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K53 WARNING SIGNS | Pass Your Learners Licence in South Africa
Welcome to our comprehensive guide on K53 Warning Signs! Mastering warning signs is crucial for successfully passing your learner’s licence test in South Africa. These signs play a vital role in ensuring road safety by alerting drivers to potential hazards, regulatory instructions, and important information about the road ahead.
We provide you with a detailed description of various K53 Warning Signs, helping you develop the necessary knowledge and recognition skills to confidently navigate South African roads.
Here are K53 Warning Signs you need to know:
The sign warns you about a crossroad ahead.
Crossroad
The sign warns you about a crossroad ahead and that you are travelling on an approach that has priority over intersecting approaches.
Crossroad
The sign warns you about a crossroad ahead and that you are travelling on an approach that DOES NOT has priority over intersecting approaches.
The sign warns you about a T-Junction ahead where traffic is required to make a sharp or acute turn either to the left or to
the right.
The sign warns you about a skew T-junction ahead where traffic is required to make a sharp or acute turn either to the left or to the right.
Junction
The sign warns you about a side road junction ahead where traffic might enter the road from the left.
junctions
The sign warns you about a staggered junction ahead where traffic might enter the road from the right or left.
The sign warns you about a sharp junction from the left is ahead
The sign warns you about a sharp junction from the right is ahead
The sign warns you about a Y-junction ahead and that the road forms the stem of the Y.
Road
The sign warns you about a two-way road that is ending and that a one-way road is about to be entered at which point a physical median island will commence
Dual Road
The sign warns you that there is a junction of two one-way roads ahead and that a road with two-way traffic is about to be entered.
traffic circle
The sign warns you about a mini circle or traffic circle ahead
The sign warns you about a gentle curve ahead
The sign warns you about a sharp curve ahead
The sign warns you about a sharp u-shaped bend ahead
The sign warns you about a series of curves in the road ahead starting with a curve to the left or right
curves
The sign warns you about a combination of two sharp curves in opposite directions ahead
The sign warns you on a one-way road that the road ahead carries traffic in both directions
crossroad
The sign warns you that the next crossroad carries two-way
traffic
The sign warns you about a portion of the road which is reduced in width by a full lane from the right or left side
driveway
The sign warns you about other vehicles that may enter road ahead from driveways on the right or left or both sides in such a manner that due to restricted sight they may constitute a hazard
Ahead
The sign warns you about the presence of a traffic control signal ahead
“Stop” Ahead
The sign warns you about the presence of a STOP sign ahead
“Yield” Ahead
The sign warns you about the presence of a YIELD sign ahead.
ahead
The sign warns you about a traffic officer ahead temporarily controlling traffic
ahead
The sign warns you about scholar patrol temporarily operating ahead
Crossing
The sign warns you about a marked pedestrian crossing ahead
The sign warns you about the possible presence of pedestrians ahead.
The sign warns you about the possible presence of children near schools, playgrounds, sports field or other places ahead.
The sign warns you about the possible presence of pedal cycles ahead
The sign warns you about the possible presence of farm animals either crossing or straying in the road ahead.
ahead
The sign warns you about the possible presence of wild animals straying in the road ahead
The sign warns you that the road ahead may be closed by a gate, or that a railway crossing with gates, booms or barriers is ahead
The sign warns you that a motor gate is ahead on the right side of the road.
Crossing
The sign warns you that a railway crossing is ahead.
The sign warns you about the presence of a tunnel on the road ahead. The use of headlights may be required.
Restricted
The sign warns you about the clearance of height gauge located ahead of a railway crossing over which overhead
electrical power cables are installed; or an overhead structure is restricted in metres by the number indicated on the sign.
Restricted
The sign warns you that the permissible length of vehicles is restricted because the lateral clearances to bridge parapets, retaining walls, road traffic signs or other road furniture is limited due to road curvature or some other design feature of construction
The sign warns you about a steep uphill section road ahead which may require changing to a lower gear.
