrows, detour signs, three-quarter circle
Both directions, two opposing horizontal arrows
Both directions, two opposite vertical arrows
Two-way cycle route crossing road
Cycling in the opposite direction
Directional indications by arrows, detour signs, semicircle
For 800 m
For 3 km
Continues for ... m
Continues for ... km
Course of this priority road turns left
Road from left and ahead has priority
100 m ahead
200 m ahead
400 m ahead
600 m ahead
2 km ahead
Stop 100 m ahead
Zipper method in ... m
Late merge in 200m
Ends in ...m
Hazardous Sidewinds for cars with caravans/trailers
Risk of accident
Migratory toad crossing
Oil slick
Smoke
Loose chippings
Construction site exit
Damaged roadway
Spillage on road
Exit
Accident
Knoll
Police check
Fog
Driveway
Right of way changed
Traffic routing changed
Industrial area (trains have priority)
Port area (rail traffic has priority)
Children allowed to play in road
Skiers allowed to cross road
Large wagons can park here without the usual two week temporal parking restriction
Caravans can park here without the usual two week temporal parking restriction
Information about motorail for lorries
End of restriction
Cyclists dismount
Green wave at ...km/h
Stop here on red
Pass over verges/shoulder
End of passing over verges/shoulder
Tunnel category B
Tunnel category C
Tunnel category D
Tunnel category E
Disabled with permit No. ... allowed
Bicycle and residents allowed
Residents only
Residents or Resident's Visitors Parking Only
Residents with permit No. ... allowed
Taxis allowed
Regular scheduled buses allowed
Emergency vehicles allowed
Ambulances allowed
Delivery vehicles allowed
Agricultural vehicles allowed
Forestry vehicles allowed
Agricultural and forestry vehicles allowed
Operational and utility vehicles allowed
Electric vehicles while charging allowed
Electric vehicles allowed
Construction vehicles allowed
Access to construction site allowed
Access to neighbouring construction site allowed
Access to ... allowed
Ferry users allowed
Vehicles with red, yellow or green Low Emission Zone Sticker permitted
Vehicles with yellow or green Low Emission Zone Sticker permitted
Vehicles with green Low Emission Zone Sticker permitted
Skiers crossing road at times shown
At times shown
At times shown
Parking with disc for 2 hours
Parking with disc in marked zone for 2 hours
Working days
Working days at times shown
Working days at times shown
Monday-Friday, at times shown
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, at times shown
Sundays and public holidays, at times shown
School bus (at times shown)
Parking allowed at weekends
Disabled users only
Disabled with permit No. ... only
Residents with permit No. ... only
Slow vehicles are allowed to be passed
Taxi stand
Number of taxis
Electric vehicles while being charged (with number)
Electric vehicles (with number)
Parking allowed in marked areas
Only with parking ticket
Toll ticket
On the verges/shoulder
When wet
Through traffic
Weight (12 tons)
Park (pull in straight)
Park (pull in diagonally)
Only within marked parking areas
For cyclists and moped riders
Grit on road
No parking on verges/shoulder
Also buses and cars with trailers
Rabies! Endangered area
Wild animal rabies! Endangered area

Traffic rules

Priority

Reißverschlussverfahren
"Zipper rule" for one-way traffic merging & two-way traffic priorities

Einseitig (links) verengte Fahrbahn
Road narrows on the left, one-way zipper rule applies, two-way oncoming traffic yields to you)
Verengte Fahrbahn
Narrow roadway ahead, one-way zipper rule applies
Einseitig (rechts) verengte Fahrbahn
Road narrows on the right, one-way zipper rule applies, two-way yield to oncoming traffic
Two-way traffic ahead (red indicates who must yield)
Oncoming traffic (red indicates who must yield)
Vorrang vor dem Gegenverkehr
Priority over oncoming vehicles

Environmental factors

Yield as necessary to not endanger themselves or other road users

Steinschlag
Possible rockfall in road (No braking, slowing, stopping or parking)
Schnee- oder Eisglätte
Snow or ice possible ahead (road freezes easily, no sudden braking or turning)
Splitt, Schotter
Loose chippings
Unebene Fahrbahn
Uneven surfaces ahead, bumpy road
Schleuder- oder Rutschgefahr
Slippery road (water, ice, snow, oil or dirt)

