EN QCVN 41 2016 BGTVT

QCVN 41 : 2016BGTVT is composed by Directorate for Roads of Vietnam, verified by Ministry of Science and Technology and issued by Minister of Transport by Circular No.062016TTBGTVT dated 08 April, 2016.

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM QCVN 41: 2016/BGTVT NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION ON TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS HANOI - 2016 QCVN 41: 2016/BGTVT Foreword - QCVN 41 : 2016/BGTVT is composed by Directorate for Roads of Vietnam, verified by Ministry of Science and Technology and issued by Minister of Transport by Circular No.06/2016/TT-BGTVT dated 08 April, 2016 QCVN 41: 2012/BGTVT CONTENTS QCVN 41: 2016/BGTVT PART 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS Article Scope of regulation This document provides regulations on the system of traffic signalization including: orders by traffic controllers, traffic signals, road/traffic signs, road/pavement markings, road/guard posts, protecting wall and fence, kilometer posts, H posts, right of way (RoW) markers, convex mirror and separator and guardrail This regulation is applicable to all roadways in Vietnam roadway network including: expressway, national highway, provincial road, district road, communal road, urban road, service road, and other kinds of ways in the system participating in international treaties of which Vietnam is a member – herein after referred to as Asian highways (GMS-CBTA; agreements in ASEAN and other international agreements) Article Objects of regulation This regulations is applied to road users in Vietnamese road network and relevant entities, organizations and individual involved in management, construction investment, protection, maintenance, operation and utilization of roadway transport infrastructure facilities Article Interpretation of terminology The following words and expressions are interpreted with meanings as assigned to them in this context: 3.1 Expressway (Express) refers to the road for use of motorized vehicles and some other special vehicles allowed to enter as regulated by Law on Road Traffic, with separator to divide two distinctive carriageways and vehicles are not permitted to drive on this separator; no atgrade intersection with one or more ways; to be fully equipped with facilities to promote smooth traffic and safety, with the aim at shortening travel time and entrance and exit are only arranged at certain points; 3.2 National highway (NH) is the way linking Hanoi Capital with provincial level administration center; way linking provincial administration center for three localities or more; linking international seaports, international airports to international border gates and main border gates on land-way; to be based at location of special importance to regional socio-economic development; 3.3 Provincial road (PR) refers to the way connecting provincial administration center with the counterpart of district or neighboring provinces; to be of significance to provincial socioeconomic development; 3.3 District road (DR) is the route joining district administration center with that of commune, commune cluster or adjacent district; having crucial role in socio-economic development of the said district; 3.5 Communal road (CR) means the route for junction of communal administration center with hamlets, villages, mountain villages, or equivalences or connecting with neighboring communes; it is important to communal socio-economic growth; 3.6 Urban road (UR) is the way located in the scope of inner city administrative borders 3.7 Roads through populated areas refers to the section in inner city, township, town let, and sections with residence by two sides, having activities which might have impact on roadway QCVN 41: 2012/BGTVT traffic safety and is determined by signs for roads through populated areas (when necessary, to determine direction for each road) 3.8 Service road (SR) indicates those used for special purposes such as transportation or travelling of some organizations, agencies, individuals 3.9 Roadway or land road includes roads, roadway bridges, tunnels, ferries 3.10 Road for motorized vehicles use only means any route or drive way or lane for motorized vehicles traffic in isolation from carriageway for non-motorized vehicles and pedestrian by separator or longitudinal solid markings and guided by sign or marking; 3.11 Road for some kinds of vehicles means the route, driveway or lane used specially for some or more kinds of vehicles in