• Name: Traffic lights ahead
• Where: Located in any road before an intersection with traffic lights
• Purpose: Warns of new traffic lights or traffic lights near an isolated traffic light at a pedestrian crossing ahead.
• Action: Safely slow down and be ready to stop if the light changes from green to amber. Be on a lookout for pedestrians or cross-traffic who might not obey the signals.
• Name: Traffic control "STOP" ahead sign
• Where: Located in any road before an intersection with a stop sign.
• Purpose: Warns of an unseen stop sign coming ahead and cannot be seen in time.
• Action: Safely slow down in time and be ready to stop as required by the sign.
• Name: Traffic control "YIELD" ahead sign
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns of an unseen yield sign coming ahead and cannot be seen in time.
• Action: Safely slow down in time and be ready to stop if necessary.
• Name: Pedestrian crossing sign
• Where: Located in any road, particularly in urban areas.
• Purpose: Warns of demarcated pedestrian crossing ahead.
• Action: Never overtake another vehicle that have stopped at the pedestrian crossing. Safely slow down and stop if a pedestrian is waiting at the crossing.
• Name: Pedestrians ahead
• Where: Located in roads where there are more pedestrians in the area than normally can be expected.
• Purpose: Warns that for the next 2 km pedestrians may be crossing the road.
• Action: Safely slow down and be on the look out for pedestrians who may be crossing the road or in process of crossing the road.
• Name: Children ahead
• Where: Located in any road especially near playgrounds, sportfields and schools.
• Purpose: Warn of children that might be crossing the road or in process of crossing.
• Action: Safely slow down and immediately be on a lookout for children who could be crossing the road unexpectedly or even be playing in the road.
• Name: Cyclists ahead
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns of cyclists that can be ahead.
• Action: Safely slow down and watch out for cyclists using or crossing the road for the next 2 km.
• Name: Cattle ahead
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns of free ranging animals around such as cattles, horses or sheep on the road.
• Action: Safely slow down and be on a lookout for the next 2 km for animals.
• Name: Horses ahead
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns of free ranging animals around such as cattles, horses or sheep on the road.
• Action: Safely slow down and be on a lookout for the next 2 km for animals.
• Name: Sheep ahead
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns of free ranging animals around such as cattles, horses or sheep on the road.
• Action: Safely slow down and be on a lookout for the next 2 km for animals.
• Name: Wild animals ahead
• Where: Located especially in rural roads.
• Purpose: Warns of wild animals that can be on the road or crossing the road.
• Action: Safely slow down and be on a lookout for the next 2 km for animals.
• Name: Gate sign
• Where: Located at a railway crossing or roadway ahead
• Purpose: Warns of a gate or boom across the road ahead.
• Action: Safely slow down and be prepared to stop should the gate be closing or closed.
• Name: Motor gate sign
• Where: Located especially on rural roads.
• Purpose: Warns you of a motor gate to the left or right or in the middle of the road.
• Action: Safely slow down and be on a lookout for oncoming traffic about to cross the same gate.
• Name: Motor gate sign
• Where: Located especially on rural roads.
• Purpose: Warns you of a motor gate to the left or right or in the middle of the road.
• Action: Safely slow down and be on a lookout for oncoming traffic about to cross the same gate.
• Name: Motor gate sign
• Where: Located especially on rural roads.
• Purpose: Warns you of a motor gate to the left or right or in the middle of the road.
• Action: Safely slow down and be on a lookout for oncoming traffic about to cross the same gate.
• Name: Railway crossing ahead.
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns of a railway crossing ahead.
• Action: Safely slow down, look left and right for oncoming trains. Safely stop in time and not within the railway crossing if a train is approaching.
• Name: Tunnel ahead
• Where: Located in any road especially in mountainous areas.
• Purpose: Warns you of a tunnel ahead.
• Action: Safely slow down and switch on your car's headlights on in the dim position.
• Name: Height restriction sign
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns you of a structure ahead of which the height is indicated on the road traffic sign.
• Action: Find an alternative route if your vehicle is higher than the bridge or structure as indicated by this sign.
• Name: Length restriction sign
• Where: Located in any road especially in mountainous areas.
• Purpose: Warns of the curves in the road or other structures on the side of the road that will make it impossible for vehicles longer than the length indicated on this road sign to pass.
• Action: Look for an alternative route if your vehicle is longer than the length indicated by the sign.
• Name: Steep descent sign.
• Where: Located in any road but especially in mountainous areas.
• Purpose: Warns you of the descend steep or climb of the road.
• Action: Safely be on a lookout for slow moving traffic, particularly in mountainous areas with sharp curves. Allow for a longer stopping distance on a descent and especially when your vehicle is heavily loaded.
• Name: Steep ascent sign.
• Where: Located in any road but especially in mountainous areas.
• Purpose: Warns you of the descend steep or climb of the road.
• Action: Safely be on a lookout for slow moving traffic, particularly in mountainous areas with sharp curves. Allow for a longer stopping distance on a descent and especially when your vehicle is heavily loaded.
• Name: Slow moving heavy vehicle sign.
• Where: Located in any road but especially in mountainous areas.
• Purpose: Warns that heavy vehicles travel slowly down a descent.
• Action: Safely slow down and be able to stop within the distance you can see. Remember to allow for a longer stopping distance on a descent especially when your vehicle is heavily loaded.
• Name: Gravel road begins sign
• Where: Located in any tarred road, especially in the vicinity of farms.
• Purpose: Warns of a gravel surface ahead and the tarred road you are driving on will end soon.
• Action: Safely slow down and be on a lookout for ditches or potholes at the joint between the gravel and the tarred surface.
• Name: Narrow bridge sign.