Traffic priority – priority roads

Other factors

Yield or reduce speed as necessary

Stau/Verkehrstau
Traffic jams/queues possible
Kurve
Dangerous curve to the left (Slow & stay to the right)
Kurve
Dangerous curve to the right (Slow & stay to the right)
Doppelkurve
Double curves, first to left (Slow & stay to the right)
Doppelkurve
Double curves, first to right (Slow & stay to the right)
Gefälle
Steep Grade/Hill Down (10%)
Steigung
Steep Grade/Hill Up (12%)
Flugbetrieb
Low-flying aircraft, Aircraft noise & lights may distract drivers
Seitenwind
Crosswinds from the right possible
Seitenwind
Crosswind from the left possible
Ufer
Road may end suddenly in a water area (quay or ferry slip ahead)
Unzureichendes Lichtraumprofil
Narrowed clearance by trees
Bewegliche Brücke
Opening or swing bridge ahead
Viehtrieb
Cattle possible
Reiter
Equestrians possible
Amphibienwanderung
Frogs and toads possible
Wildwechsel
Wild animals possible

Vehicle classifications & specifics

Official (base) Symbols in Germany as per Straßenverkehrs-Ordnung (StVO) § 39 Verkehrszeichen

Basic

Red ring

In addition to any sign/placard, the red ring forbids (in general) the item noted and anything of greater size or value; i.e., if a car is pictured, then not only are cars not permitted but trucks, as well.

A red ring is also a traffic sign itself: No vehicles (of any type) permitted, pushing motorcycles/mopeds/bicycles permitted

Verbot für Fahrzeuge aller Art
No vehicles of any kind permitted
Verbot für Kraftwagen und sonstige mehrspurige Kraftfahrzeuge
No 2-tracked motor vehicles permitted
Verbot für Fußgänger
No pedestrians permitted

Bicycles & mopeds

Radfahrer
Bicycles permitted
E-Bikes
Electric Bicycles permitted
Mofas
Mopeds
Mofas
Mopeds permitted
Verbot für Mofas Mopeds forbidden
No Mopeds permitted

Motorcycles

Classified as above/below 500 cc motor size, and with or without sidecar

Krafträder, auch mit Beiwagen, Kleinkrafträder und Mofas
Motorcycles (above 500 cc), also with sidecar, small motorcycles (below 500 cc) and mopeds
Motorcycles and Mopeds Permitted
Verbot für Krafträder, auch mit Beiwagen, Kleinkrafträder und Mofas Ban on motorcycles including those with sidecars and mopeds

Cars/automobiles

Personenkraftwagen – Pkw – "Powered car for (the transport of) persons"; e.g., cars/automobiles

Personenkraftwagen (Pkw)
Cars
Personenkraftwagen (Pkw)
Cars permitted
Verbot für Personenkraftwagen (Pkw) Powered passenger cars prohibited
elektrisch betriebene Fahrzeuge
Electric vehicles/cars
Pkw mit Anhänger
Cars with trailer
Pkw mit Anhänger
Verbot für Pkw mit Anhänger

Recreational vehicles, farm equipment or animal powered

Wohnmobile
Motorhomes & Campers
Kraftfahrzeuge und Züge
Farm & Powered Equipment (& Trailers) with less than 25 km/h top speed
Verbot für Kraftfahrzeuge und Züge
Kraftfahrzeuge und Züge
Farm & Powered Equipment (& Trailers) Permitted
Gespannfuhrwerke
Horse-drawn Wagon
Verbot für Gespannfuhrwerke
No Horse-drawn Wagons Permitted
Verbot für Viehtrieb
No Cattle Permitted
Verbot für Reiter
No Equestrians/Horse Riders Permitted

Trucks & lorries

Lastkraftwagen – Lkw – (literally "powered car for loads", e.g., truck, lorry, semi, tractor-trailer)

Lkw or Kfz
Lkw permitted
No Lkw permitted

Kraftfahrzeuge (Kfz) mit einer zulässigen Gesamtmasse über 3,5 t, einschließlich ihrer Anhänger, und Zugmaschinen, ausgenommen Personenkraftwagen und Kraftomnibusse – Motor vehicles with a maximum authorized mass of more than 3,5 t, including their trailers, and tractors other than cars and buses

