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   SOMS Substituting/Optimizing (variable) Message Signs for the Trans European Road Network
 
       
Europeanisms


Europeanisms


 
 Generally understood "key-meanings"


"Europeanisms", (traffic relevant vocabulary identified and investigated by INFOTERM for understanding throughout Europe) presented as "keywords", can be vocalized. Exception: Abbreviated SI units (they cannot be vocalized). However, they have a clear verbal equivalent. This facilitates verbal communication as needed by text based systems (like RDS) and voice supported (in-car navigation) systems.

Europeanisms as proposed by INFOTERM for use on VMS:



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

 


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