# Traffic Signs Manual/Chapter 5/2009

2009 Sixth Impression - Crown Copyright Acknowleged.
Road Markings
2003
​Traffic Signs Manual
Chapter 5 Road Markings
Department for Transport
Department for Regional Development (Northern Ireland)
Scottish Executive
Welsh Assembly Government
London: TSO
​Traffic Signs Manual 2003
Contents of Chapters 1-8
| CHAPTER 1 | Introduction, Miscellaneous Matters and General Index * |
| CHAPTER 2 | Directional Informatory Signs on Motorways and All-Purpose Roads * |
| CHAPTER 3 | Regulatory Signs |
| CHAPTER 4 | Warning Signs |
| CHAPTER 5 | Road Markings |
| CHAPTER 6 | Illumination of Traffic Signs * |
| CHAPTER 7 | The Design of Traffic Signs |
| CHAPTER 8 | Traffic Safety Measures and Signs for Road Works and Temporary Situations |
* To be published
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Traffic Signs Manual
Chapter 5
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​Road Markings is the official definitive guidance on the correct use of the various road markings prescribed in the Traffic Signs Regulations.
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