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Road marking norms by country

The document each country's road markings come from, a link to the regulator, and the dimensions CapCad draws from it — read straight out of the drawing engine, so this page and the software always agree.

Perú Brasil España Portugal France UK USA México Chile Colombia Argentina Ecuador Paraguay Canada الأردن 日本 مصر السعودية Indonesia SADC SIECA Deutschland Ireland Nederland Italia India Cuba
Regulator
Roads General Authority
Official site (RGA) ↗

Norms

Published by the issuing body — we link to the source rather than host a copy, because these documents get revised.

Saudi Highway Code SHC 602 — Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Roads General Authority
Chapter 4 carries every marking width, cadence and colour, the hatch and chevron geometry at 45 degrees, and the passing sight distances that trigger a no-passing zone. Chapter 3 carries the sign catalogue.
Convention on Road Signs and Signals
United Nations · 1968
Acceded 31 March 2022. This is why Saudi warning signs are white triangles with a red border rather than the yellow diamonds still described by older sources.
Traffic Law, Royal Decree M/85
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia · 1428 H
Article 53 fixes the right-hand side of travel; article 51 makes the annexed marks and signs part of the law itself.

Chevron / hatched area rules compare every country →

Each drawing below is produced by the CapCad engine itself, from the numbers in its own row — not an illustration.

Drawn to the rule Preset Gap (m) Strip (m) Channel (m) Angle (°) Source
CONTRAN <=70km/h 1.1 0.4 0.2 90
CONTRAN >70km/h 2.1 0.4 0.2 90
DER-MG 1.2 0.4 0.15 90
CET (90 graus int.) 1.4 0.4 0.2 90
UK-TSRGD-MOTORWAY 1.4 1 0.2 90
UK-TSRGD-1041 (tipo 1) 2.02 0.1 0.15 90 TSM cap. 5 fig. 2-16, diagrama 1041, alternativa 1. Linha de bordo interrompida 4000/2000 — é a cadência do linetype '1004' que o Dashed já usa.
UK-TSRGD-1041 (tipo 2) 1.26 0.15 0.2 90 TSM cap. 5 fig. 2-16, diagrama 1041, alternativa 2. ATENÇÃO: a linha de bordo desta alternativa é 6000/3000 e o único linetype que o Dashed sabe carregar é o '1004' (4000/2000). Fica a cadência errada até existir a camada 6000/3000 — não inventei camada nova.
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