traffic in isolation from driveway for other vehicles and to be guided by traffic signs or marking 3.12 Road for non-motorized vehicles and pedestrian use only is the way or part of way of lane which is distinguished from road for motorized vehicles by separator strips or longitudinal solid markings; 3.13 Major road is the way on which means of transport are given with way by other vehicles from other directions when passing intersections, to be provided with sign for major road 3.14 Major lane is the lane on which means of transport are given with priority over others giving way in traffic at the same time 3.15 Minor roads refers to those of at-grade intersection with major road 3.16 One-way road pertains to those on which vehicles can only travel in one direction 3.17 Two-way road implies to roads for shared use by both directions on the same carriageway without separators 3.18 Dual carriageway indicates those with both directions, arrival and departure, are isolated by separators (if divided by road marking, it is not dual carriageway) 3.19 Carriageway/drive way means the part of road used for traffic travelling; 3.20 Road section for motorized vehicles means the part of roadway to be used for motorized vehicles and dedicated motorcycles in traffic 3.21 Road section for non-motorized vehicles means the part of roadway to be used for nonmotorized vehicles in traffic 3.22 Traffic lane is a part of carriageway, to be split on longitudinal basis, with width enough for safe vehicular traffic One carriageway may have one or more lanes; 3.23 Strip/separator is a component of road that no vehicle is allowed to drive thereon and to divide the carriageway into two distinctive directions or to divide the carriageway for motorized from non-motorized vehicles, or drive way for various types of vehicles on the same traffic direction 3.24 Intersections are any places where two or more roadways are in junction or roadway intersects with railway on the same plane, except for junctions with alley, by-street, back-street, or entrance to adjacent land lots unless being stated as intersections by relevant authorities QCVN 41: 2016/BGTVT 3.25 Motorized vehicles term insinuates to categories of car; tractors, trailers or semi-trailers powered by automobiles, two-wheeled motorcycles; three-wheeled motorcycles; motor-assisted pedal cycles (including electric motorbike) and whatsoever to be designed likewise to carry goods and passenger on roadway Motorized vehicles include trolley (a kind of electric bus not running on railway) 3.26 Self-weight of vehicle refers to the weight of vehicles itself, measured in kilogram (kg) or ton (t) in static status and to be stated with parameters required in the technical safety and environmental protection inspection certificate for roadway motorized vehicles excluding weight of passenger and commodities on vehicles 3.27 Gross weight of vehicle (total load) is self-weight of vehicles plus weight of passengers and commodities it is carrying (if any) 3.28 Allowable gross vehicle weight is gross of vehicle plus allowable carrying loading stated in the technical safety and environmental protection inspection certificate for roadway motorized vehicles 3.29 Axle load means the part of gross weight to be allocated on each vehicle axle (single, double and triple axle) 3.30 Motorcar (in short car) refers to vehicles determined in the technical safety and environmental protection inspection certificate for roadway vehicles, a kind of passenger car of no more than seats including driver, or cargo car with carrying capacity of no more than 1.5000kg Motorcar also includes vehicles with similar structure to three wheeled motorbikes but its self-weight is more than 400kg or above and capacity of less than 1,5000kg; 3.31 Pickup truck has cab enclosed with the vehicle body, with carrying load as permitted in the technical safety and environmental protection inspection certificate for roadway motorized vehicles less than 1,500kg and from seats or less 3.32 Truck (or called lorry) means vehicles for transporting cargo or dedicated equipment with truck tonnage as indicated in the technical safety and environmental protection inspection certificate for roadway motorized vehicles of 1500kg ton or more; 3.233 Passenger car refers to car as defined in the technical safety and environmental protection inspection certificate for roadway motorized vehicles for passenger transport with more than seats 3.34 Bus is a kind of passenger car with setts less than