Painted island where you are not allowed to drive on or stop

Road MarkingK53 syllabusSouth Africa

What this sign means

Painted island where you are not allowed to drive on or stop.

This is a road marking — an instruction or guide painted on the road surface itself. 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

Road markings are painted directly on the road surface. They divide lanes, control where you may stop, park, turn or overtake, and they work together with the upright signs around them. In the exam, treat a marking exactly as seriously as a metal sign — it carries the same legal weight.

How it comes up in the exam

This sign appears in 2 practice questions on this site. Test yourself:

• This road marking is a…
• How should you respond to the road marking in the middle?

More road signs to learn

At a traffic circle where right of way…There is an unguarded level crossing aheadIn an emergency you may stop or parkPainted island drive in such a way that…You should avoid the lane if you are…There is a narrow bridge aheadIt warns of a sharp junction ahead and…To warn you of a railway crossing ahead