Temporary Road Signs: The Yellow Faces at Roadworks

63 official temporary road signs, each with the meaning the manual gives it

A temporary road sign carries a yellow background instead of a white one. That yellow is the whole point: where a temporary sign contradicts a permanent one, the temporary sign wins for as long as it is standing. They are used at roadworks, accident scenes and detours, and learners are tested on the fact that they take precedence.

All 63 temporary road signs in the manual

Minimum speed limit of 50 km/h — South African road sign TR101 — TR101Minimum speed limit of 50 km/h

Vehicles exceeding 10 tonnes GVM only — South African road sign TR102 — TR102Vehicles exceeding 10 tonnes GVM only

Keep Left — South African road sign TR103 — TR103Keep Left

Keep Right — South African road sign TR104 — TR104Keep Right

Turn Left — South African road sign TR105 — TR105Turn Left

Turn Right — South African road sign TR106 — TR106Turn Right

Turn left ahead — South African road sign TR108 — TR108Turn left ahead

Turn right ahead — South African road sign TR109 — TR109Turn right ahead

Pedestrians only — South African road sign TR110 — TR110Pedestrians only

Cyclists only — South African road sign TR111 — TR111Cyclists only

Cyclists and pedestrians only — South African road sign TR112 — TR112Cyclists and pedestrians only

Cyclists and pedestrians only — South African road sign TR113 — TR113Cyclists and pedestrians only

Cyclists and pedestrians only — South African road sign TR114 — TR114Cyclists and pedestrians only

Cyclists and pedestrians only — South African road sign TR115 — TR115Cyclists and pedestrians only

Motorcycles only — South African road sign TR116 — TR116Motorcycles only

Motorcars only — South African road sign TR117 — TR117Motorcars only

Taxis only — South African road sign TR118 — TR118Taxis only

Mini-buses only — South African road sign TR119 — TR119Mini-buses only

Midi-buses only — South African road sign TR120 — TR120Midi-buses only

Buses only — South African road sign TR121 — TR121Buses only

Delivery vehicles only — South African road sign TR122 — TR122Delivery vehicles only

Goods vehicles exceeding 3500 kilogrammes only — South African road sign TR123 — TR123Goods vehicles exceeding 3500 kilogrammes only

Goods vehicles exceeding 10 tonnes GVM only — South African road sign TR124 — TR124Goods vehicles exceeding 10 tonnes GVM only

Construction vehicles only — South African road sign TR125 — TR125Construction vehicles only

Vehicles transporting dangerous substances only — South African road sign TR126 — TR126Vehicles transporting dangerous substances only

Abnormal vehicles only — South African road sign TR127 — TR127Abnormal vehicles only

Rickshaws only — South African road sign TR128 — TR128Rickshaws only

Tour buses only — South African road sign TR129 — TR129Tour buses only

Agricultural vehicles only — South African road sign TR130 — TR130Agricultural vehicles only

Animal-drawn vehicles only — South African road sign TR131 — TR131Animal-drawn vehicles only

Switch headlamps on — South African road sign TR133 — TR133Switch headlamps on

Buses and mini-buses only — South African road sign TR134 — TR134Buses and mini-buses only

Buses and midi-buses only — South African road sign TR135 — TR135Buses and midi-buses only

Buses, midi-buses and mini-buses only — South African road sign TR136 — TR136Buses, midi-buses and mini-buses only

Roundabout — South African road sign TR137 — TR137Roundabout

Trams only — South African road sign TR138 — TR138Trams only

Buses and trams only — South African road sign TR139 — TR139Buses and trams only

Buses, trams and mini-buses only — South African road sign TR140 — TR140Buses, trams and mini-buses only

Vehicles exceeding 12 tonnes GVM prohibited — South African road sign TR202 — TR202Vehicles exceeding 12 tonnes GVM prohibited

Vehicles exceeding 2 tonnes on a single axle prohibited — South African road sign TR203 — TR203Vehicles exceeding 2 tonnes on a single axle prohibited

Vehicles exceeding 4.42 metres in height prohibited — South African road sign TR204 — TR204Vehicles exceeding 4.42 metres in height prohibited

Vehicles exceeding 15 metres in length prohibited — South African road sign TR205 — TR205Vehicles exceeding 15 metres in length prohibited

Unauthorised vehicles prohibited — South African road sign TR208 — TR208Unauthorised vehicles prohibited

Left turn prohibited ahead — South African road sign TR209 — TR209Left turn prohibited ahead

Right turn prohibited ahead — South African road sign TR210 — TR210Right turn prohibited ahead

Left turn prohibited — South African road sign TR211 — TR211Left turn prohibited

Right turn prohibited — South African road sign TR212 — TR212Right turn prohibited

U-turn prohibited — South African road sign TR213 — TR213U-turn prohibited

Overtaking prohibited — South African road sign TR214 — TR214Overtaking prohibited

Overtaking prohibited for heavy vehicles — South African road sign TR215 — TR215Overtaking prohibited for heavy vehicles

Parking prohibited — South African road sign TR216 — TR216Parking prohibited

Stopping prohibited — South African road sign TR217 — TR217Stopping prohibited

Pedestrians prohibited — South African road sign TR218 — TR218Pedestrians prohibited

Cyclists prohibited — South African road sign TR219 — TR219Cyclists prohibited

Cyclists and pedestrians prohibited — South African road sign TR220 — TR220Cyclists and pedestrians prohibited

Motorcycles prohibited — South African road sign TR222 — TR222Motorcycles prohibited

Motorcars prohibited — South African road sign TR223 — TR223Motorcars prohibited

Taxis prohibited — South African road sign TR224 — TR224Taxis prohibited

Mini-buses prohibited — South African road sign TR225 — TR225Mini-buses prohibited

Midi-buses prohibited — South African road sign TR226 — TR226Midi-buses prohibited

Buses prohibited — South African road sign TR227 — TR227Buses prohibited

Delivery vehicles prohibited — South African road sign TR228 — TR228Delivery vehicles prohibited

Goods vehicles exceeding 3500 kilogrammes prohibited — South African road sign TR229 — TR229Goods vehicles exceeding 3500 kilogrammes prohibited

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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