Light motor vehicles are not allowed to stop or park for longer…

Regulatory SignK53 syllabusSouth Africa

What this sign means

Light motor vehicles are not allowed to stop or park for longer than the times and periods indicated.

This is a regulatory sign — it gives a legal instruction that you must obey, not a suggestion. When you see it, work out what it changes about your driving — your speed, your position on the road, or what you are allowed to do next — and act early rather than late.

Where you will usually find it

Regulatory signs stand at the exact point where the rule begins — at intersections, at the start of a speed zone, next to parking bays or where a manoeuvre is prohibited. Disobeying a regulatory sign is an offence, which is why the exam tests them so heavily.

How it comes up in the exam

This sign appears in 1 practice question on this site. Test yourself:

• What is expected of you when you come across this sign.

More road signs to learn

May drive on if you were the first…Pedestrians may only use the opposite sidewalkTo indicate a parking area reserved for bicyclesDo not enter this area or use this…Drive cautiously and slowly as there are concealed…There is a jetty edge or rover bank…A minibus rank in the vicinityAll buses are not permitted