Road signs in Chile

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Chile is a signatory to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, and therefore its signs are compliant with international standards. Chile uses yellow diamonds for warning signs in common with most of the rest of the Americas. Speed limit signs are a red circle with a white background and the limitation in black, and are in kilometres per hour. There are also some signs unique to Chile. Chile also currently uses a mixture of both types of mandatory signs.

Chile drives on the right.

Señales Reglamentarias

Señales de Prioridad

The priority section includes three signs: Give Way, Stop, and Stop for Children. The give way sign indicates to drivers that they must slow down and give way to vehicles on the approaching road, but that they do not need to stop if there is enough room to join or merge. The stop sign indicates to drivers that they must come to a complete stop before joining the approaching road, and is reserved for situations where a raised risk of an accident exists if drivers were not to fully stop before proceeding. The stop for children sign is used by crossing guards, and indicates to drivers that they must come to a complete stop and wait while children cross the road.

Señales de Prohibición

The prohibition section includes signs that are used to prohibit and limit certain vehicles from using the road or from making certain movements/actions. Prohibitions are indicated by a red circle with a 45 degree slash from left to right.

  • Do not enter

  • No left turn

  • No right turn

  • No U-turn

  • Chile road sign RPO-4.svg

    No changing lanes

  • No trucks

  • No motor vehicles

  • Chile road sign RPO-7.svg

    No buses

  • No cyclists

  • No motorcycles

  • Chile road sign RPO-10.svg

    No tractors or other slow-moving vehicles

  • Chile road sign RPO-11.svg

    No horse-drawn vehicles

  • Chile road sign RPO-12.svg

    No carts

  • Chile RPO-13.svg

    No sounding your horn

  • No parking

  • Chile road sign RPO-14a.svg

    Disabled parking only

  • No stopping or parking

  • No pedestrians

  • No stopping on the checkered pavement (usually to keep intersections clear)

Señales de Restricción

The restriction section includes signs that are used to limit the use of the road based on certain characteristics of the road itself, such as limited height. This section also includes the "end of prohibition or restriction" sign which marks the end of any prohibitions and restrictions of the road.

  • Maximum speed limit (50 km/h)

  • Minimum speed limit (40 km/h)

  • Two-way traffic

  • Weight restriction (10 metric tonnes)

  • Weight restriction (2 tonnes per axle)

  • Height restriction (4.2 metres)

  • Width restriction (2.4 metres)

  • Chile road sign RR-8.svg

    Length restriction (no vehicles over 10 metres long)

  • End prohibition or restriction (in this case, the overtaking prohibition has ended)

  • Chile road sign RR-10.svg

    Electronically tagged vehicles only

Señales de Obligación

The obligation section includes signs directing road users to directions and actions they must take or obey. This includes marking one-way streets, mandatory turns and lane control.

  • Chile road sign RO-1aL.svg

    One-way street (leftwards)

  • One-way street (rightwards)

  • Chile road sign RO-1b.svg

    Two-way street

  • Chile road sign RO-2.svg

    Keep right

  • Chile road sign RO-3L.svg

    Turn left only

  • Turn right only

  • Give preference to vehicles coming from opposite direction (used at traffic bottlenecks)

  • Chile road sign RO-5L.svg

    Pedestrians use other crossing

  • Pass on right

  • Chile road sign RO-6b.svg

    Pass on left

  • Pass on either side

  • Stop for customs checkpoint

  • Chile road sign RO-8.svg

    Snow chains mandatory

  • Cyclists only

  • Chile RO-9a.svg

    Headlights required

  • Chile road sign RO-10.svg

    Motorcycles only

  • Pedestrians and cyclists keep your side on path

  • Chile road sign RO-11b.svg

    Pedestrians and cyclists keep your side on path

  • Buses only in right lane

  • Chile road sign RO-12b.svg

    Buses only in left lane

Señales de Autorización

The authorization section includes signs informing road users of actions that are allowed.

