Road signs in Lithuania ensure that transport vehicles move safely and orderly, as well as to inform the participants of traffic built-in graphic icons. These icons are governed by the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic and Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.^[1]

Sign design is most similar to countries that comprised the now dissolved USSR with most of the signs having identical design. This includes neighboring Belarus and Russia. Neighboring post-Soviet Baltic countries Latvia and Estonia which were also part of Soviet Union have modified their road sign designs a little bit further than the road sign standard that was applied for the whole USSR before dissolution in the early 1990s.

Lithuanian road sign design saw minor changes in 2014. Some of the warning signs design were changed, a few new signs were added, like the sign indicating speed bump (formerly uneven road sign was used for indicating speed bumps), or sign indicating emergency stopping lane. Also, Lithuania is the only post-Soviet state to use both a blue and green background on the "Motorway" road sign. Lithuania formerly used only green background on the "Motorway" road sign, as do the rest of the post-Soviet states.

History

The first road signs arrived in Lithuania on October 1, 1930 after the President of the Republic Antanas Smetona signed the International Convention on automobile traffic.^[2] In 1940, after the Soviet Union occupied and subsequently annexed Lithuania, the Soviet road traffic rules and road signs, which had been in force in the Soviet Union since 1936, were adopted in Lithuania. In 1990, after Lithuania restored its independence by the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania and the dissoltion of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet road sign design used remained unchanged.^[3]

Warning signs

• 1. Warning signs
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  Level crossing ahead, with gates
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  Level crossing ahead, without gates
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  Roadworks
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  Swing bridge
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  Unprotected quayside or riverbank
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  Children
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  Crossroads without priority (give way to the vehicles coming from the right)
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  Junction with minor road
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  Junction with minor road (from the right)
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  Junction with minor road (from the left)
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  Roundabout
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  Traffic signals
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  Dangerous curve to the right
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  Dangerous curve to the left
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  Double curve, first to the right
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  Double curve, first to the left
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  Steep descent
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  Steep ascent
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  Slippery road
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  Uneven road
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  Gravel loose
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  Dangerous shoulder
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  Road narrow on both sides
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  Road narrow on right side
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  Road narrow on left side
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  End of one-way traffic
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Pedestrians
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  Cyclists
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  Cattle crossing
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  Deer crossing
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  Falling rocks
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  Crosswinds
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  Low-flying aircraft
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  Traffic jams
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  Accidents area
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  Other dangers
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  Level crossing (single track)
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  Level crossing (multiple tracks)
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  Level crossing countdown
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  Level crossing countdown
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  Level crossing countdown
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  Level crossing countdown
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  Level crossing countdown
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  Level crossing countdown
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  Chevron right
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  Chevron left
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  Curve to the (T)
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  Ruts ahead
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  Speedbump

Priority signs

• 2. Priority signs
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  Priority road
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  End of priority road
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  Give way
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  Stop
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  Give priority to oncoming traffic
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  Priority over oncoming traffic

Prohibitory signs

• 3. Prohibitory signs
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  Do not enter
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  Closed to all vehicles in both directions
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  No motor vehicles except motorcycles
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  No trucks
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  No entry for motorcycles
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  No tractors
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  No trailers
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  No animal-drawn vehicles
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  No cycles
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  No pedestrians
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  No vehicles carrying dangerous goods
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  No power-driven vehicles
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  No power-driven or animal-drawn vehicles
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  Mass limit
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  Total mass limit
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  Height limit
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  Width limit
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  Length limit
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  Minimum separation
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  Passing without stopping prohibited
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  Passing without stopping prohibited
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  Passing without controlling prohibited
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  No right turn
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  No left turn
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  No U-turn
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  No overtaking
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  End of overtaking prohibition
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  No overtaking by trucks
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  End of overtaking prohibition by trucks
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  Maximum speed limit
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  End of speed limit
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  No audible warning devices
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  No stopping
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  No parking
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  Alternate parking on odd days
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  Alternate parking on even days
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  End of all prohibitions
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  No mopeds
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  No vehicles carrying explosive or readily inflammable substances
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  No vehicles carrying substance liable to cause water pollution
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  No motorized scooter
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  No residential vehicle

Mandatory signs

• 4. Mandatory signs
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  Proceed straight
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  Turn right
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  Turn left
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  Straight ahead or right turn permitted
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  Straight ahead or left turn permitted
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  Keep right
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  Keep left
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  Keep left or right
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  Roundabout
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  Cycle path
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  Pedestrian path
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  Cycle and pedestrian path
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  Cycle and pedestrian path
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  Minimum speed
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  End of minimum speed
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  Proceed straight for vehicles carrying dangerous goods

