Traffic Signs

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. Reduce Speed
2. Be ready to brake

What should you remember when you see this traffic sign?

1. Braking distance is greater on downhill slopes than on level ground
2. The brakes may become less efficient with prolonged use

What should you remember when you see this traffic sign?

1. Avoid stopping and parking because of the danger of falling rocks
2. There may be rocks on the roadway
3. Vehicles in front may brake suddenly

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. Give precedence to oncoming traffic
2. When there are two lanes in one direction, employ the zipper feed-in method

You see this traffic sign. What must you reckon with?

1. Oncoming traffic
2. Dazzle from oncoming traffic at night

What does this traffic sign require of you?

1. Greatest alertness
2. Readiness to brake
3. Reduction in speed

What must you reckon with when you see this traffic sign?

1. Cyclists crossing the roadway

You pass this traffic sign while driving outside a built-up area. How far off is the hazard to be expected?

1. Between 150 m and 250 m

What must you remember when you see these traffic signs?

1. You must expect soft verges

What must you be prepared for when you pass these traffic signs?

1. That this road may be used by domestic animals
2. That the roadway is heavily soiled

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. There is a sharp right bend ahead

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. Reduce your speed
2. Drive as far as possible over on the left-hand side

What do you have to expect after this traffic sign?

1. A downhill slope 800m in length

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. Change down gear, if necessary

What should you do when you approach this traffic sign?

1. Reduce your speed

What dangers can arise if this traffic sign is ignored?

1. The vehicle could go into a skid and endanger oncoming traffic
2. The vehicle could suffer a broken axle or spring fracture
3. The load could be damaged

What is this traffic sign a warning of?

1. Unexpected pedestrians from the left
2. Unexpected pedestrians from the right

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. Reduce your speed, if necessary
2. Employ the zipper feed-in method

What must you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. Avoid braking heavily
2. Avoid sudden movements of the steering wheel

What must you avoid at a danger point marked by this traffic sign?

1. Accelerating strongly
2. Making sudden movements with the steering wheel
3. Keeping a short distance to the car in front of you

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. Reduce your speed
2. Refrain from overtaking

What must you reckon with when you see these traffic signs?

1. The roadway narrowing approximately 50 m ahead

What must you reckon with when you see this traffic sign?

1. Traffic from road construction vehicles
2. Men at work on the roadway
3. Construction materials on the roadway

What must you expect when you see these traffic signs?

1. Start of roadworks 100m ahead

What must you reckon with when you see this traffic sign?

1. Traffic congestion
2. The vehicles driving in front may suddenly brake

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. Check whether the bridge is passable
2. Stop if the bridge is swung open

What should you remember when you see this traffic sign?

1. The road leads to a river bank
2. In darkness or poor visibility, the surface of the water could be mistaken for the roadway

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. Traffic lights

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A Pedestrian crossing

What must you reckon with when you see this traffic sign?

1. A heavily soiled roadway
2. Farm animals on the roadway

What must you reckon with when you see this traffic sign?

1. Sudden aeroplane noise
2. The attention of other road users may be diverted

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A level crossing with barriers

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A level crossing without barriers

What do these traffic signs indicate?

1. A level crossing on the road turning right

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A level crossing with barriers approximately 240 m ahead

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A level crossing without barriers approximately 240 m ahead

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A level crossing approximately 160m ahead

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A level crossing approximately 80 m ahead

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. Reduce speed when there is side wind
2. Be prepared to countersteer

What do you do when you see this traffic sign on a Freeway?

1. Increase your alertness and, as a matter of precaution, increase your distance to the vehicle in front
2. In case of a traffic jam, brake and switch on hazard warning lights

What must you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. Reduce speed before the bend
2. Drive as far as possible over the left-hand side

What do you do within this danger section?

1. Drive more slowly, watch out for game animals
2. Dip the headlights and brake when you see game animals
3. Do not avoid hitting game animals if oncoming traffic would be endangered

When must you wait at this traffic sign?

