Informational road signs (D)

Informational signs (series D) describe the character of the road, nearby services or special regulations in force. Use this set to quickly recognise motorway entries, built-up zones, parking areas and many other hints that improve your situational awareness.

Symbol	Image	Meaning	Explanation
D-1		Priority road	It marks the beginning or continuation of a road with priority. The T-6a or T-6b plate placed underneath indicates respectively the actual course of the priority road through the intersection or the layout of subordinate roads.
D-2		End of priority road	It means the end of the priority road.
D-3		One-way street	It marks the beginning or continuation of a road or roadway on which traffic flows in one direction. A sign plate placed below the sign with the text "Does not apply" along with a vehicle symbol or an expression defining the vehicle indicates that traffic of vehicles specified on the sign plate flows in two directions. The above sign with a sign plate placed below it with the text "Does not apply" and a bicycle symbol or a bicycle cart symbol placed on a road with a permitted speed of no more than 30 km/h means that traffic of these vehicles may take place without designated traffic lanes.
D-4a		Dead end	It indicates the beginning of a dead-end road. A sign placed under the sign with the inscription "Does not apply" and a bicycle or cycle trailer symbol means that the sign does not apply to bicycles or cycle trailers.
D-4b		Entrance to a road with no exit	It means that the road behind the intersection on the side indicated on the sign is a road with no through traffic. A plate placed under the sign with the text "Does not apply" and a symbol of a bicycle or bicycle trailer means that the sign does not apply to a bicycle or bicycle trailer.
D-5		Priority on a narrowed section of the roadway	It means that drivers pass through or cross before drivers approaching from the opposite direction.
D-6		Pedestrian crossing	It marks a place designated for pedestrians to cross the road. A vehicle driver approaching a place marked with the sign is obliged to reduce speed so as not to endanger pedestrians or cyclists located in these places or entering or riding into them. The sign plate T-27 placed below the sign indicates that the pedestrian crossing is particularly frequented by children.
D-6a		Bike lane	It marks a place designated for cyclists to cross the road. A vehicle driver approaching a place marked with the sign is obliged to reduce speed so as not to endanger pedestrians or cyclists located in these places or entering or riding into them.
D-6b		Pedestrian crossing and cyclist crossing	It indicates a pedestrian crossing and a bicycle crossing located next to each other. A vehicle driver approaching a location marked with the sign is obliged to reduce speed so as not to endanger pedestrians or cyclists present in these places or entering or riding into them. The plaque T-27 placed under the sign indicates that the pedestrian crossing is particularly frequented by children.
D-7		Expressway	It indicates the beginning or continuation of an expressway. A sign **T-28** placed below the sign indicates that a toll is charged for traveling on the expressway or motorway. A sign **T-1a** placed below the sign indicates the distance to the beginning or end of the road or lane.
D-8		End of expressway	It marks the end of the expressway. The plate **T-1a** placed under the sign indicates the distance to the beginning or end of the road or lane.
D-9		Highway	It indicates the beginning or continuation of a motorway. A **T-28** plate placed under the sign indicates that a toll is charged for traveling on the expressway or motorway. A **T-1a** plate placed under the sign indicates the distance to the beginning or end of the road or lane.
D-10		End of the highway	It marks the end of the motorway. A sign plate T-1a placed below indicates the distance to the beginning or end of a road or traffic lane.
D-11		Start of the bus lane	Beginning of a traffic lane designated only for buses or trolleybuses and other vehicles providing paid passenger transport on regular routes. Text or a vehicle symbol placed on the sign indicates that movement of the vehicle specified by this text or symbol is permitted on the traffic lane marked with this sign.
D-12		Bus lane	Continuation of a traffic lane intended only for buses or trolleybuses and other vehicles providing paid passenger transport on regular routes. Text or vehicle symbol placed on the sign indicates that movement of the vehicle specified by this text or symbol is permitted on the traffic lane marked with this sign.
