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Rules of the Road

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Motorways and tunnels

Page 166

Variable speed limits

Traffic lane control signs with the capability to display variable speed limits can be found on dual carriageways or motorways. The speeds that may be displayed on the signs are 120, 100, 80, 60, 50, 40, 30 km/h. There are two types of variable speeds that may be displayed:

  • Regulatory.

or

Cautionary (see below).

Cautionary sign

If the traffic lane control signs are blank, the default speed limit applies.

When the traffic lanes control signs display a reduced speed, the adjacent variable message sign will provide drivers with information on the current road conditions.

Typical Traffic Lane Control Sign Display

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