Command Signs: The Blue Circles That Tell You What You Must Do

40 official command signs, each with the meaning the manual gives it

A command sign is a blue disc with a white symbol. Where a prohibition sign tells you what you may not do, a command sign tells you what you must do — proceed straight, keep left, turn right, switch your headlamps on. The instruction applies from the sign until the next junction unless a sign or marking says otherwise.

All 40 command signs in the manual

Minimum speed limit of 50 km/h — South African road sign R101 — R101Minimum speed limit of 50 km/h

Vehicles exceeding 10 tonnes GVM only — South African road sign R102 — R102Vehicles exceeding 10 tonnes GVM only

Keep Left — South African road sign R103 — R103Keep Left

Keep Right — South African road sign R104 — R104Keep Right

Turn Left — South African road sign R105 — R105Turn Left

Turn Right — South African road sign R106 — R106Turn Right

Proceed Straight — South African road sign R107 — R107Proceed Straight

Turn left ahead — South African road sign R108 — R108Turn left ahead

Turn right ahead — South African road sign R109 — R109Turn right ahead

Pedestrians only — South African road sign R110 — R110Pedestrians only

Cyclists only — South African road sign R111 — R111Cyclists only

Cyclists and pedestrians only — South African road sign R112 — R112Cyclists and pedestrians only

Cyclists and pedestrians only — South African road sign R113 — R113Cyclists and pedestrians only

Cyclists and pedestrians only — South African road sign R114 — R114Cyclists and pedestrians only

Cyclists and pedestrians only — South African road sign R115 — R115Cyclists and pedestrians only

Motorcycles only — South African road sign R116 — R116Motorcycles only

Motorcars only — South African road sign R117 — R117Motorcars only

Taxis only — South African road sign R118 — R118Taxis only

Mini-buses only — South African road sign R119 — R119Mini-buses only

Midi-buses only — South African road sign R120 — R120Midi-buses only

Buses only — South African road sign R121 — R121Buses only

Delivery vehicles only — South African road sign R122 — R122Delivery vehicles only

Goods vehicles exceeding 3500 kilogrammes only — South African road sign R123 — R123Goods vehicles exceeding 3500 kilogrammes only

Goods vehicles exceeding 10 tonnes GVM only — South African road sign R124 — R124Goods vehicles exceeding 10 tonnes GVM only

Construction vehicles only — South African road sign R125 — R125Construction vehicles only

Vehicles transporting dangerous substances only — South African road sign R126 — R126Vehicles transporting dangerous substances only

Abnormal vehicles only — South African road sign R127 — R127Abnormal vehicles only

Rickshaws only — South African road sign R128 — R128Rickshaws only

Tour buses only — South African road sign R129 — R129Tour buses only

Agricultural vehicles only — South African road sign R130 — R130Agricultural vehicles only

Animal-drawn vehicles only — South African road sign R131 — R131Animal-drawn vehicles only

Toll — South African road sign R132 — R132Toll

Switch headlamps on — South African road sign R133 — R133Switch headlamps on

Buses and mini-buses only — South African road sign R134 — R134Buses and mini-buses only

Buses and midi-buses only — South African road sign R135 — R135Buses and midi-buses only

Buses, midi-buses and mini-buses only — South African road sign R136 — R136Buses, midi-buses and mini-buses only

Roundabout — South African road sign R137 — R137Roundabout

Trams only — South African road sign R138 — R138Trams only

Buses and trams only — South African road sign R139 — R139Buses and trams only

Buses, trams and mini-buses only — South African road sign R140 — R140Buses, trams and mini-buses only

Sign faces on this page are the official diagrams from the South African Road Traffic Signs Manual (SARTSM), which implements the SADC Road Traffic Signs Manual. Codes are the manual’s own. K53 Academia is an independent study resource and is not endorsed by the Road Traffic Management Corporation.

Where this fits in the test

The road signs section of the learner’s licence test is 28 questions and you must get 23 of them right. Signs are asked by face, not by code — you are shown the sign and asked what it means, so learn the shape and colour rule first and the individual faces second.

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