Lkw mit Anhänger
Truck with trailer
Lkw with trailer permitted
Verbot für Lastkraftwagen (Lkw) mit Anhänger
No trucks with trailer(s) permitted
Sattelkraftfahrzeuge
Semi/tractor-trailer
Single- and double-trailer semis

Traffic restrictions & allowances for vehicles (generally larger) than cars

Massenangabe
Weight (7.5 tons)
Verbot für Fahrzeuge über angegebene tatsächliche Masse
Total Vehicle Weight Limit (5.5 tonnes)
Verbot für Fahrzeuge über angegebene tatsächliche Achslast
Load Limit per Axle (8 tonnes)
Verbot für Fahrzeuge über angegebene tatsächliche Breite
Width Limit (including wing mirrors)
Verbot für Fahrzeuge über angegebene tatsächliche Höhe
Height Limit (3.8 meters)
Verbot für Fahrzeuge über angegebene tatsächliche Länge
Length Limit (10 meters)

Dangerous or hazardous cargos

Dangerous or Hazardous Load/Cargos
Verbot für kennzeichnungspflichtige Kraftfahrzeuge mit gefährlichen Gütern
No Dangerous or Hazardous Loads/Cargos Permitted
Dangerous or Hazardous Loads/Cargos to Water Bodies
Verbot für Fahrzeuge mit wassergefährdender Ladung
No Dangerous or Hazardous Loads/Cargos to Water Bodies Permitted

Buses, public transit & rail

Buses (generally) and trains (always) have the priority/right-of-way

Kraftomnibus
Bus
Buses permitted
Verbot für Kraftomnibusse
Straßenbahn
Streetrail or trams
Trams permitted
Train – Bahn/Zug
Schienenbahn
"Railway Traffic", Trains – Bahn/Zug permitted

Others

Military vehicles (generally a weight rating)
Trucks, busses and cars with trailers

Primary road classifications & related signs

Nummernschild für Autobahnen
Autobahn – (limited access highway) route number (48 for example)
Bundesstraße
Country road (non-isolated highway) route number (35 for example)
European road number sign (E 36 for example)
Straßenname
Street name sign

Traffic regulations

Basic Traffic Controls

Verbot der Einfahrt
Do Not Enter
Verbot des Wendens
No U-turns

Speed Controls & Limits

Vorgeschriebene Mindestgeschwindigkeit
Minimum (30 km/h) Speed Required
Ende der ...
End of...
Beginn einer Tempo 30-Zone
Maximum (30 km/h) Zone (still in effect after junctions)
End of...
Zulässige Höchstgeschwindigkeit
Maximum Speed (60 km/h)
Ende der ...
End of...
Maximum (or recommended) Speeds in Germany for Developed/Urban Areas (50), Bundesstraßen (100) & Autobahn (130)

Passing & Overtaking

Überholverbot für Kraftfahrzeuge aller Art
No Passing (for any vehicle type)
End of...
No Passing (by vehicles over 3,5 t)
End of...

Other

Umwelt
Low-emission zone / Environmental Zone
End of a low-emission zone
Lkw / Trucks / Semis must maintain minimum (70 m for example) spacing
Schneeketten sind vorgeschrieben
Snow chains must be carried in vehicle
End of previous limitation (i.e., speed or passing)

Autobahn

Signs used on Autobahn

Knotenpunkte der Autobahnen
Interchange/Exit/Ausfahrt Number (26 for example)
Autobahn distance sign (usually after entrance)
Autobahn sign indicating next exit has a service area nearby
Autobahn sign
announcing next exit
Autobahn reminder exit sign, showing next exit ahead
Autobahn marker (300m before exit)
Autobahn marker (200m before exit)
Autobahn marker (100m before exit)
Autobahn Ausfahrt
exit (at end of exit lane)
Begin of Autobahn (Motor vehicles capable of speeds exceeding 60 km/h only)
End of Autobahn
Tunnel ahead
Breakdown bay (used only on highways without emergency shoulder or in larger construction areas)

Signs leading to Autobahn

Pfeilwegweiser zur Autobahn
Direction towards Autobahn entrance
Direction Signs to Autobahn, Messe (Fair/Convention Center) & Bundesstraße (without number)
same
Bundesstraße with Number and distances to next cities
Vorwegweiser zur Autobahn
Autobahn junction entrance sign
Vorwegweiser zur Autobahn
Autobahn junction entrance sign

Other signs

Autobahn Detour
Autobahn Detour ahead
Detouring onto opposite lane (in 200 m)
End of lane

Signs of limited access roads

Note: Though road design of Kraftfahrstraße is comparable to Autobahn, speed limit is mandatory, signposting is similar but has yellow background.