The sign warns you about a steep downhill section of road ahead which may, particularly for heavy vehicles constitute a hazard and may require changing to a lower gear.
heavy vehicles
The sign warns you that due to the steep downhill section of road ahead, heavy vehicles may be travelling very slowly in a low gear, which combined with reduced visibility conditions due to road curvature or weather, constitutes a potential hazard.
Begins
The sign warns you that the road surface on which you are travelling is about to change from asphalt or tar or concrete to gravel.
The sign warns you that the width of road is reduced over short distance at a bridge on the road ahead.
width structure
The sign warns you that the width of the structure on the road ahead is less than 5m and that you shall stop at the entrance thereto if a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction is already on the structure, or so close thereto as to constitute a danger.
from both sides
The sign warns you that the road ahead narrows from both sides.
from one side
only – Right
The sign warns you that the road ahead narrows from the right side only.
The sign warns you that there is a dip or ridge in the road or that the road surface is generally uneven or potholed.
The sign warns you of speed humps on the road ahead which require a reduction in speed.
The sign warns you of abnormally slippery conditions on the road ahead for which a considerable reduction in speed is necessary.
The sign warns you of the possibility of falling rocks or stones on the right of the road ahead.
The sign warns you about temporary road construction, maintenance or related work in progress ahead
The sign warns you about a grader working on the road ahead
The sign warns you about loose stones or gravel on the road ahead
Warning
The sign warns you that there is a hazard of a general or random nature in the road ahead.
The sign warns you about a hazardous change in the surface of the road
The sign warns you about the material of the shoulder of the road that is softer than would be reasonably expected and constitute a hazard to anyone wishing to pull off road
control ahead
The sign warns you that the traffic ahead is temporarily controlled by a portable “Stop/Go” sign
vehicles crossing
The sign warns you about construction vehicles that regularly cross or enter the road ahead from the left or right
Flashing Light
The sign warns you of a hazard ahead, by means of an intermittent flashing yellow circular light within the warning
sign.
police flashing
light
The sign warns you of presence of police at a temporary stop sign ahead or of an accident site or similar occurrence where the police are present
River-bank
The sign warns you that the road ahead leads to a hazardous jetty edge or a river bank
The sign warns you about the possibility of severe crosswinds ahead which are capable of deflecting a vehicle from its path.
The sign warns you of a drift ahead which may contain water, flash floods after thunder storms, rock outcrops or loose
material or which may represent a hazardous depression in the road when dry.
Aircraft
The sign warns you of the likelihood of the presence of low flying aircraft in the vicinity of the road, the sudden noise of
which may constitute a hazard.
vehicles
The sign warns you that tractors or other slow moving agricultural vehicle regularly cross or enter the road ahead.
The sign warns you of presence of an accident ahead
visibility
The sign warns you of the possibility of reduced visibility ahead due to mist, fog or smoke which constitutes a hazard
and may require a considerable reduction in speed.
The sign warns you of the possibility of slow-moving or stationary traffic in the road ahead which may constitute hazard due to limited visibility due to road alignment or traffic density and which may require the driver to significantly reduce speed or to stop.
Riders
The sign warns you of the possible presence of horses in the road ahead which are being ridden or led by their riders and which may constitute a hazard if disturbed by passing traffic.
The sign warns you about the possible presence of elephants on the public road ahead.
The sign warns you about the possible presence of warthogs on the public road ahead.
The sign warns you about the possible presence of hippopotamus (hippos) on the public road ahead.
The sign warns you that the width of the road ahead is restricted and that a prohibition on vehicles with a width
equal to or greater than that indicated in metres by means of a number on such sign.
The sign warns you that there are potentially live overhead electrical power cables ahead and that these may constitute a hazard if contacted by a vehicle or any vertical projection carried by the road user.
Ends
The sign warns you that the gravel road on which you are travelling is about to end and that the road surface will become asphalt, tar or concrete which may contain a hazardous step in the surface.
Familiarizing yourself with these K53 warning signs
By familiarizing yourself with these K53 warning signs, you will enhance your understanding of South African road regulations and improve your chances of passing the learner’s licence test. Remember, correctly interpreting and responding to warning signs is crucial for safe and responsible driving.
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