NATIONAL ROUTE NUMBERING

NATIONALE ROUTENUMMERING

Driving along a route to a special destination requires considerable geographical knowledge on the part of the driver. Signalization provides only the main targets along the roads concerned. This is necessary from the point of view of the layout, the size and the legibility of the traffic signs. Therefore, the roads are numbered along the roads as well as on maps, so that the itinerary can be planned beforehand. In the Netherlands motorways are numbered with the letter A. Non-motorways have the letter N. Routes in towns sometimes have the letter S. The system of route numbering has proved to be effective. Specifications for the layout of signs with numbers are presented. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat

  Dienst Verkeerskunde, Rijkswaterstaat, P.O. Box 20901
  2500 EX The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1982

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Highways; Maps; Signs; Specifications; Symbols; Traffic signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Sign legend
• Old TRIS Terms: Numbered highways; Traffic sign design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00458382
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 82-01
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1986 12:00AM