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns you that the road narrows when crossing a bridge.
• Action: Safely slow down and be on the lookout for oncoming traffic, try not to cross the bridge at the same time with approaching vehicle.
• Name: One vehicle width structure sign.
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns of a carriageway ahead narrows to a width that will make it possibe for only one vehicle to pass at a time.
• Action: Safely slow down when there is oncoming traffic, stop at least 6 metres from the structure and yield to the other vehicle.
• Name: Road narrows from both sides sign
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns you that the road ahead narrows from both sides.
• Action: Safely slow down and adjust your position on the carriageway since oncoming vehicles will pass close to you.
• Name: Road narrows from right side sign
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns you that the road ahead narrows from right hand sides.
• Action: Safely slow down and adjust your position on the carriageway.
• Name: Road narrows from left side sign
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns you that the road ahead narrows from left hand sides.
• Action: Safely slow down and adjust your position on the carriageway.
• Name: Uneven roadway sign
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns you of a depression or a ridge in the road meaning the road is uneven and potholed.
• Action: Safely slow down and be on a lookout for potholes without endangering other traffic.
• Name: Speed bumps sign
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns of speed humps on the carriageway ahead which requires you to slow down.
• Action: Safely slow down so you can drive over the speed humpds without losing control or damaging your vehicle.
• Name: Slippery road sign.
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns you about slippery conditions on the road ahead.
• Action: Safely slow down because of any sudden braking or harsh steering could cause your vehicle to start skidding sooner than usual for the next 2 km.
• Name: Falling rocks sign
• Where: located especially in mountainous areas.
• Purpose: Warns you of rocks that could fall on the carriageway from the right hand side.
• Action: Safely slow down and be able to stop within a sight distance if a fall occurs or has occured on the road. Such falls occur more often when it rains and therefore reduce your speed further since your stopping distance during rainy weather will be longer.
• Name: Falling rocks sign
• Where: located especially in mountainous areas.
• Purpose: Warns you of rocks that could fall on the carriageway from the left hand side.
• Action: Safely slow down and be able to stop within a sight distance if a fall occurs or has occured on the road. Such falls occur more often when it rains and therefore reduce your speed further since your stopping distance during rainy weather will be longer.
• Name: General warning sign.
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns you of some danger ahead.
• Action: Safely slow down and watch out for anything on or next to the carriageway that could cause you to change speed or direction.
• Name: Emergency flashing light sign
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns you of a hazard ahead.
• Action: Safely slow down and watch out for other road traffic signs that indicate a specific hazard.
• Name: Jetty edge or river bank ahead
• Where: Located in any road close to water or harbours.
• Purpose: Warns you about the road leading you to a jetty edge or riverbank.
• Action: Safely slow down and watch out for the end of the road so that you can stop in time.
• Name: Crosswinds sign.
• Where: Located in any road especially in rural and mountainous areas.
• Purpose: Warns you about a strong crosswind that could force your vehicle off course.
• Action: Identify where the wind is blowing and from which direction. Any shielding of the wind by a truck, bridge or excavation will affect your vehicle and you must adjust the steering in time.
• Name: Drift sign
• Where: Located in any road especially in rural areas.
• Purpose: Warns you that there is a drift ahead and the road could be flooded.
• Action: Safely slow down and when you don't know how deep the water is, stop. If possible, drive through the water slowly.
• Name: Low flying aircraft sign
• Where: Located in any road especially near airports.
• Purpose: Warns you of a possibility of low-flying aircraft and a sudden aircraft noise near the road.
• Action: Never get frightened and you should not brake suddenly.
• Name: Agricultural vehicle sign
• Where: Located in any road especially in rural areas.
• Purpose: Warns you of tractors and other slow moving agricultural vehicles that will cross or enter the road ahead.
• Action: Safely watch out for agricultural vehicles and slow down if they want to cross the road or are in the process of crossing.
• Name: Reduced visibility sign.
• Where: Located in any road where there is fog or smoke
• Purpose: Warns you of a possibility of reduced visibility on the road ahead and can cause a hazard to road users.
• Action: Safely watch out for fog or smoke and slow down. Look out for other slow moving vehicles.
• Name: Congestion sign
• Where: Located in any road
• Purpose: Warns of a possible congested traffic.
• Action: Safely watch out for slow moving vehicles and adapt speed accordingly.
• Name: Horses and riders ahead sign.
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns of a possible horses and riders being present on the road ahead.
• Action: Safely watch out for horses and riders ahead and prepare to slow down or stop.
• Name: Elephant ahead sign.
• Where: Located in any road especially in wildlife sanctuaries.
• Purpose: Warns you of a possibility of elephants being present on the road ahead.
• Action: Safely watch out for elephants ahead and be prepared to slow down or stop.
• Name: Warthog ahead sign.
• Where: Located in any road especially in wildlife sanctuaries.
• Purpose: Warns you of a possibility of Warthog being present on the road ahead.
• Action: Safely watch out for Warthog ahead and be prepared to slow down or stop.
• Name: Hippo ahead sign.
• Where: Located in any road especially in wildlife sanctuaries.
• Purpose: Warns you of a possibility of Hippo being present on the road ahead.
• Action: Safely watch out for Hippo ahead and be prepared to slow down or stop.
• Name: Width restriction sign.
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns of the overall width of vehicles restriction as indicated in metres on the road ahead.
• Action: Never continue if your vehicle is wider than the indicated width on the sign.
• Name: Electrical shock sign
• Where: Located in any road.
• Purpose: Warns of a possibility of electrical shock from the overhead electrical power cables on the road ahead.
• Action: Safely watch out for electrical cables on the roadway ahead.
