Reservation Signs in South Africa — Reserved Lanes and Parking

A reservation sign is a blue rectangle. It sets aside a lane, a bay or a length of roadway for one class of road user, and every other class must stay out of it while the reservation is in force. The three shapes matter: a plain blue rectangle marks the reservation, a lane symbol marks a reserved lane, and an arrow marks where that lane begins.

Every reservation signs face in the manual (96)

Reservation for buses — South African road sign R301 — R301Reservation for buses

Reserved lane for buses — South African road sign R302 — R302Reserved lane for buses

Start of a reserved lane for buses — South African road sign R303 — R303Start of a reserved lane for buses

Reserved lane for bicycles — South African road sign R304 — R304Reserved lane for bicycles

Reservation for motorcycles — South African road sign R307 — R307Reservation for motorcycles

Reservation for motorcars — South African road sign R308 — R308Reservation for motorcars

Reservation for taxis — South African road sign R309 — R309Reservation for taxis

Reservation for mini-buses — South African road sign R310 — R310Reservation for mini-buses

Reservation for midi-buses — South African road sign R311 — R311Reservation for midi-buses

Reservation for delivery vehicles — South African road sign R312 — R312Reservation for delivery vehicles

Reservation for goods vehicles — South African road sign R313 — R313Reservation for goods vehicles

Reservation for goods vehicles exceeding 10 tonnes GVM — South African road sign R314 — R314Reservation for goods vehicles exceeding 10 tonnes GVM

Reservation for construction vehicles — South African road sign R315 — R315Reservation for construction vehicles

Reservation for vehicles transporting dangerous substances — South African road sign R316 — R316Reservation for vehicles transporting dangerous substances

Reservation for abnormal vehicles — South African road sign R317 — R317Reservation for abnormal vehicles

Reservation for rickshaws — South African road sign R318 — R318Reservation for rickshaws

Reservation for tour buses — South African road sign R319 — R319Reservation for tour buses

Reservation for high-occupancy vehicles — South African road sign R320 — R320Reservation for high-occupancy vehicles

Reservation for ambulances / emergency vehicles — South African road sign R321 — R321Reservation for ambulances / emergency vehicles

Reservation for police vehicles — South African road sign R322 — R322Reservation for police vehicles

Reservation for vehicles carrying disabled passengers — South African road sign R323 — R323Reservation for vehicles carrying disabled passengers

Reservation for diplomatic vehicles — South African road sign R324 — R324Reservation for diplomatic vehicles

Reservation for buses and mini-buses — South African road sign R327 — R327Reservation for buses and mini-buses

Reserved lane for buses and mini-buses — South African road sign R328 — R328Reserved lane for buses and mini-buses

Start of a reserved lane for buses and mini-buses — South African road sign R329 — R329Start of a reserved lane for buses and mini-buses

Reservation for buses and midi-buses — South African road sign R330 — R330Reservation for buses and midi-buses

Reserved lane for buses and midi-buses — South African road sign R331 — R331Reserved lane for buses and midi-buses

Start of a reserved lane for buses and midi-buses — South African road sign R332 — R332Start of a reserved lane for buses and midi-buses

Reservation for buses, midi-buses and mini-buses — South African road sign R333 — R333Reservation for buses, midi-buses and mini-buses

Reserved lane for buses, midi-buses and mini-buses — South African road sign R334 — R334Reserved lane for buses, midi-buses and mini-buses

Start of a reserved lane for buses, midi-buses and mini-buses — South African road sign R335 — R335Start of a reserved lane for buses, midi-buses and mini-buses

Reserved lane for high-occupancy vehicles — South African road sign R336 — R336Reserved lane for high-occupancy vehicles

Start of a reserved lane for high-occupancy vehicles — South African road sign R337 — R337Start of a reserved lane for high-occupancy vehicles

Reservation for trams — South African road sign R338 — R338Reservation for trams

Reserved lane for trams — South African road sign R339 — R339Reserved lane for trams

Start of a reserved lane for trams — South African road sign R340 — R340Start of a reserved lane for trams

Reservation for buses and trams — South African road sign R342 — R342Reservation for buses and trams

Reserved lane for buses and trams — South African road sign R343 — R343Reserved lane for buses and trams

Start of a reserved lane for buses and trams — South African road sign R344 — R344Start of a reserved lane for buses and trams

Reservation for buses, trams and mini-buses — South African road sign R345 — R345Reservation for buses, trams and mini-buses

Reserved lane for buses, trams and mini-buses — South African road sign R346 — R346Reserved lane for buses, trams and mini-buses

Start of a reserved lane for buses, trams and mini-buses — South African road sign R347 — R347Start of a reserved lane for buses, trams and mini-buses

Reserved lane for buses — South African road sign R348 — R348Reserved lane for buses

Reserved lane for buses and mini-buses — South African road sign R349 — R349Reserved lane for buses and mini-buses

Reserved lane for buses and trams — South African road sign R350 — R350Reserved lane for buses and trams

Reserved lane for buses, trams and mini-buses — South African road sign R351 — R351Reserved lane for buses, trams and mini-buses

Reserved lane for high-occupancy vehicles — South African road sign R352 — R352Reserved lane for high-occupancy vehicles