D-13		Beginning of slow traffic lane	It marks the beginning of a traffic lane which drivers of vehicles unable to reach the minimum speed on an incline specified on the sign in kilometers per hour are obligated to use. A sign plate placed below the sign T-1a indicates the distance to the beginning or end of a road or traffic lane.
D-13a		Beginning of a traffic lane	It indicates the beginning of a traffic lane on the side indicated by the sign. The plate **T-1a** placed under the sign indicates the distance to the beginning or end of the road or lane.
D-14		End of lane	It marks the end of the extreme lane located on the indicated side. A sign placed at the slow lane means the end of that lane. A plate placed under the sign T-1a indicates the distance to the beginning or end of a road or lane.
D-15		Bus stop	It indicates the stopping place for vehicles shown on the sign that perform paid passenger transport on regular lines. The sign also indicates the stopping place for motor vehicles other than buses that perform paid passenger transport on regular lines and vehicles designated for transporting children to schools and kindergartens.
D-16		Trolleybus stop	Indicates a stopping place for vehicles specified on the sign that provide paid passenger transport on regular routes.
D-17		Tram stop	Indicates a stopping place for vehicles specified on the sign that provide paid passenger transport on regular routes.
D-18		Parking	It designates a place intended for parking vehicles (groups of vehicles), with the exception of camping trailers. A plate T-23e placed under the sign indicates that parking of camping trailers is also permitted at the parking lot. A vehicle symbol placed on the sign indicates that the parking is intended for parking a vehicle whose symbol is found on the sign. A plate T-30 placed under the sign indicates the method of positioning the vehicle in relation to the edge of the carriageway marked on the plate in gray color and that the place is intended for motor vehicles with a permissible total weight not exceeding 2.5 tons. A plate T-3a placed under the sign indicates the end of the place intended for parking. A plate T-29 placed under the sign informs about a place intended for a motor vehicle of a person with disabilities.
D-18a		Parking - reserved space	Indicates a place designated for parking a vehicle of an authorized person. A sign T-29 placed below indicates a place designated for a motor vehicle of a person.
D-18b		Covered parking	It designates a place intended for vehicle parking located in a building or under a shelter. A plate placed under the sign T-29 informs of a parking space designated for a vehicle of a disabled person.
D-19		Taxi stand	Indicates a place designated for taxi parking, except for occupied taxis.
D-20		End of taxi stand	It indicates the place where the taxi stand ends - if this sign is not placed at the taxi stand, it ends at a distance of no more than 20 m before the sign D-19
D-21		Hospital	It informs about the objects indicated on the sign, located along the road.
D-21a		Police	Informs about the objects indicated on the sign located by the road.
D-22		**Dressing station**	Informs about the objects indicated on the sign located by the road.
D-23		Gas station	informs about the objects indicated on the sign located along the road. The text "LPG GAS" placed in the lower part of the sign informs that the station also sells gas for vehicle fuel.
D-23a		Gas station with vehicle fuel gas only	Informs about the objects indicated on the sign located along the road.
D-24		Phone	It informs about the objects indicated on the sign that are located along the road.
D-25		Mail	informs about the objects indicated on the sign that are located along the road. The symbol of a telephone handset placed on the sign informs that there is a public telephone at the post office.
D-26		Technical Service Station	Informs about the objects indicated on the sign located near the road.
D-26a		Vulcanization	It informs about the objects indicated on the sign, located alongside the road.
D-26b		Car wash	It informs about the objects indicated on the sign, located along the road.
D-26c		Public toilet	It informs about the objects indicated on the sign, located alongside the road. The inscription "BUS" placed in the lower part of the sign informs about the possibility of emptying toilets installed in vehicles.
D-26d		Shower	Informs about the objects indicated on the sign located along the road.
D-27		Buffet or café	It informs about the objects indicated on the sign, located alongside the road.
D-28		Restaurant	It informs about the objects indicated on the sign that are located along the road.
D-29		Hotel (motel)	Informs about the objects indicated on the sign located along the road.
