| Letter sign |
Meaning represented |
Existing standards/rules/ conventions/applications |
Harmonization |
| @ |
Internet access
available |
|
– to be harmonized |
| h |
hour |
DIN 1355, ISO/R2015-1971 |
– as in given
standards |
| H /
HALT |
halt (bus, tram
etc. stop) |
H=hospital in
VC,
or H= helicopter landing in the UK,
which, however, is not an issue for road
scenarios |
– according
to VC: employment of vehicular symbol
instead of "H" (as Tern Symbols
for Bus [also ISO], Tram (Tern Symbol
3.3.2.3), ... |
| i/
INFO |
information (point/available/…) |
Symbol: ISO
7001 |
– as in Tern
Symbol 3.3.2.12 |
| m |
metre/meter |
SI, ISO and
VC |
– as “m” in
lower case letters only, acc. to given
standards |
| METRO |
metro, underground |
VC |
– not possible,
show local carrier logo combined with
METRO as in Tern Symbol 3.3.2.2 |
| P /
PARKING
|
parking (area/building/…) |
VC |
– is given |
| t |
ton (weight
limit) |
|
– as in SI,
“t” in lower case letters |
| km |
kilometre (per hour etc.) |
SI, ISO and
VC |
– as in SI,
“km” in lower case letters |
| NO |
not permitted,
not allowed, denied |
as symbols in
VC Annex 1, Chapter C |
To be harmonized
for provisions not touching VC Chapter
C
– as Tern Symbol 4.3, a red “x” |
| OK |
permitted/allowed |
Other provisions in VC |
– as Tern Symbol
4.3, a green “tick” |
| WC |
toilet (available…) |
Austrian Standard
(Öorm) |
– as Tern Symbol
3.3.2.20 |
| P+R |
park-and-ride |
confirmed countries:
A, D, DK, FI, HU, NL, SE, UK |
– as Tern Symbol
3.3.2.2 (acc. to VC) |
| min |
minute |
ISO 31 (series)
confusion with min.=minimum must be avoided |
– confusion
with min.=minimum must be avoided |
| BUS |
bus |
VC, ISO |
– as Tern Symbol
element 1.4.1.1 (acc. to ISO 7001) |
| TEL |
telephone |
VC, ISO |
– as Tern Symbol
element 3.3.4 |
| POL / POLICE |
police |
|
– to be considered |
| SOS |
emergency (telephone,
vehicle, …) |
Antiquated sea
distress signal since GMDSS (1999) |
– should be
harmonised |
| via |
Reach location
A via location B |
|
– “via” in lower
case letters only |
| EXIT |
Exit from highway,
building… |
Symbol for “exit”
on motorways in confirmed countries: A,
D, CZ, ES, F |
– as Tern Symbol
4.8 |
| FULL |
e.g. parking
area full |
|
– should be
considered |
| HALT / H |
See “H” |
|
|
| INFO / i |
See “i” |
|
|
| SMOG |
Polluted air |
antiquated type
of pollution |
– should be
considered |
| STOP |
“stop” sign
|
VC |
– is given,
however, variations in size, etc. should
be harmonized |
| TAXI |
e.g. for taxis
only |
Verbal: VC,
Symbol ISO 7001 |
– “TAXI” in
upper case letters (slight variation according
to national orthography could be considered
as acceptable) |
| TRAM |
Tram/Tram stop |
VC, ISO 7001 |
– as Tern Symbol
3.3.2.3 |
| ZONE |
e.g. parking
zone |
VC |
– as in VC in
upper case “ZONE” |
| ENTRY |
Entry to a building |
|
– should be
considered |
| GRATIS |
Access/use etc.
free of charge |
|
– should be
considered |
| RADAR |
radar (control) |
|
– as Tern Symbol
3.1.3 |
| RADIO |
Traffic broadcast
+ frequency |
|
– should be
considered |
| TRAIN |
Train (crossing…) |
VC, ISO 7001 |
– should be
considered |
| TRUCK |
Lorry, truck |
|
– as Tern Symbol
element 1.4.1.2 |
| POLICE / POL |
See “POL” |
|
|
| CENTRE /
CENTER |
(city) centre
|
|
– as Tern Symbol
4.12 (slight variation according to national
orthography could be considered as acceptable) |
| EXCEPT |
Except for … |
VC |
– as Tern Symbol
4.3, a green “tick” |
| CARAVAN |
caravan |
VC, ISO 7001 |
– as Tern Symbol
3.3.2.10 |
| CONTROL |
Control |
|
– should be
considered; |
| PARKING / P |
See “P” |
|
|
| OIL |
Slippery road
due to trail of oil |
|
– to be harmonised |