Road signs in Nepal
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Following international norms, road signs in Nepal are controlled by the Nepali Department of Roads and are heavily influenced by those used in the United Kingdom.
Nepal drives on the left.
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regulatory signs[]
A1: Stop
A2: Give way
A3: No entry
A4: No Motorcycle Entry and Car
A5: No lorries
A6: No handcarts
A7: No bullock carts
A8: No pedestrians
A9: No vehicles over length shown
A10: No vehicles over height shown
A11: No vehicles over width shown
A12: No vehicles over maximum gross weight shown
A13: Axle weight limit
A14: Don't parking
A15: Don't stopping
A16: No overtaking
A17: Prohibited passing without stopping
A18: No right turn
A19: No left turn
A20: No U-turn
A21: No use of horn
A22: Maximum speed
A23: End of speed restriction
A24: Temporary stop sign
A25: Temporary go sign
A26: Restriction ends
A27: Ahead only
A28: Turn left
A28: Turn right
A29: Keep left
A29: Keep right
A30: Turn left ahead
A30: Turn right ahead
A31: Small roundabout
A32: Pass either side
A33: One way traffic
Warning signs[]
B1: Crossroads
B2: Major road ahead
B3: Side road left
B3: Side road right
B4: Staggered junction
B4: Staggered junction
B5: T junction
B6: Y junction
B7: Traffic merges from left
B8: Traffic merges from right
B9: Circle road
B10: Bend to the left
B10: Bend to the right
B11: Hairpin bend to left
B11: Hairpin bend to right
B12: Double bend first left
B12: Double bend first right
B13: Sharp bend to the left
B13: Sharp bend to the right
B13: Sharp bend to the left
B13: Sharp bend to the right
B14: Road narrows on both sides
B15: Road narrow on the left
B15: Road narrow on the right
B16: Dual carriageway ends
B17: Traffic light
B18: Steep hill downwards
B19: Steep hill upwards
B20: Height limit ahead
B21: Two-way traffic straight ahead
B22: Two-way traffic crosses one way road
B23: Pedestrian crossing
B24: Pedestrians in road ahead
B25: School Crossing
B26: Ox
B27: Moose
B28: River bank
B29: Bumpy road
B30: Slippery road
B31: Bump
B32: Low flying aircraft
B33: Falling rocks
B33: Falling rocks
B34: Dangerous dip
B35: Narrow bridge
B36: Be Careful
B37: Checkpoint
B38: Road works
B39: Loose chippings
B40: Railway level crossing without gate or barrier
B41: Railway level crossing with gate or barrier
B42: Diversion ahead
B43: Dangerous obstruction (Verges)
B43: Dangerous obstruction (verges)
B44: Dangerous obstruction (Central reservation)
B45: T Junction
B46: Sharp bend
B46: Sharp bend
B47: Diversion
B47: Diversion
Guide signs[]
C1: No through road
C2: Crosswalk
C3: Parking zone
C4: Overtaking section
C5: Petrol station 2 Kilometer
C6: Workbench service
C7: Telephone 2 Kilometer
C8: Overnight accommodation
C9: First-aid post
C10: Hospital
C11: Refreshments
C12: Restaurant
C13: Picnic Site
C14: Recommended route for pedestrians and cyclists
C15: Recommended route for pedestrians
C16: Recommended route for cyclists
C17: Bus Stop
C18: Taxi Rank
C19: One way traffic
C19: One way traffic
C20: Beginning of City Limit
C21: End of City Limit
C22: Advance directional for roundabouts (main roads)
C23: Reassurance directional (main roads)
C24: Advance directional (main roads)
C25: Intersection directional (main roads)
C26: Intersection directional (temporary)
C27: Intersection directional
C28: Advance directional
C29: Bridge name
Additional signs[]
D1: Distance warning
D12: Ice
D17: Cars
D18: Trucks
D19: Buses
D25: End
D26: End of Restriction
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