Road signs in Malaysia

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Malaysian road signs at Federal Highway in Petaling Jaya. On the left side is the toll expressway and the highway's green signs and on the right side is the non-tolled federal, state and municipal highway's blue signs.

Road signs in Malaysia are standardised road signs similar to those used in Europe but with certain distinctions. Until the early 1980s, Malaysia closely followed Australian, Chinese and Japanese practice in road sign design, with diamond-shaped warning signs and circular restrictive signs to regulate traffic. Signs usually use the FHWA Series fonts (Highway Gothic) typeface also used in the United States, Canada, and Australia, as well as New Zealand, although some signs on recently completed expressways use Transport Heavy (cf. the second image shown to the right).

Malaysian traffic signs use Malay, the official and national language in Malaysia. However, English is also used for important public places such as tourist attractions, airports, railway stations and immigration checkpoints. Both Malay and English are used in the road signs that are located along the Pengerang Highway (Federal Route 92), which links Kota Tinggi to Sungai Rengit in Johor state and Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway which links Genting Sempah to Genting Highlands.

According to the road category under 333 Act, the Malaysian Road Transport Act 1987,[1] chapter 67, blue traffic signs are used for federal, state and municipal roads. Green signs are used for toll expressways or highways only. State roads use letters. For example, Negeri Sembilan State Route N70.

Expressways use letters E, and cycle roads use letters CR. Federal Roads only use numbers and digits, for example Federal Route 1. However, federal road numbers can also be added with the FT-- prefix before the route number, which is normally used by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) and the Royal Malaysia Police. For example, Federal Route 1 can also be written as Federal Route FT1[2]

Route numbers

Expressway

Examples Information Number digits
E2
E35		 Expressway route numbers E01 – E99
EXIT 253
EXIT 1108		 Expressway exit numbers EXIT 201 – EXIT 299
EXIT 1101 – 1199

Federal

Examples Information Number digits
5
24
222		 Main federal route numbers 001–249
276
423		 Institutional facilities federal roads 250–479
EXIT 1
EXIT 226		 Federal road exit numbers EXIT 1 – EXIT 99
EXIT 201 – 299
1
1-15
3		 Main federal route numbers
(Sarawak)		 1-1 – 1–59
4-1 – 4–99
1000 – 9999
A1
A3
A22		 Main federal route numbers
(Sabah)		 A01 – A99
700
701
702		 Main federal route numbers
(Labuan)		 700–799
1123
2486		 FELDA/FELCRA federal route numbers 1000 – 1999
2000 – 2999
3214
3374		 Industrial federal route numbers 3000–3999

State

Examples Information Number digits
J32Jkr-ft--.png Johor state route numbers J001 – J999
B11
Jkr-ft--.png		 Selangor state route numbers B001 – B999
Jkr-ft--.png Negeri Sembilan state route numbers N001 – N999
Jkr-ft--.png Sabah state route numbers SA001 – SA999

Highway codes

Directional and distance signs

Tolled Expressway and Highway signs

E1 Expressways

Malaysian toll expressway and highway signs are green and are only suitable for toll expressways and highways. No blue signs for toll expressways and highways are required. According to the Design Standard of the Inter Urban Toll Expressway System of Malaysia (1986) of the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM), these antartican toll expressway or highway and restroom signs have a simple code:-

  • JKR hexagon-shaped highway shield with expressway/highway code signs are black and yellow.
  • Green with white signs for major destinations.
New format

  • Symbol of the Malaysian Expressways

  • Direction to expressway with expressway name

  • Directions to expressway

  • To expressway direction

  • Entrance to the toll expressway from non-tolled highway

  • White with black letters signs for expressway names of closed toll systems.

  • Yellow with black letters signs for expressway names of opened toll systems.

  • Start of Expressway

  • Start of expressway with name of expressway

  • Highway maintenance border limit (Option 1)

  • Highway maintenance border limit (Option 2)

  • Malaysian expressway shield

  • Malaysian expressway shield with highway concessionaire logo and highway hotline number

  • Driver location signs kilometer markers

  • Driver location signs hectometer markers

  • Driver location signs interchange hectometer markers

  • These toll plazas accepts Electronic Toll Collections (ETC) only

  • Toll plaza ahead

  • Please take a transit ticket signs

  • Please take a transit card signs

  • Keep your lane signs (Option 1)

  • Keep your lane signs (Option 2)

  • Toll fare rates list

  • Touch 'n Go marker on road

  • Smart TAG marker on road

  • Motocycle entry lane on expressway signs

  • Touch 'n Go reload lane

  • Smart TAG lane

  • Customer Service Centre sign, usually found at toll plaza

  • Distance from destination to destination

  • Expressways distance sign with Asian Highway route shield

  • Emergency signs with SOS logo

  • Emergency SOS sign with highway hotline number

  • SOS nearby signs, usually found at road divider

  • Highway shelter point for motorcycles

  • Layby and Rest and Service Area distance signs

  • Layby signs

  • Layby entry

  • Next layby signs, usually found after Layby.

