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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.
Draw these to the norm, in your CAD
Every dimension on this page is a preset in CapCad — pick the country profile and the markings come out to its manual.