1. When a railway employee is waving a white-red-white flag
2. When the level crossing cannot be crossed without having to stop on it
3. When a rail vehicle is approaching

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. Approach cautiously at moderate speed
2. Give Way

What must you do at this traffic sign?

1. Stop at the stopline and, if necessary, stop again at a point where you can see along the intersecting road and give way
2. When there is no stop line, stop again at a point where you can see along the intersecting road

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. You must indicate right
2. You may only proceed to the right

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. You must indicate left
2. You may only proceed to the left

In which directions may you proceed?

1. Straight ahead
2. To the right

What must you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. You must pass on the right of traffic islands

You are approaching a bus stop marked like this. What do you do if you see children there?

1. Reduce your speed and be ready to brake

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A special path for pedestrians
2. Cycles and mopeds prohibited

What must you remember when you see this traffic sign?

1. You may not drive a motor vehicle in this pedestrian precinct

Which vehicles are not allowed to use this road?

1. Motor vehicles of any kind

Which vehicles are not allowed to drive here?

1. Mopeds

What must you remember when you see this traffic sign?

1. Vehicles may come out of this road
2. You may not enter this road

What must you remember when you see this traffic sign?

1. You may not stop

What is allowed at this traffic sign?

1. Stopping for loading or unloading, for alighting or boarding vehicles
2. Waiting up to 3 minutes

What is permitted when you see these traffic signs?

1. Severely disabled persons with the appropriate numbered parking permit may park here
2. Anyone is allowed to stop to pick up or drop passengers

What do these traffic signs tell you?

1. There is a 'Stop' sign 100m ahead

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. You must give precedence to oncoming traffic

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. You must indicate left
2. You may only proceed to the left

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. You must indicate right
2. You may only proceed to the Right

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. You may only proceed straight ahead

In which directions are you allowed to continue?

1. To the left
2. To the right

What must you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. You must pass obstacles on the left

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. You may stop
2. You must not endanger passengers boarding or alighting

A school bus is stopping on the roadway approximately 80 m in front of you. Can this be dangerous?

1. Yes, because children frequently run across the road to catch the bus
2. Yes, because children do not always take the shortest route to cross the roadway

What should you remember where you see this traffic sign?

1. You must reckon with taxis pulling in and setting off

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A cycle track

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A track prohibited for road users other than horse riders
2. A track which horse riders are required to use

What must a motorist do on this road?

1. Drive at walking speed only
2. Pay particular attention to pedestrians

Who is allowed to drive a motor vehicle on this road?

1. Persons delivering goods

Which vehicles are allowed to use the special lane marked like this?

1. Regular buses

Who is allowed to enter a street sign posted like this?

1. Residents
2. People visiting residents

What do you do when you enter a road sign posted like this?

1. If necessary, drive at walking speed
2. Watch out for walking people

Which vehicles are not allowed to use a road sign posted like this?

1. Trucks
2. Cars

Which vehicles are not allowed to use a road sign posted like this?

1. Bicycles

Which vehicles are not allowed to use a road sign posted like this?

1. Motorcycles

What do these traffic signs indicate?

1. No entry 100m ahead

Which vehicles may proceed here?

1. Cars with a 'SMOG label'
2. Vehicles with electric drive

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. No turning

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. You must not drive faster than 60 km/h

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. The start of a zone with a permitted maximum speed of 30 km/h

A traffic calmed commercial zone starts here. What must you do?

1. You must specifically watch out for busy pedestrian traffic
2. You must pay attention to the allowed maximum parking time

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. The end of a zone with a permitted maximum speed of 30 km/h

Are you allowed to drive at a speed faster than 60 km/h here?

1. Yes if the roadway is dry

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. You must drive at least at a speed of 60 km/h, weather and traffic conditions permitting
2. You may not use this road if you cannot or are not allowed to drive at least 60 km/h

Which vehicles are you allowed to overtake where you see this traffic sign?

1. Motorcycle without sidecar

What do these traffic signs indicate?

1. No overtaking for 3 km

What do these traffic signs indicate?

1. Start of a no-overtaking area 200 m ahead

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. End of speed restriction

What is allowed in the zone which starts here?