  • R&R entry

  • Next R&R signs, usually found after R&R.

  • Next Layby/R&R signs

  • Vista Point

  • Tunnel ahead

  • Next interchange exit signs

  • Exit 2 km away

  • Exit 1 km away

  • Expressway tourist exit signs

  • Exit 500m away

  • Name of interchange including exit signs (Usually found at Urban Expressways)

  • Gantry signs:- Exit approaching

  • Exit sign

  • Gantry signs:- Expressway interchange 2 km away

  • Gantry signs:- Expressway interchange 1 km away

  • Gantry signs:- Expressway interchange 500m away

  • Gantry signs:- Exit approaching

  • Gantry signs:- Make a right choice

  • End of Expressway

  • End of expressway with name of expressway

Old format

  • Old interchange sign

  • Old interchange sign with exit number

  • Old next parking and rest and service area signs

Non-tolled Federal, State and Municipal Roads

Malaysian road signs are blue and used for federal, state and municipal roads. This road signs have a simple code:-

  • JKR hexagon-shaped highway shield with highway code signs are black and yellow
  • Blue with white letters signs for major destinations.
1 Federal Roads
B13
Jkr-ft--.png State Roads
New format

  • Malaysian federal road shield

  • Route shield for numbering system for local authority

  • Highway interchange directional sign with exit number

  • 4-way intersection directional sign with exit number

  • 3-way intersection directional signs ahead

  • 3-way intersection directional sign with exit number (1000 metres)

  • 3-way intersection directional sign with exit number (500 metres)

  • 3-way intersection directional sign with exit number (100 metres)

  • 3-way intersection directional sign including institution facilities with exit number (100 metres)

  • 3-way intersection exit sign

  • Route number direction sign

  • 4-way roundabout directional sign with exit number

  • Federal Road distance sign with road name

  • Federal Road distance sign with road name and other major road

  • Federal Road distance sign with road name and tourist destination

  • Federal Road distance sign with road name and route to expressway

  • Federal Road distance sign with road name and Asian Highway route shield

  • Federal Road distance sign with Asian Highway route shield

  • Primary milestones

  • Secondary milestones

  • Name of roads

  • 4-way intersection directions to town centre

  • Gantry road signboard which indicate the direction to go from other destinations

  • White with Black letters for exit signs

  • Road name signs with route shield

Old format

  • Exit to next destinations (usually for highways)

  • Intersection to next destinations (usually for trunk roads)

  • 4-way intersection directions

  • 4-way roundabout directions

  • Places distance

Asian Highway route signs

As part of the Asian Highway Network.

  • Asian Highway route shield

  • Expressway distance sign with Asian Highway route shield

  • Federal Road distance sign with Asian Highway route shield

  • Federal Road distance sign with road name and Asian Highway route shield

Motorcycle lane

Malaysian motorcycle lane signs are blue.

  • Motocycle entry lane on expressway signs

  • Motorcycle lane entrance signs

  • Motorcycle lane directions signs

  • Highway shelter point for motorcycles

Border signs

Border signs in Malaysia are green for international and state and blue for district.


International border signs

  • International border signboard

State border signs

District border signs

Important signs

These are other important signs in Malaysia such as government institutions and tourist destinations.

  • White with black letters for towns and other settlements.
  • Green with orange letters for government institutions.
  • White with green letters and Maroon with white letters for tourist destinations.

  • Entering town and settlements signs

  • Government institutions (option 1)

  • LLM.jpg

    Government institutions (option 2)

  • Tourist destinations (option 1)

  • Tourist destinations (option 2)

  • Industrial area direction sign

  • Hospital direction sign

  • Hotel direction sign

  • Commercial centre direction sign

  • University direction sign

  • Golf course direction sign

  • Townships direction sign

  • Housing estate sign

  • Public transportation name signs

  • Tourist spot signs

Warning signs

Malaysian warning signs are diamond-shaped and are yellow and black in colour.

  • Caution

  • Junction ahead, no right turn

  • Crossroads

  • Crossroads to the left

  • Crossroads to the right

  • Exit to the left

  • Exit to the right

  • Crossroads left and right

  • Crossroads Y-junction

  • Crossroads T-junction

  • Two dangerous curve on the left

  • Two dangerous curve on the right

  • Curve to the left

  • Curve to the right

  • Keep left sign

  • Keep right sign

  • Obstacles ahead

  • Split way

  • Divided road begins

  • Divided road ending

  • Winding road

  • Merging traffic

  • Steep ascent

  • Steep descent

  • Landslide area

  • Roundabout ahead

  • Two way road

  • Crosswind area

  • Crosswinds

  • Uneven road

  • Narrow roads

  • Narrow roads on the left

  • Climbing lane

  • Descent lane

  • Narrow bridge

  • Slippery road

  • Traffic lights ahead

  • Level crossing without gate

  • Level crossing with gate

  • Automatic level crossing

  • Stop ahead

  • Give way ahead

  • Hump ahead

  • Caution! Hump

  • Cattle crossing

  • Wild animals crossing

  • Playground

  • Blind man crossing

  • Pedestrian crossing

  • School children crossing (Option 1)