footholds 3.5 Semi-trailer tractor truck is used to point motorize vehicles used exclusively for cargo or passenger transport of which vehicle body is semi-trailer designed to connect with tractor and to transmit a considerable part of loading onto the tractor and the tractor truck has no component for cargo or passenger carrying (tractor is designed to power semi-trailer); 3.36 Trailer tractor truck indicates vehicle designed for special purpose to pull trailer 3.37 Trailer is a means with structure so that total weight of trailer is not put on the tractor 3.38 Tractor is a kind of traction engineer self-moving on its chain or rubber tire to perform works of digging, excavation, lifting, bulldozing, leveling, pulling and pushing; 3.39 Motorcycle (or motorbike) is motorized vehicles of two or three wheels and whatsoever powered with motor with cylinder capacity of 50cm3 or more, self-weight no more than 400kg QCVN 41: 2012/BGTVT for two wheeled motorcycle or allowable carrying capacity as stated in the technical safety and environmental protection inspection certificate for roadway motorized vehicles of 350kg to 500kg for three wheeled motorcycle This concept shall not cover motor-assisted pedal cycle specified in section 3.40 herein under 3.40 Motor-assisted pedal cycle refers to vehicle driven by motor, of two or three wheels and maximum design velocity of no more than 50km/h If driving is thermos-motor, working capacity or equivalent capacity shall not be more than 50cm3 3.341 Non-motorized vehicles includes bicycle (including electric bike and motor-assisted bike), tri-cycle, cycle rickshaw, cart, wheelchair for the disable and whatever of the like nature using no engineer for driving; 3.42 Bicycle is two or three wheeled vehicle which is moved by human power, including special vehicle for the disable with similar functions; 3.43 Carrier cycle is arranged for carrying goods on a frame or binding on two sides; 3.344 Human powered vehicle (HPV) refers to non-motorized vehicles of one or more wheels to be driven by human force pulling or pushing, excluding baby buggy and dedicated vehicle for the invalids; 3.45 Cart means non-motorized vehicles powered by animals 3.46 Road users (traffic participants) refer to any one controlling and using means of transport in roadway, animal controllers or guides; walkers; 3.47 Priority vehicles designates vehicles being given with priority according Law on Road Traffic; 3.48 Right of way (RoW) markers is used to show any marker to be erected at edges of pavement to clarify boundaries of land for roadway on horizontal direction; 3.49 Overhead gantry pertains to any framework as hanger for signs over the road surface 3.50 Cantilever post is a kind of structure to install signs or traffic lights on a roadside post with its arm like an outrigger Cantilever post when necessary is used for road with section for motorized vehicles in one direction from lanes or more; place with high vehicular speed; many buses and trucks; in limited sight places or those with high traffic volume 3.51 Dangerous or hazardous goods means any item containing dangerous substances when moving on roads, and there is likelihood to harm personal life, health, the environment, safety and national security; 3.52 Operation velocity means the speed that the driver operates his/her vehicle 3.53 Design speed refers to the speed selected to design basic elements of the road in hard conditions 3.54 Accumulative velocity rate 85% (V85) means the operation velocity that 85% drivers operate at this speed or more slowly 3.55 Maximum speed limit refers to the maximal speed on a road section, route, or lane as defined by competent authorities The driver would in no case operate vehicle at higher speed QCVN 41: 2016/BGTVT 3.56 Minimum speed limit implies the minimal speed on a road section, route, or lane as defined by competent authorities The driver would in no case operate vehicle at a more slower speed when it is preferable for higher speed 3.57 Sight distance refers to the distance measured along the road surface from the head of a running vehicle to one object ahead 3.58 Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) is the distance measured along the road surface from the head of a running vehicle that is able to stop with safety before a static object suddenly appear on the same lane ahead 3.59 Passing Sight Distance (PSD) is the distance measured along the road surface from the head of a vehicle so that a running vehicle on two-direction, two-lane