Newfoundland and Labrador handbook · chapter 3 · 10 min read

Traffic Signs and Pavement Markings

• Traffic Signs and Pavement Markings
• Traffic signs

Traffic signs are designed to help motorists follow safe driving practices. Although the meanings of the signs do not change, they may appear in several different places such as overhead signs, signs on poles next to roadways or painted on pavement.

• The octagon always means stop.

• The horizontal rectangle states directions and distances.

• The vertical rectangle or square states regulations.

• The crossbuck marks a railway crossing.