write and Explain the importance of any five traffic rules and five traffic signals
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Whether you’re a new driver or a parent wanting to educate your children, this article explains:
The value of traffic signs
How they work hand-in-hand with our road rules
The different shapes and colours they come in
Why it’s important for children to be able to interpret and respect them
Why are Traffic Signs Important?
Traffic signs provide valuable information to drivers and other road users. They represent rules that are in place to keep you safe, and help to communicate messages to drivers and pedestrians that can maintain order and reduce accidents. Neglecting them can be dangerous.
Most signs make use of pictures, rather than words, so that they are easy to understand and can be interpreted by people who speak a variety of languages. For this reason, it’s important that you know what each picture represents, and that you use them to inform your driving. Failing to do so could result in a serious accident or a fine.
What Do the Different Traffic Signs Mean?
Traffic signs come in a variety of shapes and colours, and each has a specific meaning. The different shapes and colours are there to help you identify a sign as quickly as possible, without interrupting your driving.
According to the Road Traffic Management Corporation, the various road traffic signs are classified into four main groups and sub-categories, for example:
Regulatory: Control/Command/Prohibition/Reservation
Warning: Road Layout/Direction of Movement
Guidance: Location/Route Markers/Direction
Temporary: Command/Prohibition
The following examples are signs you might find on the roads while you drive:
Category
Description
Example
Regulatory: control
To give you very specific instructions
A round red sign with a white bar across it means no entry
Stop Sign
Regulatory: command
To tell you to drive in a certain way
A blue sign with a taxi on it means that only taxis may use that lane or area
Taxi Sign
Regulatory: prohibition
To prohibit you from driving in a certain way
A round prohibition sign with a red line through an arrow pointing right means that there is no right turn allowed
Right Turn Allowed
Regulatory: reservation
To inform you that a particular lane or area may only be used by a certain type of vehicle
A vertical rectangular sign with a bus on it means only buses may use that lane or area
Buses Lane
Warning: road layout
To warn you of changes in the layout of the road
A triangular warning sign with a “T” on it is informing you that there is a T-junction up ahead
T-Junction
Warning: direction of movement
To warn you to anticipate something up ahead
A triangular sign with a bicycle on it is telling you to anticipate cyclists
Cyclist
Guidance: location
To let you know where you are
A white sign with a name and the highway symbol lets you know what highway you are travelling on
Ben Schoeman
Guidance: route markers
To give you information about the route you are travelling on
A green sign with the names of nearby towns and numbers lets you know how far you are away from these places in kilometres
Route Markers
Guidance:
tourism
To inform you of nearby attractions and places of interest
A brown sign with the head of a kudu on it is used to indicate that you are approaching one of South Africa’s national parks
Tourism
Temporary: prohibition
To warn you that you are temporarily prohibited from driving in a certain way
A yellow sign with the number “100” in it and a red circle around the edge means that a speed limit of 100km/h has been temporarily introduced and may not be exceeded
Temporary Prohibition
Temporary: warning
To give instructions when a portion of road is under construction or if there is an accident scene
A yellow sign with a man digging means that you should expect construction work up ahead
Construction Work Up Ahead
For more information, see here for a comprehensive list of South African road signs.
What Do Speed Signs Look Like?
Speed signs are some of the most important and common traffic signs you’ll find on the roads, and it’s crucial that you obey them. Speed signs are round signs with a red circle around the edge and a black number inside. The number indicates the maximum speed (in kilometres per hour) you are permitted to drive in that area. It applies until you see another sign, indicating that the limit has changed. As you leave a major city, you’ll likely find that the numbers on speed signs go up from 60 to 80 to 100 and finally 120, which is the maximum speed limit on South Africa’s highways.
Round signs that have a blue background and a number written in white inside them indicate the minimum speed limit in that area. A blue sign with the number 50 written in it means that you cannot driver slower then 50km/h no matter which lane you are travelling in.
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