way is able to pass other one driven more slowly in the same direction by overtaking the land of opposite direction and return to the previous lane in a safe manner 3.60 Passing maneuvers on the right is one traffic situation in which one means of transport overtakes the other one to the right of the overtaken on the same direction in roads with only one motorized vehicles land for each direction Vehicles are not allowed for passing maneuvers except for some special cases defined in the Law on Road Traffic 3.61 Vehicle driving fasters on lanes refers to a traffic situation that vehicles on lanes of the same direction of roads with more than two lanes each direction may drive faster than the others as long as they conform to regulations on speed and type of vehicle When changing into other lane, follow road traffic regulations 3.62 Giving way to other vehicle is a traffic situation where a vehicles giving way by discontinuing its movement so that other vehicles will not have to turn to other direction or stop suddenly 3.63 Grade-separate interchange means the intersection of roadways with a combination of various flyovers or underpasses and ramps where vehicles may divert to roads of different levels 3.64 Ramp refers to a road to connect directions in the interchange 3.65 Exit is place where vehicles diverge from the traffic flow of the main traffic 3.66 Entrance is the place where vehicles merge into the traffic flow of the main road QCVN 41: 2012/BGTVT PART 2: TECHNICAL REGULATIONS CHAPTER I – ENFORCEABILITY PRIORITY OF SIGNALING SYSTEM AND PRIORITY OF ROADS Article Enforceability priority of signaling system 4.1 When forms of signaling are arranged at the same time in the same area, with confusing meanings, road users shall follow orders in the following sequence of priority: 4.1.1 Orders by traffic controllers; 4.1.2 Traffic light signals; 4.1.4 Orders by traffic signs; 4.1.4 Pavement markings or other signs on the road surface 4.2 When at the same location where a traffic sign is available but then other sign is temporarily installed nearby, and two signs have different meanings, road users must comply with orders by the temporary signs Temporary signs are situational to organize traffic in short term such as in event, traffic incident or road construction or repair Article Order of major roads 5.1 Regulation on priority of major road is as below: - Expressway; - National highway; - Urban road; - Provincial road; - District road; - Communal road; - Service road 5.2 If two roads of the same order, at-grade intersection; major road is defined as below: 5.2.1 To be defined by competent authorities as major road; 5.2.2 Whichever has higher technical grade is regarded as major road; 5.2.3 When traffic volume is different, whichever has larger average traffic volume per day night is prioritized 5.2.4 When traffic volume per day night is identical, whichever has more public transport cars is main road; 5.2.5 Whichever has greater grade of pavement will be prioritized 5.3s It is invalid to specify both ways of at-grade intersection to be major roads QCVN 41: 2016/BGTVT CHAPTER II TRAFFIC CONTROL ORDERS Article Methods of traffic control 6.1 Means of traffic control: 6.1.1 By arm; 6.1.2 By flag; 6.1.3 By traffic baton of alternate black and white stripes (light or no light inside); 6.1.4 By light signal 6.2 Method of traffic commanding: 6.2.1 Controller; 6.2.2 By automatic traffic light system Article Traffic controllers’ orders 7.1 Orders made by traffic controllers are shown by hands, flags or traffic baton or traffic lights In order to attract attention by road users, traffic controllers, in addition to above means, may also whistle; 7.2 Orders by highway police: 7.2.1.Raising arm upright to command all road users in directions to stop; 7.2.2.Extending one or both hands to signal road users from his front and behind side to stop; beckoning users from the controller’s left and right approaching in every directions; folding left arm behind his nape many times to signal road users on his left to go faster, or folding his right arm before his chest to show road users on his right side to come faster; or his left or right hand is on belt position, raising hand up and down to order road users from his left or right, respectively to slow down; left of right hand of traffic controller raising vertically in perpendicular with the ground to show that users from his left or right hand to stop; 7.2.3.Right arm extending to the front to signal road users