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Rules of the Road

RSA handbook · 292 pages · 271 embedded images

Traffic signs and road markings

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A green arrow pointing down means the lane is open and you are allowed to proceed in that lane.

Go (lane open)

A red X means the lane is closed. You must stop. You must not pass this sign. It has the same effect as a stop sign.

Stop (lane closed)

A green arrow pointing to the left means you must move into the left-hand lane. In doing so you must observe the general rules of the road relating to safely changing lanes.

Move into the left-hand lane

A green arrow pointing to the right means you must move into the right-hand lane. In doing so you must observe the general rules of the road relating to safely changing lanes.

Move into the right-hand lane

The following sign means that goods vehicles and large non-passenger vehicles with three or more axles cannot use the right-hand lane of the carriageway. You must travel in the left-hand lane of the carriageways in a road tunnel.

Extracted from the RSA Rules of the Road, Revision 9, May 2026. Source PDF · reuse permission unconfirmed.