Convention on Road Traffic (1968)
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The Convention on Road Traffic (1968) is an international treaty that standardizes road traffic rules and vehicle requirements to facilitate international road travel and improve road safety among participating countries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vienna Convention on Road Traffic | 2 |
| Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1968) | 1 |
| Convention on Road Traffic (1968) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T877833 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Convention on Road Traffic (1968) Context triple: [UN transport conventions, includes, Convention on Road Traffic (1968)]
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A.
Highway Safety Act of 1970
The Highway Safety Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened national efforts to reduce traffic accidents and fatalities, including by establishing a centralized framework for vehicle and road safety regulation.
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B.
Lisbon Agreement
The Lisbon Agreement is an international treaty that establishes a system for the protection and global registration of appellations of origin for products linked to specific geographical regions.
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C.
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices is the United States’ national standard that defines the design and use of road signs, signals, and pavement markings to ensure consistent and safe traffic control across the country.
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D.
World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations
The World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations is a United Nations working party that develops and updates international technical standards to ensure the safety, environmental performance, and interoperability of motor vehicles and their equipment.
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E.
Stockholm revision of 1967
The Stockholm revision of 1967 is a major update to the Berne Convention that modernized international copyright protection standards and strengthened authors’ rights worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Convention on Road Traffic (1968) Target entity description: The Convention on Road Traffic (1968) is an international treaty that standardizes road traffic rules and vehicle requirements to facilitate international road travel and improve road safety among participating countries.
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A.
Highway Safety Act of 1970
The Highway Safety Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened national efforts to reduce traffic accidents and fatalities, including by establishing a centralized framework for vehicle and road safety regulation.
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B.
Lisbon Agreement
The Lisbon Agreement is an international treaty that establishes a system for the protection and global registration of appellations of origin for products linked to specific geographical regions.
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C.
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices is the United States’ national standard that defines the design and use of road signs, signals, and pavement markings to ensure consistent and safe traffic control across the country.
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D.
World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations
The World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations is a United Nations working party that develops and updates international technical standards to ensure the safety, environmental performance, and interoperability of motor vehicles and their equipment.
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E.
Stockholm revision of 1967
The Stockholm revision of 1967 is a major update to the Berne Convention that modernized international copyright protection standards and strengthened authors’ rights worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations convention
ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ road traffic convention ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1968-11-08 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
facilitate international road traffic
ⓘ
increase road safety ⓘ standardize road traffic rules ⓘ standardize vehicle technical requirements ⓘ |
| allows | states to make reservations to certain provisions ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Convention on Road Traffic (1968)
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surface form:
Vienna Convention on Road Traffic
|
| articleCovers |
driver obligations
ⓘ
driving permits ⓘ mutual recognition of driving permits ⓘ mutual recognition of vehicle registration ⓘ rules of the road ⓘ vehicle identification marks ⓘ vehicle registration ⓘ |
| category |
road safety instrument
ⓘ
traffic law ⓘ transport law ⓘ |
| concludedUnderAuspicesOf | United Nations ⓘ |
| defines |
conditions for domestic driving permits used abroad
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conditions for international driving permits ⓘ technical conditions for vehicles in international traffic ⓘ |
| depository | Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 1977-05-21 ⓘ |
| implementedBy | national traffic codes of contracting states ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on contracting parties ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureOn | 1968-11-08 ⓘ |
| placeOfAdoption |
Vienna
ⓘ
surface form:
Vienna, Austria
|
| relatedTo |
international driving permit
ⓘ
mutual recognition of road traffic documents ⓘ vehicle registration plates ⓘ |
| relatesTo | Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1968) ⓘ |
| requires |
contracting parties to recognize foreign driving permits that meet convention standards
ⓘ
contracting parties to recognize foreign registration certificates ⓘ vehicles in international traffic to display a distinguishing sign of the state of registration ⓘ vehicles in international traffic to meet minimum safety standards ⓘ |
| revises | Convention on Road Traffic (1949) ⓘ |
| scope | international road traffic between contracting parties ⓘ |
| subject |
international road transport
ⓘ
road safety ⓘ road traffic ⓘ |
| supersedes | certain provisions of the 1949 Convention on Road Traffic for states party to both ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Convention on Road Traffic (1968) Description of subject: The Convention on Road Traffic (1968) is an international treaty that standardizes road traffic rules and vehicle requirements to facilitate international road travel and improve road safety among participating countries.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1968)
this entity surface form:
Vienna Convention on Road Traffic
this entity surface form:
Vienna Convention on Road Traffic