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Rules of the Road

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Traffic lights and signals

Page 112

The signals for cyclists and motorcyclists also apply to motorists and people in charge of horse-drawn vehicles and agricultural machinery not fitted with indicators.

The following are the hand signals to be used:

Hand signals to be given to traffic behind you

I am going to move out or

turn to my right.

I am going to turn to my left.

Note that the car driver moves his arm and hand in an anti-clockwise direction.

I am going to slow down

or stop.

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