The Saudi Ministry of Transportation has adopted standards for Saudi road design and maintenance of roads, with everything related to roads, including design, construction, facilities, and others.
The Ministry has developed a special code for each part of the roads and what is related to this part, as in Road Code 602, which we will convey to you.
Saudi Road Code 602 deals with traffic control devices, which are road signs and any systems used to regulate traffic or warn and guide drivers.
The purpose of traffic control systems is to enhance traffic safety by regulating the movement of road traffic for all road users on all types of roads – urban and highway – by providing directions and warnings to users to reduce traffic accidents.
In this guide to Saudi Code 602, the principles on which traffic control systems are designed, installed, and operated are explained.
It is impossible to talk about traffic control without traffic signs of all kinds, and the code divided these signs into three sections.
Aimed at warning of traffic laws and regulations.
Alerts the driver to dangerous conditions on or near the road.
These are the signs that indicate the names of paths, destinations, directions, and various places, such as facilities, among others.
All types of signs have in common that they must be visible day and night, as evidenced by their high readability, whether they are letters, symbols, arrows, or others, so they are of appropriate size and high reflectivity.
Standard signs are only in seven shapes.
Used in “Stop” signs only.
Red is in the background of this sign. The word is in both Arabic and English and is placed at the intersection of a road where there are no traffic lights and at the intersection of a less important road with a main road.
It has a white background and a red border. Indicates that the driver should give preferential passage to those on the other side of the intersection. Placed on a highway, semi-highway, or arterial road.
“Yield” text in Arabic and English can be in additional plates to enhance the driver’s understanding.
Use in regulation, duty, and prohibition signs.
Mandatory such as Speed limit. This is the number of the maximum allowable speed (km/h).
This shape is for warning signs like dangerous curves, uphill/downhill, speed bumps, falling rocks, and more.
These signs have a red border and a white background.
Used for directional and informational signs. It comes in blue, green, and brown colors.
This is a line in the center of the road that separates vehicles in opposite directions. On a two-way road, these lines are intermittent, allowing cars to pass in either direction.
These dashed lines separate lanes for cars traveling in the same direction, as they used in multi-lane roads, most often, dashed lines mean the possibility of changing lanes, while a solid line means no lane change, such as in tunnels.
Road studs, or road markings, are complementary to paints and ground lines and characterized by improving night vision, especially in adverse weather conditions such as fog, rain, and storms. There are many types, including round, square, and rectangular, following Saudi Code 403
When road studs placed on the edge of the road, they are next to the road paints. When there are gaps between the lines, they replace the missing line to complement the road lines.
How did Shawahid obtain accreditation from the Saudi Ministry of Transportation for all of its systems?
Shawahid Industrial Roads adhered to the standards of designing and manufacturing traffic safety systems following this code and other codes that include specifications for other systems. This made it a pioneer in traffic safety, and its systems are required in the Kingdom’s various projects for their guaranteed efficiency.
So you can order them through our website and find out the details of accreditation when you contact us through our available means.
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