Dead end IN4
The white road with a red bar across its end marks a dead end. You will have to come back the same way.
Source: Sign IN4 (Dead end)
K53 road signs and what they mean
Road signs are 28 of the learner’s test’s 64 questions, and you must get 23 of them right. Here is every sign, road marking and officer’s signal in K53 Simulator, 257 in all, with what each one means.
We redraw every sign ourselves from its standard shape and colours, and give its number from the South African road traffic signs system, so you can look it up.
Regulatory signs (123)Regulatory signs tell you what you must or may not do, and breaking one is an offence.Warning signs (81)Warning signs are red-bordered triangles that tell you about danger ahead, such as a sharp bend, a junction or animals in the road.Road markings (38)Lines, arrows and words painted on the road are road traffic signs too, and some must be obeyed like any sign.Officers’ and flag signals (7)A traffic officer directing traffic, or a flagman at road works, uses set signals.
Information signs
Facts about the road, such as a dead end or a bus stop.
Co-ordinated traffic signals at indicated speed IN14
It means co-ordinated traffic signals: at about the speed shown, you should reach each light while it is green. It doesn’t change the speed limit.
Source: Sign IN14 (Co-ordinated traffic signals at indicated speed)
Bus stop ahead IN16
The green sign with a bus and a distance tells you a bus stop is that far ahead. Expect buses to slow down and pull in.
Source: Sign IN16 (Bus stop ahead)
Right of way over oncoming vehicles IN20
Your direction is the big white arrow: you have right of way over oncoming vehicles here. Drivers coming the other way face the yield to oncoming traffic sign, but make sure they give way.
Source: Sign IN20 (Right of way over oncoming vehicles)
Bus stop R325-1
The tall blue sign with a bus seen from the front marks a bus stop. Buses pull in and stop there, so don’t block it.
Source: Sign R325-1 (Bus stop)
Mini-bus stop R326-1
The tall blue sign with a mini-bus seen from the front marks a mini-bus stop.
Source: Sign R326-1 (Mini-bus stop)
Pedestrian crossing R360
The walking person on stripes, in a white triangle on blue, marks a pedestrian crossing. Give way to pedestrians on it.
Source: Sign R360 (Pedestrian crossing)
Priority road ahead IN7
The yellow diamond tells you that you have the right of way at the junction ahead. Keep a steady speed, but watch that drivers on the side roads really do give way.
Source: Sign IN7 (Priority road ahead)
Practise the signs
Try the road sign questions and answers, or a free taster of the test, which asks 7 sign questions.