from the behind and right of controller to stop; users form the front is permitted to turn right; road users from the left of controller may go in any direction; pedestrian crossing behind controllers may go; and his left arm extending to the front repeatedly in parallel with right arm to signal road users on the left of controller to turn left in front of the traffic controller 7.3 Regulations on use of whistle for traffic control by police: 7.3.1 One long, strong whistle: stop 7.3.2 One short whistle: Go 7.3.3 One long and one short whistle: turn left; 7.3.4 Two short and strong whistles: Danger, please slow down; 7.3.5 Three short and quick whistles: Faster; QCVN 41: 2012/BGTVT QCVN 41: 2016/BGTVT Figure K.4 – Details of letters and numbers in thin stroke, unit mm - All lines of letters must have diacritical marks - Depending on font type to take size reasonably, normal stroke, thin stroke of the lines (diacritic ô, ă, â, ê, ơ, ư, grave, acute, dot, hook and tilde accent) APPENDIX L TRAFFIC SIGNS ON ASIAN HIGHWAYS L.1 Regulatory signs effective in the zone a) To indicate prohibition, restriction or guidance effective for all roads in a zone (effective for the whole zone), we install “Entering Zone” (Sign E,9 a; E,9b; E,9c; E,9d) The word ZONE is indicated above while prohibition, restriction or guidance are written below For instance: No parking; No parking at hour basis; Parking zone and Speed limit b) Dimensions and color of sign and image: - Sign width 70cm - Sign height 100cm - Image of prohibitory sign, diameter 52.5cm - Height of “ZONE” 12cm - Square side 52.5cm - Height of P letter 40cm - Center of prohibitory sign from sign bottom 40cm a) Sign E,9a b) Sign E,9b c) Sign E,9c Figure L.1 – Entering zone L.2 Signs for effectiveness ending d) Sign E,9d QCVN 41: 2012/BGTVT a) To indicate exit from the zone with prohibitory, restrictive or guiding signs which are effective in a zone, we erect signs for “Exiting zone” (Sign E,10a; E,10b; E,10c; E,10d) b) Dimensions and color of sign and image: - Sign width 70cm - Sign height 100cm - Image of prohibitory sign, diameter 52.5cm - Height of “ZONE” 12cm - Square side 52.5cm - Height of P letter 40cm - Center of prohibitory sign from sign bottom 40cm - Width of black lines - Five black lines at gap a) Sign E,10a 2cm 4cm b) Sign E,10b c) Sign E,10c d) Sign E,10d Figure L.2 – Sign for no parking at specified time L.3 Signal of tunnel and exit of tunnel (Sign E,11a; E, 11b GMS based) a) To denote a road section under a tunnel with special traffic rules, we must install Sign E,11a “Tunnel” b) To show reaching the end of tunnel, and special traffic rules become now invalid, we arrange Sign E, 11b “End of tunnel” c) Dimensions and color of sign and image: - Sign E, 11a: • Sign width 60cm • Sign height 80cm • White square, side 50cm • Image width 35cm QCVN 41: 2016/BGTVT - • Image height • Blue background of sign 30cm Sign E, 11b: • Similar to Sign E, 11a but it has one red diagonal line from lower left to the upper right, width of red line is 6cm a) Sign E, 11a b) Sign E, 11b Figure L.3 – Regulatory sign of Tunnel L.4 Starting of pedestrian crossing (Sign F,9 GMS based) a) To guide pedestrian and driver of zone dedicated for pedestrian crosswalk, install Sign F, “Starting of pedestrian crossing” b) Dimensions and color of sign and image: - Sign width 60cm - Sign height 80cm - White square, side 50cm - Blue background of sign - Image width 42cm - Image height 40cm QCVN 41: 2012/BGTVT Figure L.4 – Sign F, L.5 Signal of camp and caravan (Sign F,10, F,11 GMS based) a) To imply that it is about to approach camp, caravan, place Sign F, 10 “Camp”, F, 11 “Caravan” or F, 12 “Camp and Caravan” b) Dimensions and color of sign and image: - Sign width 60cm - Sign height 80cm - White square, side 50cm - Sign blue background - Width of camp image (F,10) 40cm - Height of camp image (F,10) 28cm - Width of caravan image (F,11) 43cm - Height of caravan image (F,11) 25cm - Width of camp image (F,12) 26cm - Height of camp image (F,12) 18cm - Width of caravan image (F,12) 31cm - Height of caravan image (F,12) 18cm QCVN 41: 2016/BGTVT a) Sign F, 10 b) Sign F, 11 c) Sign F, 12 Figure L.5 – Sign of camp and caravan L.6 Signal of Youth Hostel (Sign G,13, GMS based) a) To indicate of youth hostel, place Sign F,13 “Youth Hostel” b) Dimensions and color of sign and image: - Sign width 60cm - Sign height 80cm - White square, side 50cm - Blue background of sign - Image width 40cm - Image height 30cm Figure L.6 – Sign F,13 L.7 Sign