  • Parking permitted

  • Right turn on red light permitted with caution

Señales de Advertencia de Peligro

Señales de Advertencia sobre Características Geométricas de la Vía

  • Gentle curve to right

  • Chile road sign PG-1b.svg

    Gentle curve to left

  • Sharp curve to right

  • Chile road sign PG-2b.svg

    Sharp curve to left

  • Series of curves, first to right

  • Chile road sign PG-3b.svg

    Series of curves, first to left

  • Gentle reverse curve to right

  • Chile road sign PG-4b.svg

    Gentle reverse curve to left

  • Chile road sign PG-5a.svg

    Sharp reverse curve to right

  • Chile road sign PG-5b.svg

    Sharp reverse curve to left

  • Chile PG-6a.svg

    Hairpin curve to right

  • Chile road sign PG-6b.svg

    Hairpin curve to left

  • Chile PG-7a.svg

    Steep descent

  • Chile road sign PG-7b.svg

    Steep descent

  • Steep ascent

  • Chile road sign PG-7d.svg

    Steep ascent

  • Road bump

  • Uneven road ahead (with distance in metres)

  • Road dip

Señales de Advertencia sobre Restricciones Físicas de la Vía

  • Road narrows ahead on both sides

  • Road narrows ahead on right side

  • Chile road sign PF-1c.svg

    Road narrows ahead on left side

  • Narrow bridge

  • Chile road sign PF-3a.svg

    Road widens ahead on both sides

  • Chile road sign PF-3b.svg

    Road widens ahead on right side

  • Chile road sign PF-3c.svg

    Road widens ahead on left side

  • Weight restriction ahead (10 metric tonnes)

  • Height restriction ahead (4.2 metres)

  • Width restriction ahead (2.4 metres)

  • Chile road sign PF-7.svg

    Length restriction ahead (vehicles over 10 metres long)

Señales de Advertencia Intersecciones con Otras Vías

  • Railway crossing ahead without gates or barriers

  • Railway crossing ahead with gates or barriers

  • Railway crossing

  • Railway crossing with multiple tracks

  • Roundabout ahead

  • Crossroads ahead

  • Chile road sign PI-4b.svg

    T-junction ahead

  • Chile road sign PI-4c.svg

    Y-junction ahead

  • Chile road sign PI-4dL.svg

    Minor road ahead on left

  • Minor road ahead on right

  • Chile road sign PI-4eLR.svg

    Staggered crossroads, first to the left

  • Chile road sign PI-4eRL.svg

    Staggered crossroads, first to the right

  • Chile road sign PI-4fL.svg

    Added lane on left

  • Chile PI-4fR.svg

    Added lane on right

Señales de Advertencia sobre Características Operativas de la Vía

  • Two-way traffic ahead

  • Watch for cyclists

  • Watch for tractors an other slow-moving vehicles

  • Watch for horse-drawn vehicles

  • Watch for farm animals

  • Watch for wild animals

  • Watch for pedestrians

  • Pedestrian crossing

  • School zone

  • Watch for children playing

  • Traffic signals ahead

  • Give Way sign ahead

  • Stop sign ahead

Señales de Advertencia sobre Situaciones Especiales

  • Watch for falling rocks

  • Slippery road

  • Loose road surface

  • Chile road sign PE-4.svg

    Danger of electrical wires

  • Tunnel

  • Chile road sign PE-6.svg

    Unprotected riverbank or quayside

  • Airport or airfield nearby

  • Dangerous wind gusts

  • Chile road sign PE-9.svg

    Uneven road

  • Chile road sign PE-10.svg

    Other danger

Señales de Advertencia de Trabajos

  • Road workers ahead

  • Chile road sign PT-2.svg

    End of road workers

  • Chile road sign PT-3.svg

    Traffic flagger ahead

  • Chile road sign PT-4.svg

    Watch for construction vehicles

Señales Informativas

  • Chile road sign IP-1.svg

    Alternative route

  • Chile ID-1a.svg

    Exit (Type A)

  • Chile road sign ID-1b.svg

    Exit (Type B)

  • Chile road sign ID-1 (100m).svg

    Countdown beacon to next exit (100 meters away)

  • Chile road sign ID-1 (200m).svg

    Countdown beacon to next exit (200 meters away)

  • Chile road sign ID-1 (300m).svg

    Countdown beacon to next exit (300 meters away)

  • Chile IS-1a.svg

    First aid (Type A)

  • First aid (Type B)

  • Chile IS-2a.svg

    Information (Type A)

  • Chile IS-2b.svg

    Information (Type B)

  • Chile IS-3a.svg

    Telephone (Type A)

  • Chile IS-3b.svg

    Telephone (Type B)

  • Chile IS-4a.svg

    Petrol (Type A)

  • Chile IS-4b.svg

    Petrol (Type B)

  • Chile IS-5a.svg

    Post office (Type A)

  • Chile IS-5b.svg

    Post office (Type B)

  • Begin motorway

  • End motorway

  • Chile road sign IAA-3.svg

    Exit

  • Chile road sign IAA-4.svg

    Exit ahead

  • Chile road sign IAA-5.svg

    Return route

  • Chile road sign IAA-6.svg

    Parking ahead

  • Chile road sign IAA-7.svg

    Emergency telephone

References

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