Editing Stop sign (section)

==Stop signs around the world==
[[File:World stop sign shapes.svg|thumb|World map of countries' current and historical stop sign shapes:<br>{{legend|#009664|Octagonal}}
{{legend|#00dc6e|Historically circular, now octagonal}}
{{legend|#ffbe28|Triangular}}
{{legend|#c83737|Historically triangular, now octagonal}}
{{legend|#820082|Circular}}
{{legend|#c0c0c0|Unknown}}]]
[[File:Blue stop sign - hawaii - oct 2015.jpg|thumb|Blue and green stop signs are sometimes used on private property in [[Hawaii]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Watanabe |first=June |date=20 September 2006 |title=Malls can erect non-red stop signs |url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/2006/09/20/news/kokualine.html |access-date=29 December 2020 |website=Star-Bulletin}}</ref>]]
The red octagonal field with white English-language '''{{Smallcaps|stop}}''' legend is the most common stop sign used around the world, but it is not universal; Japan uses an inverted solid red triangle, for example, and Zimbabwe until 2016 used a disc bearing a black cross. Moreover, there are many variants of the red-and-white octagonal sign. Although all English-speaking and many other countries use the word '''{{Smallcaps|stop}}''' on stop signs, some jurisdictions use an equivalent word in their primary language instead, or in addition. Also, several languages borrowed the English word "stop" a long time ago, such as French, and therefore do not consider it to be a foreign word any more.
The use of native languages is common on U.S. native reservations, especially those promoting [[language revitalization]] efforts,{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} for example, and Israel uses no word, but rather a pictogram of a hand in a palm-forward "stop" gesture.

===Asia===
[[File:Thai Stop Sign.JPG|thumb|left|A stop sign in Thailand.]]
Countries in Asia generally use a native word, often in a non-[[Latin script]]. The sign's shape varies by location, with places such as [[South Korea]], [[Hong Kong]], or [[Taiwan]] using the standard octagon shape, with [[Japan]] using a triangle.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Yoh |first1=Kento |last2=Uchiyama |first2=Chiemi |last3=Hung |first3=Pai-Hsien |last4=Doi |first4=Kenji |title=A video-based approach to promote safe driving among foreign visitors to Japan |journal=IATSS Research |pages=139–147 |doi=10.1016/j.iatssr.2018.11.004 |date=1 October 2019|volume=43 |issue=3 |s2cid=115443805 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

===Europe===
Countries in Europe generally have stop signs with the text {{Smallcaps|stop}}, regardless of local language. There were some objections to this when introduced around the 1970s, but now this is accepted. [[Turkey]] (and the unrecognized [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]]'')'' is a notable exception to this, instead using the Turkish word for stop: "dur".

===Latin America===
[[File:Avenida las mitras.jpg|thumb|Stop sign in [[Monterrey]], [[Mexico]].]]
In Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Caribbean and South American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela), signs bear the legend '''{{lang|es|{{smallcaps|pare}}|italic=no}}''' ("stop" in Portuguese and Spanish). Mexico and Central American countries bear the legend '''{{lang|es|{{smallcaps|alto}}|italic=no}}''' ("halt") instead.

===Canada===
[[File:Stop sign quebec city.jpg|thumb|French stop sign in [[Quebec City]], [[Quebec]], along with a diagram underneath showing who else needs to stop.]]
[[Image:Bilingualstopsign.jpg|thumb|[[Bilingual]] stop sign in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada]]
[[File:STOP (232020582).jpg|thumb|Bilingual sign (English and [[Inuktitut]]) in [[Nunavut]]]]
In the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Quebec]], modern signs read either '''{{lang|fr|{{smallcaps|arrêt}}|italic=no}}''' or '''{{smallcaps|stop}}'''.<ref name="P-010">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtqsignalisation.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/default.asp?operateur=panneau&panneau=P-010 |title=Répertoire des dispositifs de signalisation routière du Québec, Transports Québec |publisher=Mtqsignalisation.mtq.gouv.qc.ca |access-date=11 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222121748/http://www.mtqsignalisation.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/default.asp?operateur=panneau&panneau=P-010 |archive-date=22 February 2012  }}</ref> As of 1987, Quebec removed the English ''stop'' from its road signs in favor of ''arrêt''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Quebec Calling a Halt To English Stop Sign |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/14/world/quebec-calling-a-halt-to-english-stop-sign.html |access-date=26 August 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=14 May 1982}}</ref> Both ''stop'' and ''arrêt'' are considered valid French words, with France actually using the word "STOP" on its stop signs, and the [[Office québécois de la langue française]] (OQLF) notes that the use of "stop" on stop signs is attested in French since 1927.<ref name="panneau STOP">[http://www.granddictionnaire.com/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=8366697 ''panneau ARRÊT''], Office québécois de la langue française, granddictionnaire.com.</ref> At the time of the debates surrounding the adoption of the [[Charter of the French Language]] ("Bill 101") in 1977, the usage of "stop" was considered to be English and therefore controversial; some signs were occasionally vandalized with red [[spray paint]] to turn the word '''{{smallcaps|stop}}''' into "101".<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/imagesdistributioncanada/4684364804/ Photo] by Flickr.com user "imagesdistributioncanada"</ref> However, it was later officially determined by the OQLF that "stop" is a valid French word in this context, and the older dual '''{{lang|fr|{{smallcaps|arrêt}}|italic=no}}''' / '''{{smallcaps|stop}}''' usage is therefore considered redundant and therefore deprecated (''à éviter''). Newly installed signs thus use only one word, more commonly only '''{{Smallcaps|arrêt}}''' in Québec, while '''{{Smallcaps|stop}}''' is seen in predominantly English-speaking areas. The latter version of stop signs has been disagreed upon by some Quebec residents.<ref>{{cite news |title=Quebec activists want English stop signs to 'arret' |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/quebec-activists-want-english-stop-signs-to-arret-1.282999 |access-date=26 August 2023 |work=CTVNews |date=16 March 2008 |language=en}}</ref> Bilingual signs with '''{{lang|fr|{{smallcaps|stop arrêt}}|italic=no}}''' are still placed in areas of [[Alberta]], [[New Brunswick]] and [[Manitoba]]; the [[Acadia]]n regions of [[Nova Scotia]], and [[Prince Edward Island]]; on federal property in the [[National Capital Region (Canada)|National Capital Region]]; and at all border crossings of the [[Canada–United States border]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} On [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] or [[Inuit]] territories, stop signs sometimes use the local aboriginal language in addition or instead of English, French, or both, such as [[Inuktitut]] '''{{Smallcaps|notkagit}}'''. All other English-speaking areas of Canada use '''{{smallcaps|stop}}'''.

