Automobile and Driving Glossary

Traffic Signs 4
An Annotated English-German Glossary

German Vocabulary Related to Cars
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Traffic Signs in German - Part 4

Speed limit 70 km/h (42 mph)
Höchstgeschwindigkeit 70 km/h

End of speed limit
Ende der Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung

No passing for trucks
Überholverbot für Lkw
Seen on hills or in congested zones.

Roundabout, traffic circle
Kreisverkehr

Deer crossing
Wildwechsel

Yield to oncoming traffic
Dem Gegenverkehr Vorfahrt gewähren
Usually for narrow bridges or passages.

No stopping or standing
Park- und Haltverbot
Don't even think about it! - One red stripe means you can
stop for 3 minutes or less to load or unload.

City limit - Ortschaft
Unless posted otherwise, the speed limit in a town is 50 km/h (31 mph).

End of city limits - Ende der Ortschaft
Unless posted otherwise, the highway speed limit 100 km/h (62 mph).

Dead end road
Sackgasse

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