TYPE AND MEANING OF TRAFFIC PAVEMENT MARKINGS (標示の種類と意味)
更新日:
2023年07月25日
Type and Meaning of Pavement Markings
Pavement Markings
| Regulatory Marking | |
1. No U-turn
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2. No entry on the right-hand part of the road for overtaking (1)and(2)indicate vehicles passing the lanes A and B must not enter the right-hand part of the road for overtaking (3)indicates vehicles passing the lane B must not enter the right-hand part of the road for overtaking  |
3. Lane change prohibited
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4. No parking or stopping
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5. No parking
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6. Maximum speed limit
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7. No entry zone
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8. No stoping zone
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9. Side strip
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10. No parking/stopping side strip Parking or stopping is prohibited inside the strips demarcated by a single solid white line with parallel broken white line  |
| 11. Pedestrian zone Parking or stopping of vehicles and passage of light vehicles are prohiited inside side strips with double solid white line  |
12. Vehicular lane 1.Vehicular lane established at a section of road other than main through lane of national expressway (1) Indication by painted pavement markings Or (2) Indication by raised markings 2.Vehicular lanes established on the main through lane of national expressway  |
13. Right of way designation
 Indicates the through lane ahead has the right of way when two through lanes merge |
14. Lane distinction by types of vehicles
 (Characters marked in each lane show vehicle lane designations) |
15. Lane distinction for specific types of vehicles
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16. Lane for tow trucks on national expressway
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17. Exclusive vehicular lane
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18. Route bus priority lane
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19. Designated lane for tow trucks on motorways
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20. Lane direction
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21. Right(Left)turn route
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22. Parallel parking 1.Indicates parking space for one vehicle 2.Indicates parking space for more than two vehicles  |
23. Rectangular parking
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24. Diagonal parking
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25. Bicycle zone inside the sidewalk
 (Indicates bicycles must pass on sidewalks open to bicycles in the designated zone) |
26. No entry of bicycles into the intersection
 (Bicycles must not enter the intersection beyond the pavement marking) |
27. End of traffic regulation
 (The end of traffic regulated zone indicated by the pavement marking) |
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| DESIGNATION PAVEMENT MARKING | |
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28. Pedestrian crossing
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29. Diagonal crossing permitted 1.Permitted during designated hours 2.Permitted throughout the day  |
30. Bicycle crossing lane
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31. Use the right part of the road
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32. Stop line
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33. Stop line for two-and four-wheeled vehicles
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34. Lane direction
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35. Center line 1.Roads where passing the center line is strictly prohibited 2.Center line on other roads (1) Painted marking (2) Raised marking 3.Designation of center line at places other than the center of the road (1) In effect on all days and hours (2) In effect on designated days or hours 4.Marking for indicating the center line on the road when this is particularly necessary as mentioned in items 1 and 3-(1)  |
| 36. Border line of vehicular lanes 1.Painted marking Or 2.Raised marking  |
37. Safety zone
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| 38. Approach to a safety zone or an obstruction 1.Pass the designated side 2.Pass either side  |
39. Channeling zone
 (Channeling zone refers to the markings on the road that discourage passage on that section of the road to promote safe and smooth running of the traffic) |
40. Street-Car stop
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41. Approach to pedestrian and bicycle crossing
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| 42. Priority road ahead (Give Way)  |
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