===Other countries===
[[File:Algerian Stop Sign.jpg|thumb|Bilingual Algerian stop sign in Arabic and in English]]
[[File:030527-2-SaintPetersburg-IMG_0570-2.jpg|thumb|Stop sign used in Russia to indicate to drivers to stop at the line at traffic lights]]
[[File:Stad_Irish_stop_sign.jpg|thumb|Unofficial sign seen in the [[Gaeltacht]] in Ireland. Both {{lang|ga|stad}} and {{lang|ga|stop}} are Irish words for "stop".]]
*Arabic-speaking countries use {{lang|ar|قف}} {{transliteration|ar|qif}} (except for [[Lebanon]], which only uses '''{{smallcaps|stop}}''' since 2019).
*Armenia uses '''{{lang|hy|ԿԱՆԳ}}''' {{transliteration|hy|kang}} and '''{{lang|en|italic=no|{{smallcaps|stop}}}}'''.
*Bangladesh and Nepal use a stop sign with no text.
*Brazil and Spanish-speaking Caribbean and South American nations use '''{{lang|pt|italic=no|{{smallcaps|pare}}}}'''.
*Cambodia uses '''{{lang|km|ឈប់}}''' {{transliteration|km|chhob}}.
*China and Taiwan use '''{{lang|zh|停}}''' {{transliteration|zh|tíng}}, except that Mainland China's sign has a bolder word.
*Cuba still uses an old circular stop sign with a triangle that is used from the [[Yield sign|give way sign]] and black text.
*Ethiopia uses a version of the sign that says '''{{lang|am|ቁም}}''' {{transliteration|am|ḳumə}} and '''{{lang|en|italic=no|{{smallcaps|stop}}}}'''.
*Hong Kong SAR uses a version of the sign that says '''{{lang|zh|停}}''' {{transliteration|zh|tíng}}, and '''{{lang|en|italic=no|{{smallcaps|stop}}}}'''.
*Iran and Afghanistan use '''{{lang|fa|ایست}}''' {{transliteration|fa|ist}}.
*Israel and Palestine use a version of the stop sign with a raised hand.
*Japan uses a triangular sign that says '''{{lang|ja|止まれ}}''' {{transliteration|ja|tomare}} and '''{{lang|en|italic=no|{{smallcaps|stop}}}}'''.
*Laos uses '''{{lang|lo|ຢຸດ}}''' {{transliteration|lo|yud}}.
*Malaysia and [[Brunei]] use '''{{lang|ms|italic=no|{{smallcaps|berhenti}}}}'''.
*Mexico and other Central American nations use '''{{lang|es|italic=no|{{smallcaps|alto}}}}'''.
*Mongolia uses '''{{lang|mn-Cyrl|ЗОГС}}''' {{transliteration|mn|zogs}}.
*Myanmar uses '''{{lang|my|ရပ်}}''' {{transliteration|my|raut}}.
*Nigeria uses a yellow border and text.
*North Korea uses '''{{lang|ko|섯}}''' {{transliteration|ko|sŏt}}.
*South Korea uses '''{{lang|ko|정지}}''' {{transliteration|ko|jeongji}} and '''{{lang|en|italic=no|{{smallcaps|stop}}}}'''.
*Russian-speaking countries use either '''{{lang|ru|italic=no|{{smallcaps|stop}}}}''' or '''{{lang|ru|italic=no|{{smallcaps|стоп}}}}''' (i.e. '''{{lang|ru|italic=no|{{smallcaps|stop}}}}''' transliterated into Russian), with the latter marking the place where vehicles should wait at traffic lights (displayed on a white rectangular sign).
*Thailand uses '''{{lang|th|หยุด}}''' {{transliteration|th|yùd}}.
*Vanuatu uses a circular red stop sign.