Junction layoutItaly
Traffic rules
Italy
1. Junction layout
A junction layout is a schematic representation of the layout of an upcoming intersection or junction. It can show how roads branch, cross or continue and may help drivers understand which direction to follow before reaching the intersection.
Crossroad-shape diagrams are commonly used on advance direction signs. Depending on the country's sign system, the diagram may also distinguish the main road, side roads, route numbers or destinations.
What can a junction-layout diagram tell you in Italy?
Italian advance direction signs can show a simplified junction layout and destinations. The separate supplementary panel model II.7, used with the relevant priority sign, shows the course of the priority road with a thicker line than the joining roads. Read the diagram with its accompanying control.
🔗 normattiva.it • Normattiva current signing regulation Article127
🔗 normattiva.it • Normattiva current signing regulation Article83
🔗 normattiva.it • Normattiva current signing regulation Article105
🔗 normattiva.it • Normattiva current signing regulation Article113
Warning for a double curve, first left then right.
English • Traffic sign II.7 • Double bend, first to the left. Warns of a dangerous double bend, first to the left. A supplementary plate may show the length of a series of bends.
Italiano • Figura II.7 • Doppia curva, la prima a sinistra. Presegnala una doppia curva pericolosa, la prima a sinistra. Una serie di curve può essere indicata con un pannello che riporta la lunghezza del tratto.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Normattiva.it • D.P.R. 495/1992 • testo vigente • art. 86, comma 1–2
🔗 Gazzettaufficiale.it • Gazzetta Ufficiale • Figura II.7 • pagina 246
SVG source: F l a n k e r • Public domain • Original revision 2011-02-05. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Does a junction-layout picture itself give priority at a junction in Italy?
Not by itself. Priority comes from the applicable signs, signals, road markings and traffic rules. Where a layout panel accompanies a priority sign, read the two together; do not infer a right of way solely from the geometry shown.
🔗 aci.gov.it • Italy, Road Code — articles 38–39, 145, 154, 191
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 39
Should the drawing be treated as an exact map of the junction in Italy?
No. A schematic diagram can omit islands, turning lanes, cycle facilities and minor road details. Slow down, check the actual road layout, and follow lane arrows, signs and signals when you reach the intersection.
🔗 aci.gov.it • Italy, Road Code — articles 38–39, 145, 154, 191
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 39