Kraftfahrstraße
Fast traffic highway (Motor vehicles capable of speeds exceeding 60 km/h only)
End of fast traffic highway

Bundesstraße – non-limited access highways or main roads – yellow background

Urban or built-up areas

Start Urban Area (50 km/h speed limit)
Town sign: End of Urban Area (here with distance to next town)
Traffic calming zone
End of traffic calming zone
Pedestrian crossing patrol
Sidewalk parking for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight up to 2.8 metric tons
Parking disc
Fußgängerüberweg
Pedestrian crossing
Fußgängerüberweg
Pedestrian crossing
Sackgasse
No through road
Erste Hilfe oder Krankenhaus
First aid or hospital
Street light warning marker (lamp will not remain lit all night)

Fahrtbahn/Streifen – driving lane controls

Roadway lanes delineated by lines for/of single vehicle width

Vorgeschriebene Fahrtrichtung, Geradeaus
You must go straight ahead, yield appropriately
Vorgeschriebene Fahrtrichtung, hier rechts
Turn right here (in front of the sign)
Vorgeschriebene Fahrtrichtung, hier links
Turn left here (in front of the sign)
Vorgeschriebene Fahrtrichtung, rechts
You must turn right ahead, yield appropriately
Vorgeschriebene Fahrtrichtung, links
You must turn left ahead, yield appropriately
Vorgeschriebene Fahrtrichtung, Geradeaus oder rechts
You must go straight or turn right
Vorgeschriebene Fahrtrichtung, Geradeaus oder links
You must go straight or turn left
Vorgeschriebene Fahrtrichtung, Rechts oder links
You must turn right or turn left
Kreisverkehr
Roundabout (Yield to traffic in circle, signal only on exit)
Einbahnstraße
One-way street
Einbahnstraße
One-way street
Vorgeschriebene Vorbeifahrt, Rechts vorbei
Keep right of traffic barrier/divider
Vorgeschriebene Vorbeifahrt, Links vorbei
Keep left of traffic barrier/divider
Use of hard shoulder as driving lane permitted
No use of hard shoulder as driving lane permitted
3 Fahrstreifen und 1 Seitenstreifen
3 driving lanes + 1 hard shoulder (use permitted)
3 Fahrstreifen und 1 Seitenstreifen
3 driving lanes + 1 hard shoulder (use not permitted)

Dedicated lane use required for ...

Fußwege
Footway / Pedestrian lane
Gemeinsamer Fuß- und Radweg
Shared use path
Getrennter Rad- und Gehweg
Shared, but separated bicycle & pedestrian path
Radweg
Bicycle lane
Bussonderfahrstreifen
Bus lane
Sonderweg Reiter
Bridleway

Special zones

Beginn einer Fußgängerzone
Pedestrian zone
Ende einer Fußgängerzone
End of pedestrian zone
Beginn der Fahrradstraße
Bicyclist zone
Ende einer Fahrradstraße
End of bicyclist zone

Stopping, waiting, parking

Parking is considered any stop exceeding three minutes.

No Stopping and parking

Haltverbot
No stopping
Continuation of absolutes Haltverbot
Top arrow only (start of zone), bottom arrow only (end of zone)

No waiting/standing longer than 3 minutes on traffic lanes exept for loading/unloading

Eingeschränktes Halteverbot
No parking. Stopping is allowed.
Eingeschränktes Halteverbot (Anfang)
Start of no parking zone (left side)
Eingeschränktes Halteverbot (Anfang)
Start of no parking zone (right side)
Eingeschränktes Halteverbot (Ende)
End of no parking zone (right side)
Continuation of eingeschränktes Halteverbot
No parking zone
End of no parking zone

Bus stop and taxi zones

Bus or tram stop: 15 m parking prohibition prior to and behind this sign (30 m altogether)
School bus stop: 15 m parking prohibition prior to and behind this sign (30 m altogether)
Taxi rank (no stopping or parking allowed)

