Road signs in Malaysia are standardised road signs similar to those used in Europe but with certain distinctions. Until the early 1980s, Malaysia closely practice in road sign design, with diamond-shaped warning signs and circular restrictive signs to regulate traffic. Signs usually use the Transport Heavy (cf. the second image shown to the right) font on non-tolled roads and highways. Tolled expressways signs use a font specially designed for the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) which is LLM Lettering. It has two type of typefaces, LLM Narrow and LLM Normal. Older road signs used the FHWA Series fonts (Highway Gothic) typeface also used in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
Malaysian traffic signs use Malay, the official and national language of Malaysia. However, English is also used for used at 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 92), which links Kota Tinggi to Sungai Rengit in Johor state and Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway which links Genting Sempah to Genting Highlands, which also have Chinese and Tamil on signs.
According to the road category under Act 333, the Malaysian Road Transport 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. There are four major types of road signs in Malaysia. First is Warning Signs (Tanda Amaran), second is Prohibition Signs (Tanda Larangan), third is Mandatory Signs (Tanda Wajib) and fourth is Information Signs (Tanda Maklumat).Drive in Malaysia
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Expressway Expressways use letters E-- (Example: )
Exits numbers usually starts with the Expressway route number and then exit number (Example: Exit 23 Teluk Intan (Exit 3223)) ExamplesInformationNumber digitsExpressway route numbersE01 – E992531108Expressway exit numbersEXIT 201 – EXIT 299EXIT 1101 – 1199
Federal Federal Roads only use numbers and digits, for example Federal Route 1 (Example: Federal Route 1). However, federal road numbers can also be added with the FT— prefix before the route number, which is normally used by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) and the Royal Malaysia Police. For example, Federal Route 1 can also be written as Federal Route FT1.Federal Route 1 Maklumat Mengenai Papan Tanda Arah, Destinasi dan Nombor Laluan Jalan Raya Malaysia . Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia. Retrieved on 23 August 2008. There are also service roads off of main federal roads that use letters after its main route (Example: ). ExamplesInformationNumber digitsMain federal route numbers001–249Institutional facilities federal roads250–479Federal road exit numbersEXIT 1 – EXIT 99Main federal route numbers(Sarawak and Sabah)1-1 – 1–594-1 – 4–991000 – 9999Main federal route numbers(Labuan)700–799FELDA/FELCRA federal route numbers1000 – 19992000 – 2999Industrial federal route numbers3000 – 3999Service road numbers --A – --Z
State State roads use letters that correspond to each state. The state letter codes roughly matches the plate numbers prefix alphabet.
ExamplesInformationNumber digitsJohor state route numbersJ001 – J999Selangor state route numbersB001 – B999Negeri Sembilan state route numbersN001 – N999Sabah state route numbersSA001 – SA999Perak state route numbersA001 - A999Pahang state route numbersC001 - C999Kelantan state route numbersD001 - D999Kedah state route numbersK001 - K999Malacca state route numbersM001 - M999Pulau Pinang state route numbersP001 - P999Terengganu state route numbersT001 - T999Perlis state route numbersR001 - R999Sarawak state route numbersQ001 - Q999Q1000 - Q9999
Warning signs Malaysian warning signs are diamond-shaped or rectangular and are yellow and black or red and white in colour.
Prohibition signs Malaysia prohibition signs are round with red outline and black pictogram.
Mandatory signs Mandatory instruction signs are round with blue backgrounds and white pictogram. These are also used in signifying specific vehicle type lanes.
Speed limit signs
These signs show speed limit on roads.
Construction signs The construction signs in Malaysia are diamond-shaped placed on rectangular sign and are orange and black in colour.
Information signs Malaysian information signs are blue.
Directional and distance signs Motorcycle lane Malaysian motorcycle lane signs are blue.
Expressway signs Expressway signs have a green background. If the sign is not located on an expressway but is leading to one, it will have a blue background with green box in it.
Old format expressway signs Outdated sign designs that are no longer in use.
Non-tolled Federal, State and Municipal Roads Malaysian road signs are blue and used for federal, state and municipal roads.
Blue with white letters signs for major destinations Maroon with white letters signs for recreational places/tourist spot Blue with yellow letters signs for street names White with green letters signs for specific places/buildings Green with yellow letters signs for government buildings/institution White with blue letters signs for residential area Federal Roads State Roads
Old format
Asian Highway route signs As part of the Asian Highway Network.
Border signs Border signs in Malaysia are green for international and state and blue for district.
International border signs
State border signs
District border signs
JKR routes maintenance border limit signs
Institution and building 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.
Tourist destination signs Malaysian tourist destination signs are in maroon with white and black icons.
Weighing bridge signs There is also a signs for weighing bridge.
Road name signs Road name sign in Malaysia have many different colours, shapes and styles according the local authority to design with them.
Road markings Road markings in Malaysia primarily use thermoplastic and are white. Yellow markings are usually for road shoulders, construction or temporary markings and parking.
Centre lines Centre lines divide the road into either direction.
Edge lines Edge lines are located at the edges of a road, whether there is a median or pavement or not.
Lane dividers Lane dividers divide road into lanes according to its designated width.
Directional markings Directional marking consists of arrows and lettering on the road.
Other type road markings
Miscellaneous
Bridge-related signs These signs usually found at the bridge.
River signs These signs usually found at the bridge.
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See also Integrated Transport Information System Malaysian Expressway System Malaysian Federal Roads system Malaysian Public Works Department Malaysian Road Transport Department National Speed Limits Automated Enforcement System Puspakom Transportation in Malaysia
References
External links
Malaysian Road Signs Information Brochure