Caution, wild waitresses: strange road signs of the world (26 photos)

Each country has its own characteristics. Somewhere there is a risk to meet with wombats, and somewhere with waiters. Unusual prohibitions and strange warnings. From discrimination to insanity.





1. French sign indicating that a helmet must be worn on the road



2. Australian sign calling for slow down. Helmeted cassowaries live in this area (Queensland)





3. Also a Queensland sign, indicating a high probability of meeting cassowaries on the roadway



4. Another Australian sign that means the risk of meeting wombats



5. New South Wales. The risk of meeting a koala on the road. There is a similar sign in Queensland, but the koala is drawn in white.



6. Road sign in Kenya, pointing to the equator



7. Sign indicating a high probability of meeting an Amish crew. Used in USA



8. Road sign for the Tropic of Capricorn. Located in Namibia



9. Road sign for the Tropic of Capricorn. Located in Brazil



10. A road sign prohibiting non-Muslims from entering Mecca. The sign is located in Saudi Arabia



11. A sign indicating a ban on pedal tricycles on the road. Vietnam



12. Ban on the movement of agricultural vehicles. Also Vietnam



13. Minefields in the Falkland Islands



14. Road sign indicating the places of migration of amphibians. Germany



15. Prohibition to cross the road. Singapore



16. Turn on the lights! South African sign



17. Ban for hitchhikers. South Africa



18. Prohibition on the use of non-standard vehicles. South Africa



19. Pedestrian crossing. Australia



20. Japanese big animal warning sign



21. Italian sign "Snow chains are required". Common in EU countries



22. A road sign in the Netherlands warning drivers to beware of waitresses crossing the road.



23. Sign meaning school. Indonesia



23. Identification of pharmacies in Iceland



25. Temporary sign. Bangladesh