Home SECTION IV SIGNAGE CHAPTER VI TYPES AND MEANINGS OF ROAD SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS SECTION 4 VERTICAL TRAFFIC SIGNS Subsection 3 Indication signs Article 161 Service signs

Article 161 Service signs

by Mark Nolan

The service signs report a service of possible use to road users. The meaning and nomenclature of the service signs are the following:

 

S-100. Aid station. It indicates the situation of a centre, officially recognised, where emergency aid can be performed.

 

S-101. Ambulance base. Indicates the situation of an ambulance in permanent service to cure and transfer injured persons in traffic incidents.

 

S-102. Vehicle technical inspection service. Indicates the situation of a vehicle inspection station.

 

S-103. Repair workshop. Indicates the situation of an auto repair shop.

 

S-104. Phone. Indicates the presence of a telephone set.

 

S-105. Fuel dispenser. Indicates the presence of a fuel pump or service station.

 

S-106. Repair workshop and fuel pump. Indicates the presence of a building that has a repair shop and a fuel pump.

 

S-107. Camp. Indicates the location of a place (site) where you can camp.

 

S-108. Water. Indicates the location of a fountain with water.

 

S-109. Picturesque place. It indicates a picturesque place or the place from which it is seen.

 

S-110. Hotel or motel. Indicate the presence of a hotel or motel.

 

S-111. Restaurant. Indicates the presence of a restaurant.

 

S-112. Coffee shop. Indicates the presence of a coffee shop.

 

S-113. Land for trailer-housing. It indicates the presence of a terrain where you can camp with trailer-housing (caravan).

 

S-114. Picnic. Indicates the place that can be used for the consumption of food or drinks.

 

S-115. Starting point for walking tours. Indicates an appropriate place to start hiking on foot.

 

S-116. Camp and land for trailer-housing. Indicates the presence of a place where you can camp with a tent or trailer-housing.

 

S-117. Youth hostel. Indicates the presence of a shelter whose use is reserved for youth organizations.

 

S-118. Tourist information. Indicates the presence of a tourist information office.

 

S-119. Fishing preserve. Indicates a section of the river or lake in which fishing is subject to special authorisation.

 

S-120. National Park. Indicates the presence of a national park whose name is not registered.

 

S-121. Monument. Indicates the presence of a historical or artistic work declared a monument.

 

S-122. Other services. Generic sign for any other service, which will be inscribed in the white box.

 

S-123. Rest area. Indicates the presence of a rest area.

 

S-124. Parking for rail users. It indicates the presence of a parking area connected to a railway station and intended mainly for the vehicles of the users who carry out part of their trip by private vehicle and the other by rail.

 

S-125. Parking for users of the underground railway. It indicates the presence of a parking area connected to an underground railway station and intended mainly for the vehicles of the users who carry out part of their trip in a private vehicle and the other in an underground railway.

 

S-126. Parking for bus users. It indicates the situation of a parking area connected to a bus station or terminal and intended mainly for the private vehicles of the users who carry out part of their trip by private vehicle and the other by bus.

 

S-127. Service area. Indicates on a highway or carriageway the location of a service area.

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