You can see some indicating the possibility of coming across loaded trucks or some indicating “anti-cervidae webbed crossing”, or, the famous road sign, symbolic of the province of Québec: a road sign indicating the presence of caribous or moose. Many road signs in Québec are unique to the province, and there are lots relating to specific wildlife or nature. One important thing to know about road signs in Québec, is that the ‘STOP’ sign is translated into French displayed as “Arrêt” (even though “STOP” is used in France). The symbols chosen can be (or are supposed to be) understood at a glance in practice, some of them take a little getting used to!ĭifferent colours are associated with signs: green means mandatory red means prohibitory, yellow is associated with danger and orange with road works. Indeed, in 1923, he decided to replace signs containing texts by illustrated signs using symbols as some drivers couldn’t read. We can thank J.-Omer Martineau, assistant chief engineer with the ministère de la Voirie du Québec for his idea of creating illustrated signs. Coming from abroad, driving in Québec can be a whole experience for many reasons: weather conditions, driving rules and habits, road conditions, or even strange signs!
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