Shoulder (road) Shoulder (road) A shoulder, or hard shoulder is an emergency stopping lane by the verge of a road or motorway, on the right in countries which drive on the right, or on the left side in India, Japan, the UK, Australia, and other left-side driving countries. Many wider US and Swedish freeways have shoulders on both sides of each directional carriageway, in the median as well as at the outer edges of the road, for additional safety. Shoulders are not intended for use by through traffic, although there are exceptions (see below). Shoulders have multiple uses, including: The shoulder is
Road signs in Japan maintain the inverted triangular shape. Road signs in Japan In Japan, are standardized by the "" established on 1968 whose origins are Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's "Order on Standardization of Road Sign" on 1934 and Home Ministry of Japan's "Order on Road Signs" on 1942. The previous designs have been used since 1986 after several amendments of order. They are divided into and . are categorized into 4 types; guide, warning, regulatory and instruction signs. indicates directions or distances of the road. Guide signs have dark green backgrounds and white text for expressways. In urban areas and on national highways,