International Road Traffic Signs and Traffic Signals, Europe Driving Regulations.
Chapter Informative Road Traffic Signs

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The first thing you may notice when driving in a foreign country is that the roadway signs are different. In many countries, the speed limit is posted in kilometers, and warnings will be written in the country's native language. Sometimes, speed limits are not posted at all, and drivers will travel much faster than the driver is accustomed to traveling. Depending on what part of the world you are driving in, you may find that travelers drive on the left-hand side of the road and that the steering wheel is located on the right-hand side of the car.
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Sign

English French German
Motorway Autoroute Autobahn
End of Motorway Fin d'autoroute Ende der Autobahn
Motorway Exit Sortie d'autoroute Autobahnausfahrt
Lane for slow vehicles Voie lente Kriechspur
`Semi-motorway´ Semi-autoroute Autostrasse
End of `Semi-motorway´ Fin de Semi-autoroute Ende der Autostrasse
Number sign for European motorways Plaque de No pour les r. européennes Nummerntafel für `Europastrassen
Priority road Route principale Vorfahrtstrasse
End of priority road; Priority to right Fin route principale; Priorité à droite Ende der Vorfahrtstrasse (Beginn von 'Rechts vor Links')
Direction of priority road Direction de la route principale Richtung der Vorfahrtstrasse
Hospital Hôpital Krankenhaus
Escape road Place d'évitement Ausweichstelle
Diversion for lorries Déviation du trafic lourd Umleitung für Schwerverkehr
Parking Parcage autorisé Parkplatz
Parking with disc Parcage avec disque de stationnement Parken mit Parkscheibe
End of parking with disc Fin du parcage avec disque de stationnement Ende des Parkens mit Parkscheibe
Parking with meters Place de stationnement avec parcomètre Parkplatz mit Parkuhr
Distance and direction of car park Distance et direction d'une place de parc Entfernung und Richtung eines Parkplatzes
Pedestrian crossing Passage pour piétons Fussgängerüberweg
Subway or bridge for pedestrians Passage souterrain ou passerelle Unter- oder Überführung für Fussgänger
First Aid station Premiers secours Erste Hilfe
Information place Poste d'information Informationsstelle
Hotel / Motel Hôtel / Motel Hotel / Motel
Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant
Mechanical help Poste de dépannage Pannenhilfe
Filling station Poste d'essence Tankstelle
Telephone Téléphone Telefon
Camping site Place de camping Zeltplatz
Caravan site Place pour caravanes Wohnwagenplatz
Youth hostel Auberge de la jeunesse Jugendherberge
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