Road signs in Mauritius
Road signs in Mauritius are standardised traffic signs used in Mauritius according to the Traffic Signs Regulations 1990. They are heavily modelled on road signs in the United Kingdom, since Mauritius is a former British colony. Mauritius has left-hand traffic.
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Signing system
The traffic sign are divided into three classes; circles gives orders, triangles warns of possible dangers and rectangles gives information. Different colours are use within these shapes; blue circles are mandatory signs, it give positive instructions, while red circles are prohibitory signs, it give negative instructions. Blue rectangles give general information while green rectangles are use for direction sign on main roads. However, there are two exception for these shapes and colour rules; that is the octagonal Stop sign and the inverted red triangle Give way sign.[1]
Regulatory signs
Regulatory signs are intended to instruct road users on what they must or should do (or not do) under a given set of circumstances.
Warning signs
Warning signs indicates a hazard ahead on the road that may not be readily apparent to a driver.
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Cyclist entering or crossing
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Level crossing without gate or barrier
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Level crossing with gate or barrier
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Roundabout ahead
Prohibitionary signs
Prohibitory signs are used to prohibit certain types of manoeuvres or some types of traffic. The No symbol surrounding a pictogram is used to indicate something that is not permitted.
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No U-turns
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No Overtaking
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Overtaking is prohibited only for Goods vehicles having a permissible Maximum weight exceeding 3.5 tons
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No entry for pedestrians
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No cycling
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No entry for handcarts
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No entry for Motorcycles
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No entry for power-driven agricultural vehicles (Tractors)
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No entry for goods vehicles
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No entry for more than 2 tons vehicles
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No entry for vehicles having an overall height exceeding 3.5 metres
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No entry for vehicles more than 2 metres wide
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Speed limit is 50 Km/h, this sign varies from 10 to 110 km/h
Mandatory signs
Mandatory signs are used to set the obligations of all traffic which use a specific area of road. Unlike prohibitory or restrictive signs, mandatory signs tell traffic what it must do, rather than must not do.
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Roundabout - Vehicles entering the junction must give way to traffic to vehicles coming from the right
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Compulsory route for bicycle
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Compulsory route for buses
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Compulsory minimum speed 30 Km/h
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End of compulsory minimum speed 30 Km/h
Information signs
Information signs informs people.
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No through road to the right
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No through road to the left
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Speed camera ahead and reminder of Speed limit is 60 Km/h
Road Marking
Parking
Other signs
References
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