1. Waiting for up to 3 minutes
2. Waiting for loading or unloading as well as boarding or alighting

Which prohibitions are ended by these traffic signs?

1. No overtaking
2. Speed restrictions

What ends here?

1. A no-waiting area

What do these traffic signs indicate?

1. No stopping on the roadway and the hard shoulder

What should you remember when you see a line like this in the centre of the roadway?

1. You may not cross or straddle the line

What should you remember here (not a priority road)?

1. Parking is permitted if a gap of at least 3 m is left between a parked vehicle and the centre line
2. Vehicles may not cross or straddle the centre line

You want to overtake. What do you do?

1. You may cross both lines provided no-one is endangered thereby

What must you remember when you see this traffic sign?

1. Minimum speed of 60 km/h

Which traffic sign refers to the permissible total mass?

1. 2

Which traffic sign refers to the actual mass?

1. 1

Which vehicles are prohibited from using a road with a sign posted like this?

1. Vehicles with an actual axle weight exceeding 2t

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A prohibition for vehicles more than 2 m wide including load

Which vehicles can cause serious accidents when this traffic sign is ignored?

1. Vehicles of the following dimensions, including load: Length 8m, width 2.5m, height 4m

With which vehicles are you not allowed to drive on a road sign posted like this?

1. Car with caravan trailer, total length of the combination 11 m
2. Tractor with trailer, total length of the combination 12 m

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. Priority only at the next crossroads or junction

What should you remember when you approach these traffic signs?

1. You will remain on the priority road if you turn left

Which traffic sign gives right of way?

1. Traffic sign 2

What applies after this traffic sign?

1. You must not drive faster than walking speed
2. You must look out for children playing

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. The start of a Highway

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. One-way street

What must you expect when you see this traffic sign?

1. Flowing traffic will be stopped in order to let children cross the road
2. Children will run across the roadway more often than usual

Which traffic sign gives right of way at the next crossroads?

1. Traffic sign 1

Which traffic sign gives the right of way?

1. Traffic sign 2

What does this sign tell you?

1. Priority road
2. No parking outside built up areas

What is allowed on priority roads outside built-up areas?

1. Stopping on the left edge of the roadway
2. Parking on the hard shoulder

What must you remember when you see this traffic sign?

1. If you follow the priority road, you must indicate left
2. If you follow the priority road, you must show consideration to pedestrians and wait, if necessary

What ends here?

1. A priority road

What do you do when you see this traffic sign?

1. You may only take precedence when the narrowing is clear
2. You must be ready to stop despite taking precedence

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. If you follow the priority road, you must indicate right

What do these traffic signs allow?

1. Residents holding a parking licence with corresponding number may park here

Who may park here?

1. A car for a seriously disabled person with a special walking disability

What must you observe when parking here?

1. The parking time indicated on the parking ticket may not be exceeded
2. The parking ticket must be put in a place so it can be easily read when controlled

Which vehicles are allowed to park here?

1. Vehicles with a permissible total mass of up to 2.8 t
2. Motorcycles

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A parking space connected to local public transport

What must you reckon with when you see this traffic sign?

1. Hikers who have parked their car here temporarily

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. The end of a traffic calmed area

What must a motor vehicle's maximum speed, determined by its construction, be at least if you want to use this road?

1. 61 km/h

In which cases are you allowed to cross the line in the centre of the roadway?

1. To avoid an obstruction
2. To overtake

Pedestrians wish to cross the road. What do you do?

1. Approach the pedestrian crossing at moderate speed and, if necessary, wait
2. Do not overtake at a pedestrian crossing

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A cul-de-sac (ending) road

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A first aid station

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A breakdown service

What does this traffic sign mean?

1. The shoulder beside the roadway is not hard enough

What does this traffic sign mean?

1. The shoulder on the side of the roadway is not hard enough for vehicles with a permissible total mass of more than 3.5 t
2. A warning that tractors should not use the hard shoulder

What must you remember when you see this traffic sign?

