Road signs in Sweden are regulated in Vägmärkesförordningen, VMF (2007:90), and are to be placed 2 metres from the road with the base-sign at an altitude of 1.6 metres for motorized roads. Except for road numbers, there are a maximum of three signs on a pole, with the most important sign at the bottom. All signs have a reflective layer added on selective parts of the sign as is custom for European signs, most larger signs also have their own lumnination.
Most signs are based on pictograms, except signs like the prohibition-sign for stop at told and signal, the sign indicating taxi rank, low speed road and the sign for accident. If the sign included text, the text is written in Swedish, except the stop sign, which is written in English ("STOP").
Swedish signs depict classical silhouetted persons.
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