Road markings/lines

Intersections & Crosswalks

Haltlinie
Stop line
Fußgängerüberweg
Pedestrian crossing
Wartelinie
Yield line

Driving Lanes

Fahrstreifenbegrenzung und Fahrbahnbegrenzung
Solid Travel Lane (middle) & Travel Lane Boundary (right) – Crossing Not Permitted
Leitlinie
Guide (Dividing) Line – Crossing/Overtaking Permitted
Einseitige Fahrstreifenbegrenzung
Traffic on Solid Side May Not Cross Line. Traffic on Divided Side May Cross Line.
Direction arrows (no stopping or parking allowed)
Advance notice arrow
Advance notice arrow to indicate a lane end
Sperrflächen
Occupying this area not permitted
Grenzmarkierung für Halt- und Parkverbote
No Parking or Waiting Area

Information signs

Parking place
Parkplatz (Anfang)
Parking place (start)
Parking place (end)
Beginn einer Parkraumbewirtschaftungszone
Start of Parking management area, only parking with parking disc or parking ticket
End of Parking management area
Parking garage
Wasserschutzgebiet
Water protection zone
Place name (information only, does not imply a speed limit)
Tourist attraction
Tourist route
Tourist route
Tourist sign (here: river or channel)
Tourist route
Tourist route
Tourist route
Tourist sign (here: referring to the former East-West German border)
Toll road for heavy lorries
End of toll road for heavy lorries
Toll road
Stop – customs

Informational signs

Park and Ride
Park and ride
Parking for hikers
Police station
Telephone
Emergency telephone
Petrol station
Petrol station with LPG
Petrol station with CNG
Motorway hotel
Road church
Information
Repairs
Pedestrian underpass
Pedestrian overpass
Charging station for electric vehicles
Hydrogen Station
Motor caravan campsite
Campsite
Motorway restaurant
Motorway refreshments
Lavatory

Additional signs

Arrows

To the left
To the right
After the left turn, a hazard exists (another sign defining the hazard would be above)
After the right turn, a hazard exists (another sign defining the hazard would be above)
Fußgänger Gehweg gegenüber benutzen
Use Sidewalk on left side of roadway
Fußgänger Gehweg gegenüber benutzen
Use Sidewalk on right side of roadway
Directional indications by arrows, detour signs, three-quarter circle
Both directions, two opposing horizontal arrows
Both directions, two opposite vertical arrows
Two-way cycle route crossing road
Cycling in the opposite direction
Directional indications by arrows, detour signs, semicircle

Distances

2 km ahead
Stop 100 m ahead
Zipper method in ... m
For 800 m
For 3 km
Continues for ... m
Continues for ... km
100 m ahead
200 m ahead
400 m ahead
600 m ahead
Late merge in 200m
Ends in ...m

Dangers

Hazardous Sidewinds for cars with caravans/trailers
Risk of accident
Migratory toad crossing
Oil slick
Smoke
Loose chippings
Construction site exit
Damaged roadway
Spillage on road
Exit
Accident
Knoll
Police check
Fog
Driveway
Right of way changed
Traffic routing changed

Special regulations

Industrial area (trains have priority)
Port area (rail traffic has priority)
Children allowed to play in road
Skiers allowed to cross road
Large wagons can park here without the usual two week temporal parking restriction
Caravans can park here without the usual two week temporal parking restriction
Information about motorail for lorries
End of restriction
Cyclists dismount
Green wave at ...km/h
Stop here on red
Pass over verges/shoulder
End of passing over verges/shoulder
Tunnel category B
Tunnel category C
Tunnel category D
Tunnel category E
Disabled with permit No. ... allowed
Bicycle and residents allowed
Residents only
Residents or Resident's Visitors Parking Only
Residents with permit No. ... allowed
Taxis allowed
Regular scheduled buses allowed
Emergency vehicles allowed
Ambulances allowed
Delivery vehicles allowed
Agricultural vehicles allowed
Forestry vehicles allowed
Agricultural and forestry vehicles allowed
Operational and utility vehicles allowed
Electric vehicles while charging allowed
Electric vehicles allowed
Construction vehicles allowed
Access to construction site allowed
Access to neighbouring construction site allowed
Access to ... allowed
Ferry users allowed
Vehicles with red, yellow or green Low Emission Zone Sticker permitted
Vehicles with yellow or green Low Emission Zone Sticker permitted
Vehicles with green Low Emission Zone Sticker permitted
Skiers crossing road at times shown
At times shown
At times shown
Parking with disc for 2 hours
Parking with disc in marked zone for 2 hours
Working days
Working days at times shown
Working days at times shown
Monday-Friday, at times shown
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, at times shown
Sundays and public holidays, at times shown
School bus (at times shown)
Parking allowed at weekends
Disabled users only
Disabled with permit No. ... only
Residents with permit No. ... only
Slow vehicles allowed to pass
Taxi stand
Number of taxis
Electric vehicles being charged (with number)
Electric vehicles (with number)
Parking allowed in marked areas
Only with parking ticket
Toll ticket
On the verges/shoulder
When wet
Mode of transport
Weight (12 tons)
Park (pull in straight)
Park (pull in diagonally)
Only within marked parking areas
No parking on verges/shoulder
Also buses and cars with trailers

