What are the signposts for the pedestrian tunnel in Vietnam? What is the effect of signposts?
What is the effect of signposts in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 39 of the National Technical Regulation of Vietnam QCVN 41:2019/BGTVT on Road Signals, the effect of signposts is specified as follows:
Signposts guide the direction or necessary things to help road users in controlling vehicles and guide traffic on the road smoothly and safely.
What is the effect of signposts? How to recognize the number of the signposts of the pedestrian tunnel in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
How to recognize the number of the signposts of pedestrian tunnels in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 40 of the National Technical Regulation of Vietnam QCVN 41:2019/BGTVT on Road Signals stipulating as follows:
Meaning of signposts
40.1. Signposts on motorways which is not highways have the code “I” with the names of the signs as follows:
- Signpost No. I.401: Start of priority road;
- Signpost No. I.402: End of priority road;
- Signpost No. I.405 (a,b,c): Dead-end road;
- Signpost No. I.406: Priority is given to narrow roads;
- Signpost No. I.407 (a,b,c): One-way street;
- Signpost No. I.408: Parking place;
- Signpost No. I.408a: Partial parking on the sidewalk
- Signpost No. I.409: Car turning place;
- Signpost No. I.410: Turning area;
- Signpost No. I.413a: The road ahead has a lane for passenger cars;
- Signpost No. I.413 (b,c): Turn to the road with a lane for passenger cars;
- Signpost No. I.414 (a,b,c,d): Directions;
- Signpost No. I.415: Arrows indicate the direction;
- Signpost No. I.416: Bypasses;
- Signpost No. I.417 (a,b,c): Indicate the right direction for each type of vehicle;
- Signpost No. I.418: Paths in places where turning is prohibited;
- Signpost No. I.419a: Indication of boundaries;
- Signpost No. I.419b: Indication of boundaries on foreign routes;
- Signpost No. I.422a: Historical relic;
- Signpost No. I.422b: Historical relic on the foreign route;
- Signpost No. I.423 (a,b): Position of pedestrians crossing;
- Signpost No. I.423c: The starting point of the walking path;
- Signpost No. I.424 (a,b): Bridge over the road for pedestrians;
- Signpost No. I.424 (c,d): Pedestrian tunnel;
- Signpost No. I.425: Hospital;
- Signpost No. I.426: Emergency station;
- Signpost No. I.427a: Repair station;
- Signpost No. I.427b: Vehicle load inspection station;
- Signpost No. I.428: Petrol shop;
- Signpost No. I.429: Car wash place;
- Signpost No. I.430: Telephone;
- Signpost No. I.431: Rest stop;
- Signpost No. I.432: Hotel;
- Signpost No. I.433a: Resort;
- Signpost No. I.433 (b, c, d): Signaling campsite, mobile motel;
- Signpost No. I.433e: Signing inn;
- Signpost No. I.434a: Bus station;
- Signpost No. I.434b: Truck station;
- Signpost No. I.435: Tram station;
- Signpost No. I.436: Traffic police station;
- Signpost No. I.439: Name of the bridge;
- Signpost No. I.440: Construction road;
- Signpost No. I.441 (a,b,c): Signaling in front of a construction site;
- Signpost No. I.442: Market;
- Signpost No. I.443: Trailer trailer;
- Signpost No. I.444 (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m): Signage indicating the location;
- Signpost No. I.445 (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h): The type of sign describes the road condition;
- Signpost No. I.446: Parking place for disabled people;
- Signpost No. I.447 (a, b, c, d): connecting overpass;
- Signpost No. I.448: Rescue lane or emergency exit lane;
- Signpost No. I.449: Street name sign.
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Pursuant to Appendix E MEANING - USE OF SIGNPOSTS enclosed with National Technical Regulation of Vietnam QCVN 41:2019/BGTVT on Road Signaling stipulating as follows:
E.25 Signpost No. I.424 (c,d) "Pedestrian tunnel"
The pedestrian tunnel sign has a square shape, a blue background, and a drawing of people walking down the steps in the center of the sign. An illustration of this type of signpost is as follows:
To instruct pedestrians to use the pedestrian tunnel, put the signpost No. I.424 (c,d) "Pedestrian tunnel". Depending on the actual direction of the pedestrian tunnel, use the signpost No. I.424c or I.424d accordingly.
The placement of these signs helps pedestrians easily recognize that there is a pedestrian tunnel to use, ensuring safety when crossing the road.
What is the priority order of signal signs for road users?
Pursuant to Article 4 of the National Technical Regulation of Vietnam QCVN 41:2019/BGTVT on Road Signals stipulating as follows:
The order of effect of the signaling system
4.1. When simultaneously arranging different forms of signals with different meanings in the same area, road users must obey these types of signals in the following order:
4.1.1. Signals of traffic controllers;
4.1.2. Signals of signal lights;
4.1.3. Signals of signboards;
4.1.4. Signals of road markings and other pavement markings.
4.2. When at a position where there is already a fixed signboard and another sign is placed temporarily but the two signs have different meanings, Road users must obey the orders of temporary signs. A temporary sign is a sign used for a situational nature to organize traffic control of a short-term nature such as in events, traffic incidents or during road construction or repair.
Thus, according to the above regulations, road users comply with the signal's signal when they have obeyed the signal of the traffic controller and the signal of the signal light.
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