Road traffic signs

Question 1

What is the purpose of regulatory signs?

Answer 1

Regulatory signs regulate and control the actions of road users.
They prohibit or command road users to perform certain actions.

Question 2

What happens if you fail to obey the regulatory signs?

Answer 2

Failure to obey these signs is an offence and is punishable by a fine or
imprisonment or both.

Question 3

What is the ordinary shape of regulatory signs?

Answer 3

Round

Question 4

What is the purpose of warning signs?

Answer 4

Warning signs alert road users in time to dangerous conditions on or next
to the road.

Question 5

What is the ordinary shape of warning signs?

Answer 5

Triangular

Question 6

What is the purpose of guidance signs?

Answer 6

Guidance signs are an aid to the road user.
If the message is short, these rectangular signs are small. However, these
signs used for guidance or directing as well as those, which are fairly
complicated, are relatively big.

Question 7

What is the ordinary shape of guidance signs?

Answer 7

Rectangular

Question 8

What is the purpose of road markings?

Answer 8

Road markings regulates, control and warn traffic by; defining
carriageway and traffic lane limits; and to direct in a specific direction.
As in the case of regulatory signs, it is an offence to disregard regulatory
markings.

Question 9

What is the purpose of traffic signals?

Answer 9

Traffic signals regulate vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

Failure to obey traffic signals is punishable.

Question 10

What are the exceptions regarding regulatory signs?

Answer 10

Although Regulatory signs are usually round, there are exceptions, such as the:
 octagonal stop sign,
 triangular yield sign and
 diamond-shaped pedestrian priority signs

Question 11

Describe a temporary sign.

Answer 11

A temporary sign is a sign with a yellow background

Question 12

What does a temporary sign indicate?

Answer 12

A temporary sign is used to indicate a change in normal

circumstances, whether for a few minutes, hours or even months.

Question 13

What is the message of temporary signs?

Answer 13

The message of temporary signs is that
normal standards are not applicable and that, as a result, more attention must be given to the specific
circumstances

Question 14

What does a number that begins with a T indicate?

Answer 14

A number which begins with a T indicates a temporary sign

Question 15

What are regulatory signs divided into?

Answer 15

 Control signs
 Command signs
 Prohibition signs
 Reservation signs
 Comprehensive signs
 Selective restriction signs
 Combination signs
 De-restriction signs

Question 16

What does yield mean?

Answer 16

“Yield” means let other road users go first. It’s not just other cars. Don’t forget about bicycles and pedestrians. Unlike with stop signs, drivers aren’t required to come to a complete stop at a yield sign and may proceed without stopping – provided that it is safe to do so.

Question 17

What is a carriageway?

Answer 17

A carriageway is one side of a road on which traffic travelling in opposite directions is separated by a barrier.