Road equipment

Barrier board
Guiding beacon
Guide cone
Moveable road barrier
Moveable road barrier with flashing arrow
Reflexion post (right-hand side)
Reflexion post (left-hand side)

Obsolete signs

Obsolete signs since 2017

Sign 145-10
Sign 1000-33
Sign 1006-38
Sign 1006-39
Sign 1007-30
Sign 1012-30
Sign 1026-31
Sign 1030-10
Sign 1060-11
Sign 1060-30

Obsolete signs since 2013

Level crossing with barrier or gate ahead
Level crossing with barrier or gate ahead
One-way traffic
Recommended speed
End of recommended speed
Soft verges
Soft verges

Old signs (prior to 1992)

Warning signs

101: Be careful
102: Intersection
103: Curve to the Left
103: Curve to the Right
105: Double Curve, first to the Right
105: Double Curve, first to the Left
108: Steep Descent
110: Steep Ascent
112: Bumpy road
114: Slippery Road
115: Landslide
116: Landslide
117: Crosswinds
118: Crosswinds
120: Road Narrows
121: Road Narrows from Right
122: Road Narrows from Left
123: Roadworks area
125: Two-way Traffic
128: Lift Bridge
129: Riverbank ahead
131: Traffic signals Ahead
133: Pedestrian
134: Zebra Crossing
135: Zebra Crossing
136: School zone
138: Bike Crossing
140: Farm animals Crossing
142: Wild animals Crossing (option 1)
143: Wild animals Crossing (option 2)
144: Low-flying aircraft
150: Railroad crossing Ahead
151: Lokomotif railroad Crossing ahead
153: Three-stripe Beacon announcing Level Crossing with Barriers (left)
156: Three-stripe Beacon announcing Level Crossing without Barriers (right)
159: Two-stripe Beacon about 160m before Level Crossing (left)
162: One-stripe Beacon about 80m before Level Crossing (right)

Regulatory signs

201: Railway Crossbuck
201: Railway Crossbuck
201: Railway Crossbuck with Overhead Wires
201: Railway Crossbuck with Overhead Wires
205: Yield
206: Stop
208: Yield to Oncoming traffic
209: Turn Right
210: Turn Left
211: Follow Right
212: Follow Left
213: Go straight
214: Straight Ahead or Turn Right
215: Straight Ahead or Turn Left
216: Turn Right and Left
220: One-way traffic pointing Right
220: One-way traffic pointing Left
222: Keep Right
223: Keep Left
224: Tram Stop
224: Double Tram Stop
226: Bus Stop
229: Taxi Stand
237: Bike Path
239: Bridleway
241: Pedestrian Path
242: Shared Path
243: Shared Path
244: Shared Path
244: Shared Path
245: Bus Lane
250: Closed to All Vehicles
251: No Cars
252: No Entry for Motorbike or Cars
253: No Trucks
253: No Trucks with a gross vehicle weight of more than 3.5 t and tractors
254: No Bike
255: No Motorbike
256: No Trailers
257: No Horse-drawn Vehicles
258: No Equestrians
259: No Pedestrians
260: No Mopeds
261: No Motor vehicles subject to Identification of Dangerous Goods
262: Weight limit
263: Axle Load Limit
264: Width Limit
265: Height Limit
266: Length Limit
267: No Entry
268: Snow Chains Mandatory
269: No vehicles transporting goods dangerous to water reserves
270: Worded Prohibition (SMOG)
274: No traffic allowed without indicated minimum distance between vehicles
274: Speed Limit (30 km)
274: Speed Limit (40 km)
274: Speed Limit (60 km)
275: Minimum Speed
276: No Overtaking
277: No Overtaking by Lorries
278: End of Speed Limit
279: End of Minimum Speed
280: End of Overtaking prohibition
281: End of Overtaking by Lorries prohibition
282: End of All Speed and Passing Limits
283: Clearway no Stopping
283 A: No Stopping (Start)
283 E: No Stopping (End)
283 M: No Stopping (Middle)
286: No Parking or waiting
286 A: No Parking (Start)
286 E: No Parking (End)
283 M: No Parking (Middle)
290: No Parking Zone
291: Parking Disc
292: End of No Parking Zone
293: Pedestrian crossing
294: Stopping line
295: Lane or road boundary
296: One-sided lane boundary
297: Direction arrows
298: Marking for barred area
299: marking for no stopping or no parking area

