# Road signs in the United Arab Emirates

Road signs in United Arab Emirates are modelled on the British road sign system$^{:433}$ that are regulated by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Dubai and Department of Transport (DoT) Abu Dhabi. The Transport typeface is used to display English text; no Arabic typeface is specified apart from the requirement that it be in the Naskh calligraphic script,$^{:33}$ with Boutros Advertisers Naskh being most commonly used.

## Regulatory signs
### Control signs

* Stop
* Give way
* Priority for oncoming traffic

### Mandatory signs

* Minimum speed limit
* Pass onto left
* Pass onto right
* Pass on either side
* Turn left
* Turn right
* Proceed straight
* Turn left ahead
* Turn right ahead
* Roundabout
* Bicycle path
* Pedestrian path
* Pedestrian and bicycle path
* Bicycle and pedestrian path

### Prohibition signs

* No movement in both directions
* No entry
* Maximum speed limit
* No horns
* No left turn
* No right turn
* No U-turn
* No overtaking
* End of no overtaking
* No pedestrians
* No bicycles
* No motorcycles
* No trucks
* No tractors
* No animal-drawn vehicles
* No trailers
* No cars
* No motor vehicles

### Parking control signs

* No parking
* No stopping

## Warning signs

* Crossroads
* Side road junction to left
* Side road junction to right
* T-junction
* Skewed side road junction ahead to left
* Skewed side road junction ahead to left
* Skewed side road junction ahead to right
* Skewed side road junction ahead to right
* Y-junction
* Merging traffic
* Roundabout
* Curve to right
* Curve to left
* Double curve,first to right
* Double curve,first to left
* Hairpin curve
* Two-way traffic
* Traffic light
* Pedestrian crossing
* Pedestrians
* Children
* Cyclists
* Cattle
* Deer
* Steep descent
* Steep ascent
* Road narrows
* Road narrows on right side
* Road narrows on left side
* Uneven road
* Speed bump
* Slippery road
* Loose chippings
* Falling rocks
* Snow or ice
* Indicating that the right hand lane of a one lane carriage way is closed
* Indicating that the right hand lane of a two lanes carriage way is closed
* Indicating that the right hand lane of a three lanes carriage way is closed
* Diversion to the other carriageway of a dual carriageway road ahead on the left
* Diversion to the other carriageway of a dual carriageway road ahead on the right
* Other dangers
* Quayside or riverbank
* Crosswind
* Low-flying aircraft
* Traffic queues
* Drawbridge
* Dead end

### Temporary signs

* Curve to left
* Curve to right
* Uneven road
* Traffic light
* Roadworks
* Loose chippings
* Soft verges
* Road narrows
* Road narrows on right side
* Road narrows on left side
* Other dangers

## Information signs

* Priority road
* End of priority road
* Priority over oncoming traffic
* Parking
* Dead end
* Pedestrian crossing
* Cyclist crossing
* Speed bump
* One-way street
* One-way street
* One-way street
* Living street
* End of living street
* Children

### Highway signs

* Motorway
* End of motorway
* Exit
* Exit
* Exit
* Tunnel (only on motorways)
* End of tunnel (only on motorways)

## Hazard markers and additional panels

* Hazard plate - left
* Hazard plate - right
* Single chevron - left
* Single chevron - right
* Multiple chevron - left
* Multiple chevron - right
* T junctions chevron
* Hazard maker
* Cars
* Trucks
* Motorcycles
* Bicycles
* No turning for trucks