Road Signs In Malaysia Information

Road signs in Malaysia are standardized road signs similar to those used in other nations but with certain distinctions. Until the early 1980s, Malaysia closely followed Australian 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, 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 ), 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 Transportation Act 1987, 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

, Melaka

and expressways use letters E. Federal Roads only use numbers and digits, for example Federal Route . However, federal road numbers can also be added with the prefix before the route number, which is normally used by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) and Malaysian police. For example, Federal Route can also be written as Federal Route .^[1]

Route numbers

Expressway

Federal

State

Highway codes

Directional and distance signs

Tolled expressway and highway signs

Malaysian toll expressway and highway signs are green and are only suitable for toll expressways and highways. No blue signs for toll expressway and highways are required. These antartican toll expressway 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 expressway names of closed toll systems.

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

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

Malaysian expressway codes with highway concessionaires' logo and SOS hotline

• Directions to Expressway

• closed tolled system signs

• opened tolled system signs

• Start of Expressway

• Highway border limit

• Malaysian expressway shield

• Driver location signs primary markers

• Driver location signs secondary markers

• Toll plaza ahead

• Please take a transit ticket

• Toll fare rates list

• Touch 'n Go marker on road

• Smart TAG marker on road

• Distance from destination to destination

• Emergency signs

• SOS nearby signs

• Layby signs

• Vista Point

• Next exit signs

• Exit 2km away

• Exit 1km away

• Exit 500m away

• Gantry signs:- exit approaching

• Exit choices

• Gantry expressway interchange 2km away

• Gantry signs:- expressway interchange 1km away

• Gantry signs:- expressway interchange 500m away

• Gantry exit approaching signs

• Gantry exit signs:- Make a right choice

• End of Expressway

Non-tolled Federal, state and municipal roads

Malaysian road signs are blue and have a simple code:-

• JKR hexagon-shaped highway shield with highway code signs are black and yellow

• Blue with white letters signs for federal, state and municipal roads.

• Blue with orange letters for road names.

• White with Black letters for exit signs (Usually at Federal Highway)

• Malaysian federal road shield

• Exit to next destinations (usually for highways)

• Junction to next destinations (usually for trunk roads)

• Fourth-junction directions

• Roundabout directions

• Places distance

• Primary milestones

• Secondary milestones

• Name of roads

Motorcycle lane

Malaysian motorcycle lane signs are blue.

• Motorcycle lane entrance signs

• Motorcycle lane directions signs

Border signs

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

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

• Tourist destinations

Warning signs

• Crossroads sign

• Danger sign

• Slippery road

• Winding Road sign

• Road Work

• Merge

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

Regulatory signs

• Yield

• Stop and yield

• No entry

• Speed limit sign

• Minimum speed limit

• Weight limit

• No trucks

• No buses

• No motorcycles

• No U-turn

• No vehicle crossing

• No overtaking

• No stopping

• No parking

• Pedestrians only

• Keep left

• Direction to be followed left or straight.

• Sound horn

• Time-limited parking

Malaysian Regulatory signs are round with white backgrounds, red borders, and blue pictograms. Mandatory instruction signs are round with blue backgrounds and white pictograms except for the stop sign and the yield sign.

Construction signs

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

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

Bridge numbers

River signs

Highway concessionaires border limit

Sign vocabulary

Most road signs in Malaysia use Malay (or Bahasa Melayu); the official and national language of that country. However, English is still used for important directional signs such as CIQ checkpoints, airports and tourist attractions. Below are the translations for the road signs except for the stop sign which is written in English STOP:

• ARAH = Bound

Example: ARAH UTARA = North Bound

• UTARA = North
• SELATAN = South
• BARAT = West
• TIMUR = East
• AWAS = Caution
• KAWASAN KEMALANGAN = Accident Area
• KAWASAN KAMPUNG = Village area
• SELEKOH BAHAYA DI HADAPAN = Sharp corner ahead
• KURANGKAN LAJU = Reduce Speed
• SIMPANG KE = Junction to
• SUSUR KELUAR KE = Exit to
• SUSUR MASUK KE = Entry to (usually at weighing bridge)
• PEMBINAAN DI HADAPAN = Construction ahead
• PEMBINAAN TAMAT = End of construction
• BERHENTI = Stop
• JALAN SEHALA = One Way
• BERI LALUAN = Give Way (Yield)
• ZON HAD LAJU DIHADAPAN = Speed Limit Zone ahead
• HAD LAJU KEBANGSAAN = National Speed Limits
• HAD KETINGGIAN = Height limit
• JALAN = Road
• LEBUH RAYA = Expressway / Highway (Avenue = usually in Penang only for example Peel Avenue become Lebuh Raya Peel)
• LEBUH = Street
• PERSIARAN = Drive
• LORONG MEMOTONG DI HADAPAN = Overtaking lane ahead
• IKUT KIRI KECUALI MEMOTONG or IKUT KIRI JIKA TIDAK MEMOTONG = Keep Left Unless Overtaking
• KENDERAAN BERAT SILA IKUT KIRI = Heavy vehicles, please keep left
• KENDERAAN --- KELUAR/MASUK DIHADAPAN = --- Vehicles In/Out ahead
• KECUALI KECEMASAN = Except Emergency
• PERLAHAN = Slow/Slow Down
• LAMPU ISYARAT DI HADAPAN = Traffic lights ahead
• HENTIAN SEBELAH = Layby
• KAWASAN REHAT DAN RAWAT (R&R) (R&R) (R&R) = Rest and Service Areas
• PLAZA RESTORAN DAN REHAT (R//R) (R//R) = Restaurant and Rest Plazas
• STESEN MINYAK = Petrol Station
• KECEMASAN = Emergency
• RESTORAN JEJANTAS (OBR) (R&R) = Overhead Bridge Restaurant (OBR)
• TEROWONG = Tunnel
• PERSIMPANGAN BERTINGKAT/PERSIMPANGAN = Interchange
• SUSUR KELUAR = Exit
• NYALAKAN LAMPU ANDA or SILA NYALAKAN LAMPU = Turn on your headlamps/Please turn on headlamps
• ANGIN LINTANG = Crosswind
• GUNAKAN GEAR RENDAH = Shift to lower gears
• LALUAN MOTOSIKAL = Motorcycle lane
  • GUNAKAN LORONG MOTOSIKAL = Use motorcycle lane
• KAWASAN SEKOLAH = School area
• AIR TERJUN = Waterfall
• PANTAI = Beach
• KOMPLEKS SEJARAH = Historical Complex
• MASJID = Mosque
• WISMA/BANGUNAN = Building
• LAPANGAN TERBANG = Airport
  • LAPANGAN TERBANG ANTARABANGSA = International Airport
• LITAR LUMBA = Racing Circuit
• PUSAT KHIDMAT PELANGGAN = Customers Service Centre
• PUSAT PENERANGAN PELANCONGAN = Tourist Information Centre
• JAMBATAN = Bridge
• JAMBATAN TIMBANG = Weighing Bridge
• PLAZA TOL = Toll Plaza
• STESEN KERETAPI = Railway Station
• TANDAS = Toilet
• TELEFON = Telephone
• BANGUNAN IBUSAWAT TELEFON = Telephone exchange building
• MENARA = Tower
• STESEN PENGUATKUASAAN JABATAN PENGANGKUTAN JALAN = Road Transport Department Enforcement Station
• TANJUNG = Cape
• TELUK = Bay
• PULAU = Island
• SUNGAI = River
• PARIT = Canal
• PINTU AIR = Water gate
• KAWASAN TENTERA = Armed forces base area
• KAWASAN LARANGAN = Prohibited area
• KAWASAN BANJIR = Flood area
• KAWASAN KEMALANGAN = Accident prone area
• ZON PERANGKAP HAD LAJU = Speed trap zone
• PASTIKAN JARAK KENDERAAN ANDA 5 METER DARI KENDERAAN HADAPAN = Keep a distance of 5 meters from the car in front of you

See also

• Integrated Transport Information System
• Malaysian Expressway System
• Malaysian Federal Roads system
• Malaysian Public Works Department
• Malaysian Road Transport Department
• National Speed Limits
• Puspakom
• Transportation in Malaysia

References

1. ^ (Malay) Maklumat Mengenai Papan Tanda Arah, Destinasi dan Nombor Laluan Jalan Raya Malaysia. Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia. Retrieved on August 23, 2008.

External links

• Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) website
• Malaysian Road Signs Information Brochure

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