Regulatory signs

• 5. Regulatory signs
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  Dual motorway
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  End of dual motorway
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  One-way street
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  Two-way lanes
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  One-way street to the right
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  One-way street to the left
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  Traffic directions at the intersection
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  The direction of traffic at the intersection is straight
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  The direction of traffic at the intersection is to the right
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  The direction of traffic at the intersection is left
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  The direction of traffic at the intersection is straight and right
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  Added lane from right
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  Added lane from left
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  End of the right lane
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  End of the left lane
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  Traffic directions in traffic lanes
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  Traffic directions in traffic lanes
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  Traffic directions in traffic lanes
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  Lane start and limits
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  Traffic in lanes
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  Added lane from junction
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  Added lane from junction
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  Lane reserved for buses
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  Lane reserved for buses
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  Entrance to the road with a lane for buses
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  Entrance to the road with a lane for buses
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  U-turn
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  Parking
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  Parking on limited duration only
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  Parking on time period only
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  Reserved parking only
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  Parking of bus vehicle
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Underground pedestrian crossing
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  Footbridge
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  Advisory speed
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  No parking zone
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  Parking zone
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  Speed limit zone
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  End of no parking zone
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  End of parking zone
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  End of speed limit zone
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  Start of tunnel
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  End of tunnel
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  Bus stop
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  Taxi stop
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  Start of city limit
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  Start of city limit
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  Start of city limit
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  End of city limit
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  End of city limit
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  Residential area
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  End of city limit
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  End of residential area
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  Stop-line
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  Motorway
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  End of motorway
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  Safety island
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  Emergency stopping lane
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  Bicycle street
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  End of bicycle street

Information signs

• 6. Information signs
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  Advance direction indicator
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  Advance direction indicator
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  Advance direction indicator
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  Advance direction indicator
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  Advance direction indicator
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  Advance direction indicator
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  Indication of direction
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  Indication of direction
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  Indication of direction
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  Indication of direction
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  Driving scheme
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  Driving direction for trucks
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  Dead end
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  Start of city
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  End of city
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  River name
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  County name
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  Street name
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  Street name
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  Distance index
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  General speed limits
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  Kilometer sign
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  Kilometer sign
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  International Road number
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  County Road number
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  Motorway number
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  Number and direction of the road
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  Number and direction of the road
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  Number and direction of the road
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  Number and direction of the road or cycle track
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  Number and direction of cycle track
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  Circuit diagram
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  Detour direction
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  Detour direction
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  Reordering arrow
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  Directional arrow to point of interest
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  Name of the place to visit
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  Direction pointer to national, regional parks, state nature reserves, state nature and complex reserves
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  Beginning of a national, regional park, state nature reserve, state natural or complex reserve
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  End of national, regional park, state nature reserve, state natural or complex reserve
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  Direction to historical national, historical regional parks, state cultural reserves, museums
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  Name of historical national, historical regional park, state cultural reserve, museum
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  Republic of Lithuania EU sign
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  Automatic traffic control
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  Automatic traffic control

Service signs

• 7. Service signs
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  First aid post
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  Hospital
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  Filling station
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  Breakdown service
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  Car washing
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  Public telephone
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  Restaurant
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  Refreshment
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  Hotel
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  Camping site
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  Caravan site
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  Caravan and camping site
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  Picnic site
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  Police station
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  Public lavatory
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  Swimming pool
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  Drinking water
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  Customs area
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  Airport
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  Information zone
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  Youth hostel
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  Rural tourism homestead
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  National historic/cultural/tourist site
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  Fishing
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  Golf sport
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  Equestrian sport
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  Ski lift
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  Bus station
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  Train station
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  Vehicle ferry
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  Registry of vehicles or drivers
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  Technical inspection station
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  Electric car charging place
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  Industrial zone

Additional panels

• 8. Additional panels
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  Distance
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  Side extension (of no stopping or no parking)
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  Side extension (of no stopping or no parking)
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  Stop ahead
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  Length
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  Beginning (of no stopping or no parking)
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  Continuation (of no stopping or no parking)
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  Ending (of no stopping or no parking)
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  Validity area to the right
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  Validity area to the left
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  Validity area in both directions
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  Direction of validity to the right
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  Direction of validity to the left
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  Direction of validity in both directions
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  Type of vehicle: Trucks
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  Type of vehicle: Vehicles with trailers
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  Type of vehicle: Cars
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  Type of vehicle: Buses
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  Type of vehicles: Tractors
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  Type of vehicles: Motorcycles
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  Type of vehicles: Cycles
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  Saturdays, sundays and holidays
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  Working days
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  Days of the week
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  Day of the week
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  Time period
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  Time period during saturdays, sundays and holidays
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  Time period during working days
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  Time period during days of the week
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  Parking method of vehicle
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  Parking method of vehicle
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  Parking method of vehicle
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  Parking method of vehicle
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  Parking method of vehicle
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  Parking method of vehicle
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  Parking method of vehicle
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  Parking method of vehicle
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  Parking method of vehicle
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  Parking of no working engine only
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  Payment services
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  Payment services during saturdays, sundays and holidays, working days, days of the week and time period
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  Dangerous roadside
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  Direction of priority road
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  Direction of priority road
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  Blind pedestrians
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  Wet coating
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  Disabled parking
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  Except for the disabled
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  Ice or snow
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  Compressed natural gas
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  Compressed natural gas
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  Liquified petroleum gas
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  Liquified petroleum gas
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  Types of fuel
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  Type of vehicle: Mopeds
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  Except for cycles
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  Type of vehicle: Electric cars
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  Except for electric cars
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  Bicycle traffic
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  Type of vehicle: Residential vehicles