You are on the road every day to drive to the office, malls, markets, and other places. You may have seen sign boards along the road.
However, have you noticed how some road signs on a roadside differ from one another? You may find the differences in shape, font size, colour, placement, and symbol.
The differences carry different purposes for road users’ facilities.
What do these Malaysian sign boards mean?
The purpose of road signs alongside the road is to display information to road users. You can find most road signs placed or hung in an easily accessible and safe area.
In this article, Bjak will share more about the meaning of road signs in Malaysia to enhance our understanding.
Meaning of road signs in Malaysia
The followings are the types of road signs in Malaysia that you should know:
Blue sign board
Blue traffic signboards represent non-tolled federal, state, and municipal roads.
Federal roads
Federal roads are labelled with numbers.
| Digit | Penjelasan |
| 001 – 249 | Main federal route number |
| 250 – 479 | Institutional facilities federal routes |
| EXIT 1 – EXIT 99 EXIT 201 – EXIT 299 | Federal road exit numbers |
| 1-1 – 1-59 3-1 – 3-99 | Main federal route numbers (Sarawak) |
| A01 – A99 | Main federal route numbers (Sabah) |
| 700 – 799 | Main federal route numbers (Labuan) |
| 1000 – 1999 2000 – 2999 | FELDA/FELCRA federal route number |
| 3000 – 3999 | Industrial federal route numbers |
State roads
The state road system uses a letter of the alphabet for its route number.
A- Perak
B- Selangor
C- Pahang
D- Kelantan
J- Johor
K- Kedah
M- Melaka
N- Negeri Sembilan
P- Pulau Pinang
R- Perlis
SA- Sabah
T- Terengganu
Green sign boards
Green traffic signboards represent toll expressways or highways. It is used for the Malaysian Highway System.
‘E” code sign boards
The letter ‘E’ is an abbreviation for an expressway. It is only known as highways.
Sign boards with yellow lettering
Yellow lettering indicates the road name.
Sign boards with white lettering
White lettering indicates the name of the town or area.
Sign boards with white lettering on maroon background
This signboard indicates the place as a tourist attraction.
Sign boards with orange lettering on green background
This signboard indicates government institutions.
The arrangement of destinations on sign boards
Destinations on signboards are placed according to the distance.
The furthest location is placed at the bottom. Meanwhile, the nearest location is placed at the top.
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