Unique
Stop Sign
Using 2 Lao characters ຢຸດ.
Often bilingual, featuring "STOP" in English below the Lao text
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Unique
Off-road bollard
A cuboid stone with a flat or pointed top, painted with two red and two white stripes
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Bollard
Stone cuboid with a flat or pointed top.
Black-and-white or yellow-and-white stripes. Stripes have the same size. In Thailand stripes have different sizes
White painted rectangle reflector on one side, 2 little white circles on another (sometimes). No reflectors are possible
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Driving side
Driving side is right
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Private yellow plate
Type: Private
Shape: Short
Background: Yellow
Text: Black
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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
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Concrete roads
Concrete road blocks are common. Similar can be found in nearby countries - Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam
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Square Poles
Most roadside poles are square concrete columns with a vertical row of small pinholes
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Buddhist temples
Gold-trimmed, richly decorated Buddhist temples are common in Laos, as well as in Thailand and Cambodia
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Long lamps
Long lamps are often attached to utility poles in Laos, similar to those in Thailand
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Commercial plate
Type: Private
Shape: Short
Background: White
Text: Black
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Hammer-and-sickle flags
Red flags with the communist hammer-and-sickle symbol can sometimes be seen along roads and on buildings
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Chevron
Background: Yellow
Arrows: Bold black
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Striped kerbs
In both cities and rural areas, kerbs are often painted in alternating red, yellow, or black and white stripes
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Government plates
Type: Government
Shape: Short
Background: Blue
Text: White
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Related guides
Thailand
Viet Nam
Cambodia
Malaysia
Indonesia
PhilippinesMaterials for Laos
Cheatsheets and visual references uploaded by the community.
Southeast Asia Table Guide
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Practice on community maps — Laos
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