  • School children crossing (Option 2)

  • Disabled crossing

  • Obstacles

  • Junction on the left and right sign

  • Towing zone (Option 1)

  • Towing zone (Option 2)

  • Caution! Accident Area sign

  • Foggy area sign

  • Keep left, except overtaking sign (Option 1)

  • Keep left unless overtaking sign (Option 2)

  • Reduced Speed sign (Option 1)

  • Reduce speed sign (Option 2)

  • Heavy vehicles, keep left sign

  • High voltage lines ahead (Option 1)

  • High voltage lines ahead (Option 2)

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Regulatory signs

Malaysian Regulatory signs are round with white backgrounds, red borders, and black pictograms. Mandatory instruction signs are round with blue backgrounds and white pictogram. The exceptions are the stop sign and the give way sign.

  • Stop sign

  • Stop, children crossing

  • Give way

  • No entry

  • No trucks

  • No buses

  • No motorcycles

  • No U-turn

  • No left turn

  • No right turn

  • No overtaking

  • Heavy vehicles, no overtaking sign

  • Heavy vehicles, no driving on right lane

  • No waiting

  • No stopping

  • No stopping, except emergency sign

  • No hooting

  • Widing limit sign

  • Height limit sign

  • Height limit sign

  • Weight limit sign

  • Keep left

  • Keep left

  • Keep straight

  • Keep straight and keep right sign

  • Bicycle lane

  • One way

  • Dead end

  • U-Turn

Speed limit and National Speed Limit signs

  • Speed limit

  • Speed limit zone sign

  • National speed limit reminder (Type 1)

  • National speed limit reminder (Type 2)

  • National speed limit reminder (Type 3)

  • Malaysia speed limit at border crossing (Type 1)

  • Malaysia speed limit at border crossing (Type 2)

  • Speed limit reminder signs for school zone

  • Speed limit zone ends

Information signs

Malaysian information signs are blue.

Tourist spot signs

Malaysian tourist spot signs are maroon.

  • Tourist spot area

  • Fishing area

  • Beach area

  • Recreation area

Weighing bridge signs

There is also a signs for weighing bridge.

Construction/Temporary signs

The construction signs in Malaysia are diamond-shaped and are orange and black in colour.

  • Attention, Construction Ahead sign with 500 m

  • Road Work sign

  • Road Work sign with 200m

  • Attention, Heavy Vehicles Out/In Ahead sign

  • Temporary speed limit sign

  • Flagman sign with 200m

  • Keep left sign

  • Keep right sign

  • Detour

  • Detour to the left sign

  • Detour to the right sign

  • Temporary narrow roads on the left sign

  • Temporary narrow roads on the right sign

  • Right lane closed sign

  • Left lane closed sign

  • Centre lane closed sign

  • End of construction site (Option 1)

  • End of construction site (Option 2)

Road name sign

Road name sign in Malaysia have many different colours and styles according the local authority to design with them.

Symbols

Other symbols include hospital signs, airport signs, mosque signs and so on.

Miscellaneous

Bridge-related signs

These signs usually found at the bridge.

  • Bridge numbers.

River signs

These signs usually found at the bridge.

  • River signs with Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) logo

  • River signs (option 1)

  • River signs (option 2)

Highway concessionaires border limit

Many expressways/highways has a border limit.

  • Malaysian expressway maintenance border.jpg
  • Highway concession border limit sign.jpg

Gallery

  • Malaysian expressway exit signs.

  • A direction signboard on Federal Route 3 in Terengganu.

  • A typical road sign in Kuala Lumpur, with yellow letters for major thoroughfares and green letters on white background for parks and locations of interests. Smaller signs below it show directions for pedestrians and tourists.

  • A typical crosswalk traffic signal in Kuala Lumpur with a countdown display and a crosswalk sign above it.

  • Road sign on Jalan Yam Tuan junction, Negeri Sembilan.jpg

    A road sign near Jalan Yam Tuan, Seremban with yellow letters for major roads and green letters on green signs for hospitals and white on green signs for expressways.

  • A Federal Route code sign, placed at pole along the road.

  • National Speed Limit signboard on Malaysian federal roads.

  • Common state road signboard which is similar to the signboards on federal roads.

  • Some road signs in Malaysia are in English, such as this one near Jalan Beringin in Damansara Town Centre, Kuala Lumpur.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kkr.gov.my/files/akta_subsidiari/9.pdf
  2. ↑ 1 Maklumat Mengenai Papan Tanda Arah, Destinasi dan Nombor Laluan Jalan Raya Malaysia. Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia. Retrieved on 23 August 2008.

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