Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1968)
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The Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1968) is an international treaty that standardizes road signs, traffic signals, and road markings to improve road safety and facilitate international road traffic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals | 2 |
| Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1968) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4694858 — 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 Signs and Signals (1968) Context triple: [Convention on Road Traffic (1968), relatesTo, Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1968)]
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A.
Convention on Road Traffic (1968)
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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B.
Convention on Road Traffic (1949)
The Convention on Road Traffic (1949) is an international treaty that established early standardized rules and regulations to facilitate international road traffic and improve road safety among participating countries.
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C.
1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles
The 1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles is a United Nations treaty that establishes harmonized international standards for vehicle safety, environmental performance, and related technical regulations.
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D.
UNECE transport convention
A UNECE transport convention that establishes coordinated standards and regulations for international road transport and traffic arteries across Europe.
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E.
Rome Convention
The Rome Convention is an international treaty adopted in 1961 that grants neighboring rights protection to performers, phonogram producers, and broadcasting organizations.
- 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 Signs and Signals (1968) Target entity description: The Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1968) is an international treaty that standardizes road signs, traffic signals, and road markings to improve road safety and facilitate international road traffic.
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A.
Convention on Road Traffic (1968)
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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B.
Convention on Road Traffic (1949)
The Convention on Road Traffic (1949) is an international treaty that established early standardized rules and regulations to facilitate international road traffic and improve road safety among participating countries.
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C.
1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles
The 1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles is a United Nations treaty that establishes harmonized international standards for vehicle safety, environmental performance, and related technical regulations.
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D.
UNECE transport convention
A UNECE transport convention that establishes coordinated standards and regulations for international road transport and traffic arteries across Europe.
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E.
Rome Convention
The Rome Convention is an international treaty adopted in 1961 that grants neighboring rights protection to performers, phonogram producers, and broadcasting organizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations treaty
ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ road traffic convention ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations Conference on Road Traffic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 1968 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
facilitate international road traffic
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improve road safety ⓘ standardize road markings ⓘ standardize road signs ⓘ standardize traffic signals ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingOn | contracting parties ⓘ |
| complements | Convention on Road Traffic (1968) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concludedUnderAuspicesOf |
United Nations
NERFINISHED
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesCategory |
danger warning signs
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direction, position and indication signs ⓘ informative signs ⓘ regulatory signs ⓘ road markings ⓘ traffic light signals ⓘ |
| depository | Secretary-General of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| entryIntoForceCondition | ratification by a specified number of states ⓘ |
| establishes |
rules for road markings
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standard colors for road signs ⓘ standard meanings for traffic signals ⓘ standard shapes for road signs ⓘ |
| field |
international law
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road transport ⓘ traffic safety ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | international ⓘ |
| hasProtocol | European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1971) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | national traffic sign systems in many countries ⓘ |
| languageOfAuthenticText |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Convention on Road Traffic (1968) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | use of standardized categories of road signs ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
road markings
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road signs ⓘ sign colors and shapes ⓘ sign inscriptions and pictograms ⓘ traffic lights ⓘ traffic symbols ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1968) Description of subject: The Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1968) is an international treaty that standardizes road signs, traffic signals, and road markings to improve road safety and facilitate international road traffic.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals
this entity surface form:
Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals