The meaning of the colors in the traffic signs in the United States

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  • Blue sign with white letters: indicative for gas stations, hospitals, food, rest areas.
  • Orange sign with black letters: indicative of road works, temporary traffic indications.
  • Black with white: indicative of parking lots, speed limits.
  • Yellow sign with black letters: indicative of warning signs, such as curves and school zones.
  • Green sign with white letters: they have an informative purpose in terms of directions, places, etc.
  • White with red: indicates prohibited actions.
  • Brown sign with white letters: indicative of forests, parks and historical sites.
  • Fluorescent green-yellow sign with black letters: indicative of playground, school bus stop, warning for cyclists and school zones.

Next, we will show you the main traffic signs in the United States, to get a better experience of your trip. The United States usually uses warning traffic signs in red or yellow and they are used to warn the driver about some danger.

  • • Warning of crossing with railway
  • • Warning of curves in the road
  • • Warning of steep descent
  • • Warning of crosswinds
  • • Warning of loose stones and chips on the road
  • • Warning of narrowing road
  • • Warning of unpaved road
  • • Turn right and then left
  • • Warning of bicycles and cyclists
  • • Traffic light on the road
  • • Traffic light
  • • Double-way traffic
  • • Warning of limited height
  • • Obstacle on the road, pass on the right or left
  • • Deer crossing on the road
  • • Warning of emergency vehicles on the road
  • • Uncontrolled crossing to the right
  • • Warning of sinking in the road
  • • Stop and yield
  • • Warning of falling rocks on the road
  • • Railway vehicles - Trams
  • • Warning of railway vehicles - trams
  • • Secondary road that joins the main road
  • • Warning of works on the road
  • • Secondary road that joins the main road
  • • Warning of Roundabout
  • • Warning of speed bumps
  • • Warning of playground
  • • Yield
  • • Stop and yield to all traffic
  • • Warning of tunnel
  • • Warning of railway crossing without barriers
  • • Warning of tractors on the road
  • • Warning of riders on the road
  • • Warning of movable bridge
  • • Yield to all traffic
  • • Slippery road surface
  • • Uncontrolled crossing
  • • Warning of change of direction
  • • Traffic sign - Warning of U-turn
  • • The road curves to the right
  • • Warning of cattle crossing
  • • Warning of pedestrians
  • • Flights of planes and jets at low altitude
  • • Sharp curve to the right
  • • Warning of pedestrian crossing
  • • Warning of narrowing road
  • • warning of narrowing road
  • • Railway crossing with more than one lane
  • • The road narrows on the right side

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