Road signs in Iran
Road signs in Iran are regulated by both INSO standard 14815-1 and 14815-2.[1][2] They generally follow the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals and their designs both influenced by British and German road signage designs.
Road signs are divided in three categories:
- Regulatory signs;
- Warning signs;
- Information signs.
Iran signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on November 8, 1968 and ratified it on May 21, 1976.[3]
Warning signs
-
Warning for bends -
Bend to the right -
Bend to the left -
Double bend, first to the right -
Double bend, first to the left -
Junction -
Crossroad with priority -
Side road with priority from the right -
Side road with priority from the left -
Roundabout -
Dangerous descent (10%) -
Dangerous climb (10%) -
Road narrows (both sides) -
Road narrows (right side) -
Uneven road -
Caution, speed bump -
Danger of skidding -
Two-way traffic -
Traffic light -
Animals (domesticated) -
Wild animals -
Crosswind -
Loose gravel -
Rockfall -
Pedestrian crossing ahead -
Pedestrians -
Children -
School -
Caution for bicyclists -
Aircraft (landing corridor above road) -
Caution, tunnel -
Other hazard -
Caution, queues likely -
Be careful in winter -
Tramway -
Caution, fog likely -
Caution, accident black spot -
Soft verge -
Level crossing with gates or barriers -
Level crossing without gates or barriers -
Distance marker (150 m) -
Distance marker (100 m) -
Distance marker (50 m) -
Warning, single-track railway crossing -
Warning, multiple-track railway crossing
Priority signs
-

-
Give way/yield -
Priority road -
End of priority road -
Priority before the oncoming traffic -
Priority of the oncoming traffic
Prohibitive or restrictive signs
-
Road closed to all vehicles in both directions -
No entry -
No right turn -
No left turn -
No U-turn -
No cars -
No lorries -
No buses -
No tractors -
No motorcycles -
No cycling -
No animal-drawn vehicles -
No handcarts -
No motor vehicles -
No entry for motorised or animal-drawn vehicles -
No vehicles heavier than indicated -
No vehicles with axle weight greater than indicated -
No vehicles wider than indicated -
No vehicles taller than indicated -
No vehicles or combinations longer than indicated -
No vehicles carrying hazardous cargo -
No vehicles carrying water-polluting cargo -
Speed limit (80 km/h) -
End of speed limit -
No overtaking -
End of no-overtaking zone -
No overtaking by lorries -
End of no-overtaking zone for lorries -
No use of audible warning signals -
End of all prohibitions -
Stop to pay toll duty -
No stopping -
No parking -
No pedestrians -
No animal riders -
No vehicles towing trailers -
Safe distance (70 m)
Mandatory signs
-
Ahead only -
Turn right ahead -
Turn left ahead -
Turn right here -
Turn left here -
Keep right -
Keep left -
Pass either side -
Ahead or right only -
Ahead or left only -
Turn left or right -
One way -
Roundabout -
Snow chains compulsory -
Minimum speed limit -
End of minimum speed limit -
Pedestrian zone -
Cycleway -
Route for animal riders (bridleway)
Traffic regulation
-
Freeway marker -
Expressway marker -
Road marker -
Street marker -
Avenue and boulevard marker -
Roundabout marker -
Sign ahead plaque (200 m, on top of the all signs) -
Sign ahead plaque (2 km, on top of the all signs) -
Different speed limitations in several roads -
Minimum speed in different lanes -
Bus lane ahead -
Vehicles carrying hazardous cargo turn left -
Directional sign -
Pedestrian crossing
Temporary signs
-
Road narrows (both sides) -
Uneven road -
Danger of skidding -
Two-way traffic -
Traffic light -
Roadworks -
Loose gravel -
Soft verge -
Other dangers
Route shields
-
Freeway -
Highway
References
- ^ "استاندارد-ملی-علائم-14815-1" (PDF). imentaraddod.com (in Persian). 2013.
- ^ "استاندارد-ملی-علائم-14815-2" (PDF). shaghool.ir (in Persian). 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "United Nations Treaty Collection". treaties.un.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.