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Traffic Signs Manual
Chapter 7
CONTENTS
| 1. | INTRODUCTION | 7 |
| General | 7 | |
| Working drawings | 7 | |
| 2. | DESIGN RULES COMMON TO ALL RECTANGULAR SIGNS | 8 |
| Alphabets | 8 | |
| Tiles, x-heights and stroke widths | 8 | |
| Words and horizontal spacing | 8 | |
| Abbreviations | 11 | |
| Basic sign design | 11 | |
| Rounding of sign sizes | 13 | |
| 3. | DIRECTIONAL INFORMATORY SIGNS - GENERAL PRINCIPLES | 14 |
| Types of directional signs | 14 | |
| Basic principles of colour coding | 16 | |
| Design of panels and patches | 18 | |
| Vertical positioning of symbols and patches alongside tiles | 20 | |
| More than one route number on the same line | 21 | |
| Destination blocks | 21 | |
| Two or more destinations with symbols to the left of the legend | 26 | |
| Distances | 26 | |
| Indication of alternative routes | 29 | |
| Junction and place name panels | 29 | |
| Use of brown tourist attraction panels | 30
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