Informatory Signs — Good to Know
You are on an unfamiliar highway with 30 km of fuel left. You pass a blue rectangular sign but do not recognise the symbol. It was the filling station sign. The next petrol pump is 40 km away. Knowing informatory signs is practical survival.
Guidance — not commands, not warnings
Informatory signs are rectangular or square, typically with a blue, green, or white background. They guide you — distances, facilities, directions, and road status. They do not impose legal obligations, but knowing them turns an unfamiliar road into a navigable one, and can be critical in emergencies.
core informatory sign types
Parking · Hospital · First Aid · Fuel Station · Priority Road · End of Restriction · No Through Road
Source: IRC:67-2022
All informatory signs — know every one
Parking
Blue square with white P — permission granted.
Hospital
Blue square with H — H for Hospital, always hushed.
First Aid Post
Blue square with red cross — the red cross never changes meaning.
Filling Station
Blue square with fuel pump — refuel while you can on long stretches.
Priority Road
Yellow diamond — your road is golden; others must yield to you.
End of All Restrictions
Black diagonal lines through a white circle — restrictions crossed out.
No Through Road
Blue square with a T-bar at the end — the road stops like a T with no way through.
A yellow diamond on a white background. You are on the priority road — traffic joining from side roads must yield to you. When you see this sign, you have right of way at upcoming junctions. It does not appear in all states but is increasingly used on national highways.
A white circle with a crossed-out line. All mandatory restrictions imposed by prior signs end here — speed limits, overtaking bans, horn restrictions. Normal road rules apply from this point unless a new sign appears. Watch for the next mandatory sign after this.
A rectangular sign indicating the road ahead does not connect to another road — it is a dead end. Relevant for GPS navigation through residential areas. Entering a no-through road to take a shortcut often results in a full reversal on a narrow lane.
A blue rectangular sign with a red cross appears. What does it indicate?
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- ✓Rectangle or square = informatory — guidance only, no legal command
- ✓Fuel station and hospital signs can be critical in emergencies — memorise them
- ✓Priority Road (yellow diamond) = you have right of way at upcoming junctions
- ✓End of Restriction = all prior limits lifted until the next sign
- ✓No Through Road = dead end ahead — do not enter for transit
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