Right-hand traffic
Driving side is right
Compact Lao script
The Lao alphabet looks small and rounded, with only a few marks above or below. It’s similar to Thai, but with fewer straight lines
Private license plate
Type: Private
Shape: Short
Background: Yellow
Text: Black
Concrete roads
Concrete roads are common
Square concrete utility poles with pinholes
Most roadside poles are square concrete columns with a vertical row of small pinholes
Two-character Stop Sign
Using 2 Lao characters ຢຸດ.
Often bilingual, featuring "STOP" in English below the Lao text
Bollard
Shape: Cuboid with a flat or pointed top
Material: Stone
Color: Black-and-white or yellow-and-white stripes. Stripes have the same size
Reflector: White painted rectangle on one side, 2 little white circles on another (sometimes). No reflectors are common
Long lamps on utility poles
Long lamps are often attached to utility poles in Laos, similar to those in Thailand
Commercial licence plates
Type: Private
Shape: Short
Background: White
Text: Black
Off-road bollard
Shape: Cuboid with a flat or pointed top
Material: Stone
Color: Red-and-white stripes
Ornate Buddhist temples
Gold-trimmed, richly decorated Buddhist temples are common in Laos, as well as in Thailand and Cambodia
Chevron
Background: Yellow
Arrows: Bold black
Hammer-and-sickle flags
Red flags with the communist hammer-and-sickle symbol can sometimes be seen along roads and on buildings
Striped kerbs in multiple colours
In both cities and rural areas, kerbs are often painted in alternating red, yellow, or black and white stripes
Government licence plates
Type: Government
Shape: Short
Background: Blue
Text: White
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