Water Tanks
Shape: Wide cylindrical
Color: White or black
Licence plates
Type: Private
Shape: Short
Background: White
Text: Black
Additional details: Each state its own design. Front plates required
Octagonal utility poles
Shape: Octagonal
Material: Concrete
Notes: Side holes are used rarely. Most of the time the wires are attached around the pole with metal brackets or bands
Generation 4 black car
Camera: Generation 4
Car: Visible front of the regular car
Color: Black
Generation 4 coverage - white-blue-white car
Camera: Generation 4
Car: Visible front of the regular car
Color: White-blue-white
Generation 4 blue car
Camera: Generation 4
Car: Visible front of the regular car
Color: Blue
Generation 4 white car
Camera: Generation 4
Car: Visible front of the regular car
Color: White
Alto (Stop) sign
Shape: Octagonal
Text: ALTO (instead of STOP)
Color: Red background with white border
Very thick direction arrows
Extremely thick arrows on traffic signs
Utility pole yellow paint or attachment
Octagonal utility poles usually have yellow paint/plastic attachment with black text on it
Chevron
Background: Yellow
Arrows: Bold black
Generation 3 no antenna and with hole
Camera: Generation 3
Car: Visible back of the regular car
Car color: White
Additional details (unique): White hole without antenna with small part of red backlight. Sometimes backlight fully visible
Mexican highway sign
Shape: Shield-shaped
Text: “MEXICO” at the top and large numbers in the center
Color: White background and black text
Warning sign on wooden poles
Warning yellow attachment on wooden poles
Generation 3 coverage white car with antenna
Camera: Generation 3
Car: Visible back of the regular car
Color: White with red around antenna
Antenna: Black antenna in the center of the back of the car with little diagonal black stipe
KM markers
Shape: Rectangle with rounded corners and black border
Text: km on the top and 2 or 3 numbers under the 'km' text
Color: White background, black text
Semi-cylinder bollard
Shape: Thin semi-cylinder (Rectangle with rounded corners) with rounded top
Material: Plastic
Color: White
Reflector: One-side white/yellow rectangle near the top
Road fences
Metal fences in concrete guardrails between roads are common
Grey bollard with reflectors
Shape: Cylinder with rounded or flat top
Material: Plastic
Color: Grey body with painted black bottom
Reflector: One/Two white/yellow stripes
Black-and-white diagonal hazard stripes
Color: Black-and-white diagonal stripes
Generation 2 coverage
Camera: Generation 2
Additional details (unique): Not visible car with big blur
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