Information signs

301: Intersection with Priority
306: Beginning of Priority Road
307: End of Priority Road
308: Priority over Oncoming Traffic
308: Priority over Oncoming Traffic
310: Start of Urban area
311: End of Urban area
311: End of Urban area
314: Parking
314 a: Parking (left)
314 b: Parking (right)
314 c: Parking (distance indication)
315: Pavement Parking
316: Pavement Parking
317: Sidewalk Parking
318: Sidewalk Parking
321:
322:
320:
324:
362: Park and Ride
329: Parking for hikers
330: Beginning of Motorway
331: Beginning of Motorized
332: Motorway Exit
332a: Highway Exit
332b: Urban Road Exit
333: Motorway Exit
333a: Highway Exit
333b: Urban Road Exit
334: End of Motorway
335: End of Motorway (100m)
336: End of Motorized
337: End of Dual Carriageway (200 m)
340: advisory lane boundary
341: waiting line
350: Crosswalk
351: Crosswalk
353: One-way traffic
354: Water Reserves Area
355: Pedestrian Underpass
356: Pedestrian Crossing Patrol
357: No Through Road
358: First Aid or Hospital
359: Repairs
360: Telephone
360d: Emergency Telephone
361: Petrol Station
363: Police Station
364: Camping Site
365: Caravan Site
366: Caravan and Camping Site
367: Information
375: Motorway Hotel
376: Motorway Restaurant
377: Motorway Refreshment
378: Toilet
380: Recommended speed
385: Sign for off-road villages
385: Sign for rivers
392: Stop - Customs
394: Street Lighting not in use for the whole night
401: Federal Highway Number
410: European road number sign
415: Signpost at Junction leading onto a Major Road
418: Signpost at Junction leading onto a Minor Road
419: Signpost at Junction
421: Route for Truck
421: Route for Bike
421: Route for Pedestrians
430: Signpost at Junction leading directly onto a Motorway
432: Signpost at Junction
436: Sign on approaches to Junctions
437: Street Name Sign
438: Sign on approaches to Junctions
439: Sign on approaches to Junctions (lanes)
440: Motorway Junction Sign
442: Junction for Cyclists (turn right ahead)
443: Junction for Cyclists (turn left ahead)
Junction for Bike (straight ahead)
Junction for Truck (turn left ahead)
Junction for Truck (turn right ahead)
Junction for Truck(straight ahead)
Diversion (turn right ahead)
Diversion (turn left ahead)
Diversion (straight ahead)
Diversion (turn left)
Diversion (turn right)
Diversion (keep left)
Diversion (keep right)
Diversion Ends
448: Motorway Interchange (1000m)
449: Direction Sign on Motorway
450: Motorway marker (300m before exit)
451: Motorway marker (200m before exit)
452: Motorway marker (100m before exit)
453: Motorway Distance Sign

Signs for traffic diversion

454: Deviation
457: Announcement of a diversion
458: Diversion
460: motorway by-pass
466: schematic announcement of motorway by-pass
468: strange route
469: transfer to other lanes or carrigeway
470: transfer to other lanes or carrigeway

References

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