REGULATORY ROAD SIGNS >>

Command Signs

Direction Left Direction Right Direction

Minimum Speed Right Only Left Only
Only Only Straight Only

Only Pedal
Only Pedal Cycles &
Turn Left Only Turn Right Only Only Pedestrians Only Bicycles Cycles &
Pedestrians
Pedestrians

Only Pedestrians Only Pedestrians Agricultural

Only Motorcycles Vehicles only Taxis Only
& Pedal Cycles & Pedal Cycles Vehicles Only

Midi-busses Deliver Vehicles Goods Vehicles

Mini-busses only Busses Only Goods Vehicles only
only only over specified

Vehicles carrying
Construction Abnormal
Hazardous Rickshaws only Tour busses only Pay toll
Vehicles Vehicles
Substances
Animal-drawn Switch head lamps Busses & Busses & midi Busses , midi & mini
Vehicles only on mini busses only busses only busses only

Control Signs

Yield to
Stop Sign Stop/Yield 4 way stop Stop/Go sign Yield Sign Pedestr
ians

Yieldatt Entry Oneway:St Pedestrians

One way: Right One way: Left
raffic circle Prohibited raight Priority
Prohibition Signs

Width size
Entire Mass Excessive Noise
Maximum speed Axle mass Load Height Limit Limi
limit Prohibited
t

Left Turn Right Turn U-Turn Prohibited

Unauthorised Vehicles Left Turn Right Turn
Ahead Ahead
Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited
Prohibited Prohibited

Over Taking by
Parking Stopping Pedestrian Pedal Cycles
Over Taking Prohibited Goods Vehicles
Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited
Prohibited

Mini-
Pedal Cycles & Pedestrian Motor Cycles Vehicles Midi-Busses
Taxis Prohibited BussesProhibite
Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited
d

Delivery Goods Vehicles Construction

Goods Vehicles Abnormal Vehicles
Busses Prohibited Vehicles over given mass Vehicles
prohibited Prohibited
Prohibited prohibited Prohibited

RickshawsProhib Tour Busses Agricultural Animal-drawn Hazardous

ited Prohibited Vehicles vehicles substances
REGULATORY ROAD SIGNS >>
Reservation Signs

Bus Parking Bus Bus Lane begins Tour Bus Meterised Taxi
Taxi Reservation
Reservation Lane Reservation Reservation Reservation Reservation

Disabled Bay Parking Delivery Vehicle

Reservation Reservation Reservation

Comprehensive Signs

Dual-carriageway Freeway begins Single Carriageway freewaybegins

De - Restriction Signs

End of Dual Carriageway End of single Carriageway

Selective Restriction Signs >>

maximum time
two days or periods time maximum time allowed three periods or
two periods time limit allowed to stay during
limit to stay during period days time limit
time or day

Vehicles carrying All Vehicles must slow

Vehicle may proceed Delivery vehicles All Vehicles may
hazardous substances no dowm and exercise
right only must turn right ahead not stop here
stopping caution

Parking Prohibited Parking prohibited

All Delivery Vehicles may Vehicles will be Towed
Vehicles will be except for Permit
not do a U-turn here if parked here
towed holders
WARNING ROAD SIGNS >>
Road Layout Signs

Priority Crossroad Secondary Skew T-Junction Side road junction

Crossroad ahead T-Junction ahead
ahead crossroad ahead ahead ahead left

Side road junction Staggered junction Staggered junction Sharp junction Sharp junction Sharp junction
ahead right ahead first right ahead first left ahead to right Ahead to Left ahead from left

Start of
Sharp junction End of dual End of dual Start of Roadway
Y junction ahead Dual Roadway to
ahead from right Roadway left Roadway right to right
left

Direction of movement Signs

Traffic Circle Gentle curve to Gentle curve to Sharp curve to Sharp curve to Hairpin bend To
ahead Right Left Right Left right

Hairpin bend to Winding road Winding road Combined curves Combined curves
Two way traffic
left ahead, first right ahead, first left ahead first right ahead first left

Concealed Concealed Concealed

Two-way traffic
Left Lane ends Right lane ends driveway ahead, driveway Ahead, driveway ahead
Crossroad ahead
left right left and right
Symbolic Signs

Traffic control Traffic control Traffic control Pedestrian

Pedestrians ahead Children ahead
Robot’ ahead ‘Stop’ ahead Yield’ ahead crossing ahead