Reserved lane for authorised vehicles — South African road sign R353 — R353Reserved lane for authorised vehicles

Reserved lane for authorised vehicles — South African road sign R354 — R354Reserved lane for authorised vehicles

Pedestrian crossing — South African road sign R360 — R360Pedestrian crossing

Dual-carriageway freeway begins — South African road sign R401 — R401Dual-carriageway freeway begins

Singe-carriageway freeway begins — South African road sign R402 — R402Singe-carriageway freeway begins

Living Street / Woonerf begins — South African road sign R403 — R403Living Street / Woonerf begins

The primary sign applies during the specified hours — South African road sign R501 — R501The primary sign applies during the specified hours

The primary sign applies during the specified hours — South African road sign R502 — R502The primary sign applies during the specified hours

The primary sign applies during the specified days and hours — South African road sign R503 — R503The primary sign applies during the specified days and hours

The primary sign applies during the specified days and hours — South African road sign R504 — R504The primary sign applies during the specified days and hours

Parking is permitted within the days and hours specified, with a 30 minute limit — South African road sign R505 — R505Parking is permitted within the days and hours specified, with a 30 minute limit

Parking is permitted within the hours specified, with a 60 minute limit — South African road sign R506 — R506Parking is permitted within the hours specified, with a 60 minute limit

The primary sign applies during day-time hours — South African road sign R511 — R511The primary sign applies during day-time hours

The primary sign applies during night-time hours — South African road sign R512 — R512The primary sign applies during night-time hours

The primary sign applies to the left — South African road sign R520 — R520The primary sign applies to the left

The primary sign applies to the right — South African road sign R521 — R521The primary sign applies to the right

The primary sign applies to the left and right — South African road sign R522 — R522The primary sign applies to the left and right

Pay and display parking — South African road sign R523 — R523Pay and display parking

Symbol — South African road sign R530 — R530Symbol

Text — South African road sign R531 — R531Text

The primary sign applies to vehicles exceeding 16 tonnes GVM — South African road sign R532 — R532The primary sign applies to vehicles exceeding 16 tonnes GVM

The primary sign applies to motorcycles with an engine size up to 125 cc — South African road sign R533 — R533The primary sign applies to motorcycles with an engine size up to 125 cc

Traffic requiring local access also permitted — South African road sign R534 — R534Traffic requiring local access also permitted

The primary sign is effective for 5 kilometres — South African road sign R535 — R535The primary sign is effective for 5 kilometres

Maximum number of spaces in a parking reservation — South African road sign R540 — R540Maximum number of spaces in a parking reservation

The primary sign applies to buses — South African road sign R560 — R560The primary sign applies to buses

The primary sign applies to cyclists — South African road sign R561 — R561The primary sign applies to cyclists

The primary sign applies to motorcycles — South African road sign R562 — R562The primary sign applies to motorcycles

The primary sign applies to motorcars — South African road sign R563 — R563The primary sign applies to motorcars

The primary sign applies to taxis — South African road sign R564 — R564The primary sign applies to taxis

The primary sign applies to mini-buses — South African road sign R565 — R565The primary sign applies to mini-buses

The primary sign applies to midi-buses — South African road sign R566 — R566The primary sign applies to midi-buses

The primary sign applies to delivery vehicles — South African road sign R567 — R567The primary sign applies to delivery vehicles

The primary sign applies to goods vehicles — South African road sign R568 — R568The primary sign applies to goods vehicles

The primary sign applies to goods vehicles exceeding 10 tonnes GVM — South African road sign R569 — R569The primary sign applies to goods vehicles exceeding 10 tonnes GVM

The primary sign applies to construction vehicles — South African road sign R570 — R570The primary sign applies to construction vehicles

The primary sign applies to vehicles transporting dangerous substances — South African road sign R571 — R571The primary sign applies to vehicles transporting dangerous substances

The primary sign applies to abnormal vehicles — South African road sign R572 — R572The primary sign applies to abnormal vehicles

The primary sign applies to rickshaws — South African road sign R573 — R573The primary sign applies to rickshaws

The primary sign applies to tour buses — South African road sign R574 — R574The primary sign applies to tour buses

The primary sign applies to high-occupancy vehicles — South African road sign R575 — R575The primary sign applies to high-occupancy vehicles

The primary sign applies to ambulances / emergency vehicles — South African road sign R576 — R576The primary sign applies to ambulances / emergency vehicles

The primary sign applies to police vehicles — South African road sign R577 — R577The primary sign applies to police vehicles

The primary sign applies to vehicles carrying disabled passengers — South African road sign R578 — R578The primary sign applies to vehicles carrying disabled passengers

The primary sign applies to diplomatic vehicles — South African road sign R579 — R579The primary sign applies to diplomatic vehicles

The primary sign applies to agricultural vehicles — South African road sign R580 — R580The primary sign applies to agricultural vehicles

The primary sign applies to animal-drawn vehicles — South African road sign R581 — R581The primary sign applies to animal-drawn vehicles

The primary sign applies to towed vehicles — South African road sign R582 — R582The primary sign applies to towed vehicles

The primary sign applies to trams — South African road sign R583 — R583The primary sign applies to trams

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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Reservation Signs: Who a Lane or Bay Is Reserved For

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