1. It indicates to the driver that there is a park- and-ride terminus

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. Coordinated robots at the average speed of 55 km/h

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A numbered diversion

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A Highway section which is normally not used very much

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. The end of a dual carriageway

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. The end of the clearway for motor vehicles only

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. It recommends not driving faster than 80 km/h even under good conditions

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. The number of a dual carriageway

What does the figure 'A 1' indicate in this traffic sign?

1. Dual carriageway number A 1 leads to Francistown

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A diversion for Highway traffic when required

What applies from this traffic sign onwards?

1. Maximum permissible speed 60 km/h
2. Free choice of driving lane for motor vehicles with a permissible total mass up to 3.5 t

What applies from this traffic sign onwards?

1. You may not sound your horn to signal your intention to overtake
2. Parking cars may be safely marked with parking light

How are vehicles with a permissible total mass up to 2.8 t allowed to be parked here?

1. The car as shown in the picture

What does this traffic sign indicate?

1. A customs post

What can red-white warning plates on vehicles indicate?

1. A trailer parked on the roadway within a built- up area
2. A vehicle with excessive width

You approach this traffic control facility on the Freeway. What do you do?

1. Change into the left lane, if necessary, using the zipper feed-in method

You need assistance on the Freeway. Which information does the arrow in the roadside marker give you?

1. Nearest emergency call telephone in the direction of the arrow

A railway employee is waving a white-red-white flag at a level crossing. What does this mean?

1. You must wait in front of the level crossing

When must you wait at a level crossing?

1. When a flashing red light comes on
2. When the barriers are being lowered
3. When a railway employee is waving a white-red-white flag

You are approaching a level crossing with half barriers and flashing lights. The red light is flashing but the barrier is still open. What do you do?

1. Wait in front of the level crossing

A railway employee is waving a red lamp at a level crossing. What does this mean?

1. You must wait in front of the level crossing

You are approaching a level crossing where the barriers are open. What do you do?

1. Approach at moderate speed, look along the railway line
2. Wait in front of the level crossing if you would have to wait on it because of traffic congestion

You are approaching a level crossing and the barrier begins to descend. What do you do?

1. Wait in front of the level cross

At the entrance to an industrial estate, there is a level cross with the supplementary sign 'Industrial estate, rail vehicles have precedence'. What must you remember?

1. Approach level crossings at moderate speed only
2. Rail vehicles have precedence at all level crossings

You are driving along a forest track and approach a level crossing without a level cross sign. What do you do?

1. Proceed at moderate speed and check to see if a rail vehicle is approaching
2. Listen out in case a rail vehicle signals approach by whistling or ringing a bell

What do you do at level crossing when the barriers are closed?

1. Wait before the level cross sign without obstructing junctions
2. If possible, switch on the parking lights when it is dark

What is the meaning of a level cross with a flashing red light in the form of an arrow pointing to the right?

1. Road users wishing to turn right must wait
2. The flashing light does not concern road users driving straight ahead

When are you allowed to cross a level crossing with flashing lights but no barriers after a train has passed?

1. When the flashing red light goes out

You are approaching a level crossing with barriers. Where must you wait if you would have to stop on the rails in case of traffic congestion?

1. In front of the railway cross

What do you do here?

1. Approach at moderate speed and wait

The barrier of a level crossing inside a built-up area is closed. Where must you wait?

1. In front of the Railway Cross

When should you switch off the engine to save fuel and reduce pollution?

1. When you have to wait in a traffic jam for a long time
2. When you have to wait at level crossings or building sites

How can you protect the environment and save petrol when waiting for a long time at closed level crossing barriers?

1. By switching off the engine

While driving a car with a trailer outside a built-up area on a road where overtaking is not prohibited, you approach a level crossing. Where must you wait, when the barriers are closing?

1. Immediately after the single-stripe beacon

Which vehicle must wait immediately after the single-stripe beacon at level crossings (overtaking is not prohibited) outside built-up areas when the red light is flashing?

1. A truck with a permissible total mass of exceeding 3.5 t
2. A truck tractor with trailer