Pedal cycles Domestic animals, Domestic animals Wild animals

Tunnel ahead Sheep ahead
ahead Cattle ahead horses ahead ahead

Motor gate ahead, Motor gate ahead, Motor gate ahead, Railway crossing Agricultural
Gate ahead
to right to left middle ahead vehicles

Slow moving
Vehicle length Steep ascent Steep descent Gravel road
Height restriction heavy vehicles
restriction ahead ahead begins ahead
ahead

Narrow bridge One vehicle width Road narrows on Road narrows on Road narrows on Uneven roadway
ahead structure ahead left both sides right ahead

Speed hump Slippery road Falling or fallen Falling or fallen Emergency

General warning
ahead ahead Rocks, from left Rocks, from right flashing light
WARNING ROAD SIGNS >>
Hazard Marker Signs

Sharp Sharp
Railway crossing Railway crossing
Danger plate On right Danger plate, On Left chevron to chevron,
One track two or more
right to left

Triple sharp chevron,To

Triple sharp chevron, to right
left

Chevron, dead end or road closed Chevron T-Junction

Warning Sign Combinations

Caution slow Caution winding

Caution speed
Caution Slow moving vehicles Caution road, first left for
Caution Concealed bumps, speed not
down, reduce down winding road Temporary specified distance,
road ahead exceeding
speed (first left) for Potholes sign do not exceed
specified km/h
specified distance specified km/h
 Caution Caution do not Caution Hairpin
Caution no
Temporary men at exceed specified bend to left, do not
parking tow away
work for specified speed limit, speed exceed specified
sign
distance sign camera's area speed

GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION ROAD SIGNS >>

Location Sign Symbols

River name Toll route End of Toll route Dual Carriage way name

single carriage way name Interchange name Conservancy area

Direction Sign Symbols

Railway station Bus Station Airport Power Station

City Centre Toll Route Alternative Route Helipad

Library Train Park & ride Bus Park & ride Minibus rank

Industrial Area Harbour Pick up point Bicycle Route

Parking Mine Shopping Centre Dual-Carriage freeway

Single-carriage freeway

Location Signs

Interchange name Geographical Location River name

Route name Freeway Name National or Provincial border

 Street Name Suburb Name City/Town Name

GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION SIGNS >>

Route Marker Signs

Advanced transport trailblazer Overhead advance route marker

Trailblazer Advance direction route marker

Freeway Direction Signs

Overhead Pre-advance exit direction Overhead Supplementary exit/through direction

Near-side on-ramp direction Far-Side on-Ramp advance direction

GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION ROAD SIGNS >>
Information Signs

Countdown approximately Countdown approximately

Countdown approximately 100m ahead
200m ahead 300m ahead

Cul-de-sac (two other version, one indicates a cul-de-sac

Right of way
from left other from right)

Diagrammatic Signs

Temporary traffic movement Arrester bed advance

Heavy vehicles Engage lower gear Additional lane in 120m
affected by obstruction in 150m exit

Lane control no goods Traffic lane ends in 200m due to

Lane speed control
vehicles in excess of 3t obstruction
Temporary Signs
Any sign with a yellow background like the ones below is considered a temporary sign

Caution Temporary men

Caution Temporary TemporarConstruction Temporary Loose
Temporary Right Only at work for specified
Potholes sign Vehicles stones
distance sign

TRAFFIC SIGNALS >>

Traffic Light Signals

You may only proceed STRAIGHT You may only proceed LEFT subject to
You may only proceed RIGHT subject to
subject to the restricting Road Signs. You the restricting Road Signs. You must
the restricting Road Signs. You must yield
must yield right of way to other traffic and yield right of way to other traffic and
right of way to other traffic and pedestrians
pedestrians who are lawfully within the pedestrians who are lawfully within the
who are lawfully within the junction.
junction. junction.

Steady Disc Signals

RED: Stop vehicle behind line until green Steady green Arrow:
signal is displayed, then proceed cautiously.
Stop vehicle behind stop line and proceed
left only if safe to do so yield to traffic and May proceed straight ahead subject to
GREEN: Proceed junction in any direction pedestrians for whom a green light is the restricting Road Signs. You must
subject to the restricting Road Signs. displayed. yield right of way to other traffic and
pedestrians who are lawfully within the
junction.
YELLOW: Prepare to stop your vehicle
behind the line and remain stationary until
green signal is displayed.

Vehicles may drive in lane which has the Vehicles may Not drive in lane which
green arrow signal above it has the Red Cross signal above it