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THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1974

THE +NO RIGHT/LEFT TURN+'SIGN IS CIRCULAR WITH RED BORDER AND DIAGONAL BLACK SYMBOL AND WHITE BACKGROUND. THE SYNDOL MAY BE REVERSED TO INDICATE THAT EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT TURNING HOVERENTS OF TRAFFIC ARE PROHIBITED. THE SIGN MAY BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRAFFIC LICHT SIGNALS AND THE PROHIBITION MAY BE QUALIFIED BY A SUPPLEMENTARY PLATE.

THE +OVER 12 TONNES+ PLATE IS RECTANGULAR WITH BLACK BORDER, BLACK LETTERS AND CHARACTERS, AND WHITE BACKCROUND. IT IS FOR USE WITH SIGNS PROHIBITING ACCESS. THE NUMERALS ON THE SIGN MAY BE ALTERED TO SUIT DIFFERENT, RESTRICTION VEIGHTS, AND ALSO IMPERIAL UNITS MAY BE USED TO INDICATE THE RESTRICTION WEIGHTS BY REPLACING THE WORD +TONNES+ BY +TONS+.

IN GENERAL, THE SYMBOLIC-TYPE ROAD SIGNS LOOSELY FALL INTO THREE CATEGORIES, EACH OF WHICH IS GENERALLY CHARACTERISED BY SHAPE AND/OR COLOUN.

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THE FIRST CATEGORY CONSISTS OF MANDATORY SIGNS GIVING INSTRUCTION WHICH ARE GENERALLY CIRCULAR WITH BLUE BACKGROUND AND WHITE SYMBOLS.

ANOTHER GATEGORY CONSISTS OF MANDATORY SIGNS OF PROHIBITION WHICH ARE GENERALLY CIRCULAR WITH RED ANNULUS, WHITE GROUND AND BLACK SYMBOLS WITH OR WITHOUT RED DIAGONALS.

A THIRD CATEGORY IS ADVISORY OR WARNING SIGNS WHICH ARE GENERALLY TRIANGULAR WITH BLACK SYMBOL INDICATING THE HAZARD ON WHITE GROUND.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

COPIES OF THE FIVE NEW SIGNS TO BE INSTALLED

ARE BOXED FOR COLLECTION.

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