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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
Department of Transport

Norms

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

Traffic Signs Manual, Chapter 7 — Road Markings
Department of Transport · 2019
Line widths and modules, the double line system, hatch and chevron markings in Table 7.5, and the visibility distances in Table 7.3 that decide between a broken, warning and continuous centre line.
Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 433/2025)
Government of Ireland · 2025
The RUS, RRM and RPC sign and marking numbering, and the permitted dimension ranges. Warning signs are the TSM W series, which this instrument does not prescribe.
Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 182/1997)
Government of Ireland · 1997
Driver rules: article 9 drive on the left, article 25 the continuous and broken line meanings, article 26 hatch markings.
DN-GEO-03031 Rural Road Link Design
Transport Infrastructure Ireland · 2023
Design speed parameters, stopping sight distance and full overtaking sight distance for new and improved roads.

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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