guiding to camp, youth hostel (Sign G,7; G,8, GMS based) a) To guide to place for camping, youth hostel ahead, Sign G, “Camp ahead” or G, “Youth hostel ahead” QCVN 41: 2012/BGTVT b) Dimensions and color of sign and image: - Sign width 150cm - Sign height 50cm - Angle of arrow 120o - White background, black border, width 1cm - Width of camp image (G,7) 26cm - Height of camp image (G,7) 18cm - Width of youth hostel image (G, 8) 24cm - Height of youth hostel image (G, 8) 18cm - Height of number and letter of distance 20cm a) Sign G,7 b) Sign G,8 Figure L.7 – Guide sign to camp and youth hostel ahead L.8 Guidance to parking area for drivers who want to use public vehicles (Sign G,9 b, GMS based) a) To guide to place for parking for those who want to use public vehicles, we must erect Sign G,9b b) Dimensions and color of sign and image: - Sign width 150cm - Sign height 50cm - Angle of arrow 120o - Blue background, white border, width 1cm - Height of letter P 30cm - Letter of mark “+” 14cm - Height of letter indicating public vehicle (it may be image instead) 20cm QCVN 41: 2016/BGTVT Figure L.8 – Sign G,9b L.9 Sign for identifying place-name (G,10, GMS based) a) To indicate distance to place name ahead, place Sign G,10 “Place name” b) Dimensions and color of sign and image: - Sign width (governed by number of letters of place name) - Sign height 60cm - Height of letter (no accent) and number 12cm - White background, black border, width 1cm Figure L.9 – Sign G,10 L.10 Guide sign of number of lanes and direction for each lane (Sign G, 11 a, G, 11c GMS based) a) To inform drivers about the number of lanes and direction for each lane, we install Sign G,11a and G,11c; These two signs must have number of arrows equal to number of lanes of the same direction and must guide number of lanes for the approaching direction b) Dimensions and color of sign and image: - Sign width 100cm - Sign height 100cm - Width of arrow shaft 7cm - Arrowhead is an equilateral triangle, side 18cm - White background, black arrows QCVN 41: 2012/BGTVT a) Sign G, 11a b) Sign G,11b Figure L.10 – Guide sign of number of lanes and direction for each lane L.11 Guide sign for roads of no traffic (Sign G,12a; G,12b, GMS based) a) To indicate the drivers of roads of no traffic, erect G,12a; G,12b b) Dimensions and color of sign and image: - - Sign G, 12a: • Sign width 100cm • Sign height 100cm • Width of arrow shaft 7cm • Arrowhead is an equilateral triangle, side 18cm • Blue background, white arrow Sign G, 12b: • Sign width 100cm • Sign height 100cm • Width of arrow shaft 7cm • Arrowhead is an equilateral triangle, side 18cm • Triangle indicates no traffic lane, dimension 11x22cm • White background, black arrows QCVN 41: 2016/BGTVT a) Sign G,12a b) Sign G,12b Figure L.11 – Guide sign of no traffic lane L.12 Guide sign to shelter place (Sign G,19, GMS based) a) To direct to shelter section in descending hill with large gradient, install Sign G,19 This sign is used with Sign 502 “Distance to signaled target” and Sign 219 “Descending hill” at the slope peak, the starting of dangerous place and entrance to shelter section Upon length of the slope, sign may be repeated with sign indicating distance b) Dimensions and color of sign and image: - Sign width 60cm - Sign height 80cm - Width of the road indicated line 8cm - The triangle indicates shelter section, dimension 18x32cm Figure L.12 – Sign of shelter section L.13 Supplementary signboards 503a, b, c, for adjustment (Sign H,3 a; H,3b; H,3c GMS based) QCVN 41: 2012/BGTVT a) H,3a b) H,3b c) H,3c Figure L.13 – Sign H,3 L.14 Supplementary signboard “Exception” (Sign H, 6, GMS based) a) To indicate exclusive cases that prohibitory or restrictive signs have no enforceability on them, especially a certain group of road users, we install Sign H,6 and indication of such group with the word “except” b) Dimensions and color of sign and image: - Sign width 50cm - Sign height 30cm - Image width 32cm - Image height 16cm - Height of “except” 5cm Figure L.14 – Sign H,6 L.15 Adjusted Sign 419 Figure L.15 – Sign 419 QCVN 41: 2016/BGTVT L.16 Adjusted Sign 422 Figure L.16 – Sign 422 L.17 Adjusted Sign 434 Figure L.17 – Sign 434 L.18 Adjusted Sign 435 QCVN 41: 2012/BGTVT Figure L.18 – Sign 435 L.19 Adjusted Sign 436 Figure L.19 – Sign 436 L.20 Adjusted Sign 440 QCVN 41: 2016/BGTVT Figure L.20 – Sign 440 L.21 Road marking No.44 adjusting lettering on roads Figure L.21 – Road marking No.40 L.22 Sign of road name Figure L.22 – Guide sign of road name QCVN 41: 2012/BGTVT