D-30		Camping site (camping)	It informs about the objects indicated on the sign, located along the road.
D-31		Campsite (camping) equipped with electrical hookups for camper vans	It informs about the objects indicated on the sign, located along the road.
D-32		Campsite	Informs about objects indicated on the sign located along the road.
D-33		Youth hostel	Informs about the objects indicated on the sign located along the road.
D-34		Tourist information point	Informs about the objects indicated on the sign located along the road.
D-34a		Traffic report	It informs about radio stations providing information on road traffic conditions.
D-35		Pedestrian underpass	Informs about the possibility of pedestrians passing under the roadway or over the roadway in the manner indicated on the sign.
D-35a		Escalator downwards	Informs about the possibility for pedestrians to cross under the carriageway or over the carriageway in the manner indicated on the sign.
D-36		Pedestrian footbridge	Informs about the possibility for pedestrians to cross under the carriageway or over the carriageway in the manner indicated on the sign.
D-36a		Escalator upwards	Informs about the possibility for pedestrians to cross under the carriageway or over the carriageway in the manner indicated on the sign.
D-37		Tunnel	Indicates entry into a tunnel. A supplementary plate T-1b placed under the D-37 sign indicates the actual length of the tunnel – in the case where the length of the tunnel exceeds 500 m. The actual length of the tunnel may also be indicated by placing, in the lower part of the sign, an inscription and symbols corresponding to the content of the supplementary plate T-1b. In the case of tunnels longer than 3000 m, the remaining length of the tunnel to be covered is indicated every 1000 m with the supplementary plate T-1b. A supplementary plate T-32 placed under the sign indicates the minimum distance from the preceding vehicle.
D-38		End of tunnel	Indicates exit from a tunnel.
D-39		Permissible speeds	Informs about the permissible speeds in force on the territory of the Republic of Poland. At a border crossing, boards with inscriptions or symbols may be placed, providing information about the road traffic regulations in force on the territory of the Republic of Poland.
D-39a		Road tolls	Informs about road tolls paid for travel on public roads on the territory of the Republic of Poland.
D-40		Residential zone	Indicates entry into a residential zone. The sign also informs that traffic calming devices and solutions placed in the residential zone that enforce slow driving may not be marked with warning signs.
D-41		End of residential zone	Indicates exit from a residential zone.
D-42		Built-up area	Indicates entry into a built-up area.
D-43		End of built-up area	Indicates exit from a built-up area.
D-44		Paid parking zone	Indicates entry into a zone in which a fee is charged for the parking of a motor vehicle.
D-45		End of paid parking zone	Indicates exit from the paid parking zone.
D-46		Non-public road	Indicates the beginning of a publicly accessible non-public road. The inscription placed on the sign indicates the administrator of this road.
D-47		End of non-public road	Indicates exit from such a road onto a public road.
D-48		Change of priority	Warns of an upcoming or recently introduced change in the previously applicable priority rules at the nearest intersection. The inscription placed under the sign specifies the date of introduction of the new priority rule shown by the A-5 or A-7 sign.
D-49		Toll collection	Warns of a place where tolls are collected for travel.
D-50		Lay-by	Informs about a lay-by located in a tunnel. A supplementary plate T-33 placed under the sign or the inscription “SOS” placed on the sign informs that there is an emergency telephone and a fire extinguisher in the lay-by
D-51		Automatic speed control	Warns of a place where driving speed is controlled and recorded by a fixed recording device.
D-51a		Automatic average speed control	Warns of the beginning of a road section on which the average driving speed is controlled and recorded by a fixed recording device.
D-51b		End of automatic average speed control	Informs about the end of the road section on which the average driving speed is controlled and recorded by a fixed recording device.
D-52		Traffic zone	Indicates entry onto an internal road located in a traffic zone.
D-53		End of traffic zone	Indicates exit from the traffic zone.
D-54		Clean transport zone	Indicates entry into a clean transport zone.
D-55		End of clean transport zone	Indicates exit from the clean transport zone.