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Greetings designers! Throughout the text, we will present some details about each CONTRAN Signaling Manual.
The time has come to develop a road signage project, and fundamental questions begin to arise, such as:
- What type of vertical signage should be used in a given section?
- What is the appropriate color for horizontal road markings?
- What is the correct size for road signs according to the type of road?
- What standard should be followed to implement a pedestrian crossing?
These answers cannot be defined subjectively. Every road signage project must be based on official technical standards, and the main reference for this is the Brazilian Traffic Signage Manual, published by CONTRAN.
The National Traffic Council (CONTRAN) is the highest regulatory and advisory body of the National Traffic System, responsible for establishing the guidelines that govern all other traffic agencies in the country.
In this content, we have compiled all volumes of the Brazilian Traffic Signalling Manual from CONTRAN in PDF format, so that you can consult them whenever necessary during the development of your projects.
In practice, these standards also serve as the basis for specialized design tools. sinC It was developed considering the guidelines established by CONTRAN, allowing vertical, horizontal, traffic light and construction signage to be implemented in accordance with the Brazilian Signage Manual, from the initial project phases to final stages such as quantification and BIM modeling.
When you download you will receive:
CONTRAN Signaling Manual:
Volume I – Regulatory Vertical Signage
Title: Brazilian Traffic Signaling Manual
Volume 1 – Regulatory Vertical Signage
Author: National Traffic Council – CONTRAN
Year: 2022
Description: For each sign, its meaning, principles of use, positioning on the road, as well as examples of application, relationship with other signs and corresponding classifications, as provided for in Chapter XV of the CTB, are presented. Especially for sign R-19, the basic guidelines for regulating the maximum permitted speed and the procedures, tables and calculation methods for regulating the speed reduction of a road or section of a road are also established.
Volume II – Vertical Warning Signs
Title: Brazilian Traffic Signaling Manual
Volume 2 – Vertical Warning Signs
Author: National Traffic Council – CONTRAN
Year: 2022
Description: The following are presented for each sign and special signaling: its meaning, principles of use, positioning on the road, examples of application, relationship with other signs and dimensions. The Appendix of this Volume II contains the diagram of the signs, defining the pictograms, letters, numbers, stripes and borders used in their construction, determining the legally established standard.
Volume III – Vertical Indication Signs
Title: Brazilian Traffic Signaling Manual
Volume 3 – Vertical Indication Signs
Author: National Traffic Council – CONTRAN
Year: 2022
Description: The elements of the signs are defined and, for each type of sign, their meaning, the principles of use, their positioning on the road and examples of application. There are also criteria for the preparation of destination guidance projects and for the layout of the signs, as well as examples of application, through standard projects.
Volume IV – Horizontal Signaling
Title: Brazilian Traffic Signaling Manual
Volume 4 – Horizontal Signaling
Author: National Traffic Council – CONTRAN
Year: 2022
Description: The following are presented for each mark, symbol or legend: definition; principles of use; placement on the road; examples of application; relationship with other signs and dimensions. The Appendix to this Volume IV contains the layout of the letters and numbers used in the application of the legends, determining the legally established standard.
Volume V – Traffic Light Signaling
Title: Brazilian Traffic Signaling Manual
Volume 5 – Traffic Light Signaling
Author: National Traffic Council – CONTRAN
Year: 2022
Description: General considerations and general criteria for implementing traffic light signaling are presented, as well as general characteristics for traffic light control and the elements of traffic light programming. The programming of fixed-time isolated traffic light signaling, actuated isolated traffic light signaling and networked traffic light signaling is also addressed. The criteria for positioning traffic light signaling on the road and the criteria for removing implemented traffic light signaling are also presented.
Volume VI – Auxiliary Devices
Title: Brazilian Traffic Signaling Manual
Volume 6 – Auxiliary Devices
Author: National Traffic Council – CONTRAN
Year: 2022
Description: This volume of the Contran signaling manual presents, for each device, its definition, characteristics, principles of use, placement on the road, as well as examples of application and relationship with other signs. This document includes different manuals used in Brazil, as well as international manuals and standards of the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards – ABNT. These documents are listed in the Bibliography.
Volume VII – Temporary Signaling
Title: Brazilian Traffic Signaling Manual
Volume 7 – Temporary Signaling
Author: National Traffic Council – CONTRAN
Year: 2022
Description: This Contran signaling manual document was developed in accordance with the provisions contained in Annex II of the Brazilian Traffic Code – CTB and includes different temporary signaling manuals used in Brazil, as well as international manuals and standards of the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards – ABNT. These documents are listed in the Bibliography.
Volume VIII – Cycle Path Signage
Title: Brazilian Traffic Signaling Manual
Volume 8 – Cycle Path Signage
Author: National Traffic Council – CONTRAN
Year: 2022
Description: This Volume VIII of the Contran Signaling Manual refers to traffic signaling used for cycle paths. It was prepared by the Technical Group established by DENATRAN and approved by the Thematic Chamber of Traffic Engineering and Road Signaling, and presents concepts and guidelines for the preparation of projects, description of the most used signaling and its main characteristics.
Volume IX – Road-Rail Crossings
Title: Brazilian Traffic Signaling Manual
Volume 9 – Road-Rail Crossing
Author: National Traffic Council – CONTRAN
Year: 2022
Description: This Volume IX deals with the signaling and protection elements of road-rail crossings. It is an update of the Road-Rail Crossings Manual, established by law no. 9,503, of September 23, 1997.
CONTRAN Resolutions
In addition to the manuals, CONTRAN occasionally publishes some resolutions that renew the rules for preparing our projects. We have attached below those that interfere in our daily work as designers, and we leave here is the link direct if you want to have direct access to all the others.
SPECIAL PARKING SPACES – RESOLUTION No. 304, OF DECEMBER 18, 2008
Provides for parking spaces intended exclusively for vehicles that
transport people with disabilities and mobility difficulties
TACKS AND STUDS – RESOLUTION No. 336 OF NOVEMBER 24, 2009
Amends Resolution No. 39 to prohibit the use of studs and spikes applied across public roads as sounders or speed-reducing devices.
ELEVATED LANES – RESOLUTION No. 495, OF JUNE 5, 2014
Establishes the standards and criteria for the installation of raised pedestrian crossings on public roads.
TRANSVERSE RIPPLES – RESOLUTION No. 600 OF MAY 24, 2016
It establishes the standards and criteria for the installation of transverse undulations (physical speed bumps) on public roads, and prohibits the use of studs, pins and similar devices installed transversely to the public road.
LONG VEHICLE – RESOLUTION No. 635, NOVEMBER 30, 2016
Amends CONTRAN Resolution No. 211, of November 13, 2006, which establishes the necessary requirements for the circulation of Cargo Vehicle Combinations.
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