Road rules and safety

Road signs

View examples of road signs you will see when using the roads, and their meanings.

Regulatory signs

Regulatory signs tell you what you can and can't do. You can be fined if you ignore these signs.

These signs are usually black and white. They sometimes use red to show danger or a limit. Other regulatory signs can be black and yellow.

Parking signs

Speed limits

Stop and give way

Pedestrian and children crossing

Tram safety zone

Keep left

Keep left unless overtaking

Turning

No entry

Emergency stopping lane

One way

Transit lane

Hand-held signs

Warning signs show information about the road ahead, to help you drive safely.

Warning signs are usually yellow, diamond-shaped signs with black words or symbols.

Advisory speed

Curves and bends

Changing road layout

Intersection warning signs

Changing conditions

Railway level crossings

Pedestrians

Road work signs

Animal warning

The rules for these road signs are published in the Part 8 (‘Traffic signs and road markings’) of the Road Safety Road Rules 2017.

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