Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions

The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (commonly abbreviated to TSRGD) is the law that sets out the design and conditions of use of official traffic signs that can be lawfully placed on or near roads in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and the Isle of Man. The regulations came into effect in 1965, and were the result of the review of British road signage carried out by the Worboys Committee.

Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016

Statutory Instrument
Citation	SI 2016/362
Territorial extent	Great Britain
Dates
Made	16 March 2016
Laid before Parliament	22 March 2016
Commencement	22 April 2016
Other legislation
Made under	Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Road Traffic Act 1988
Status: Current legislation
Text of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

Road signs in Cambridgeshire designed in accordance with the TSRGD

Versions

The TSRGD came into force on 1 January 1965^[1] to implement the re-signing recommendations of the Worboys Committee of 1963, with signage designs and typeface developed by Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert. Since 1964, the TSRGD has been revised and re-issued several times to introduce new signage rules and features reflecting changes in road operations. The current edition of the regulations came into force on 22 April 2016, with minor amendments in England and Wales in 2017.^[2][3]

Traffic Signs Manual

The Traffic Signs Manual^[4] is a companion guide to the TSRGD which provides guidance to highway engineers about how and where to use traffic signs, including the size of sign to use (which depends on the speed of vehicles passing the sign). It was first issued in 1965 in a loose-leaf binder and was continuously updated.^[5] Individual chapters were also published in book form and these became the only format from 1980 onwards.

See also

• Highways Act 1980
• The Highway Code
• Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
• Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals
• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, a comparable system in the United States
• Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996, similar regulations for safety signs