Road signs in Mauritius

A bus stop sign at Flic en Flac.

Road signs in Mauritius are standardised traffic signs used in Mauritius according to the Traffic Signs Regulations 1990 (French: Règlement sur la Signalisation Routière 1990). They are heavily modelled on road signs in the United Kingdom, since Mauritius is a former British colony, making Mauritius one of the few Southern African Development Community member states who have not adopted its system of road signing.

Signing system

The traffic signs are divided into three classes: circles give orders, triangles warn of possible dangers and rectangles give information. Different colours are used within these shapes; blue circles are mandatory signs, which give positive instructions, while red circles are prohibitory signs, which give negative instructions. Blue rectangles give general information while green rectangles are used for direction signs on main roads. However, there are three exceptions for these shapes and colour rules; these are the octagonal stop sign, the diamond priority road sign and the inverted red triangle give way sign.

Warning signs

Warning signs indicate a hazard ahead on the road that may not be readily apparent to a driver.

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  Curve to the right
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  Double curve to the right
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  Chevrons
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  Crossroad
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  Side road (right)
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  T-Junction
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  Staggered junction
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  Traffic merging from the left
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  Traffic signals ahead
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  Roundabout ahead
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  Pedestrian crossing ahead
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  Pedestrians in the road ahead
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  Children
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  Roadworks ahead
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  Cyclists
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  Domestic animals (cattle)
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  Wild animals (deer)
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  Slippery road
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  Loose gravel
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  Falling rocks
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  Hump bridge
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  Hump
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  Uneven surface
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  Quayside
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  Steep ascent
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  Steep descent
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  Low-flying aircraft
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  Crosswinds
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  Ungated level crossing
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  Gated level crossing
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  Two-way traffic across one-way road
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  Two-way traffic ahead
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  Road narrows on right side
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  Road narrows on both sides
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  Right lane ends
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  Other dangers nearby

Priority signs

Priority signs are intended to instruct road users on what they must or should do (or not do) under a given set of circumstances.

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  Give way
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  Stop
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  Priority road
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  Priority road ends
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  Give way to oncoming vehicles
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  Priority over oncoming vehicles
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  Temporary closure of road - Go
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  Temporary closure of road - Stop

Prohibitiory 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 vehicles - Vehicular traffic prohibited in both directions except for cyclists being pushed by pedestrians
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  No entry
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  No motor vehicles
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  No entry for motorcycles
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  No trucks
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  No buses and coaches
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  No agricultural vehicles (Tractors)
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  No cyclists
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  No entry for handcarts
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  No entry for pedestrians
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  Weight Limit
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  Axle weight limit
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  Height limit
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  Width limit
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  Length limit
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  No left turn
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  No right turn
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  No U-turns
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  No overtaking
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  No overtaking for lorries
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  No motor noise
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  Maximum speed limit (50 km/h)
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  End of all prohibitions
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  Maximum speed limit zone
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  No parking
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  No stopping (Clearway)
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  Prohibition of passing without stopping
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  Prohibition of passing without stopping - Police
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  Prohibition of passing without stopping - Customs
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  Prohibition of passing without stopping - Children

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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  Left turn only
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  Right turn only
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  Vehicular traffic must turn to the left ahead
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  Vehicular traffic must turn to the right ahead
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  Ahead only (turning left and right is prohibited)
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  Pass on the left
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  Pass on the right
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  Pass either side
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  Roundabout - Vehicles entering the junction must give way to traffic to vehicles coming from the right
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  Pedestrians only
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  Cyclists only
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  Buses only
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  Minimum speed limit (30 Km/h)
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  End of minimum speed limit (30 Km/h)

Information signs

Information signs informs people.

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  Hump
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  One-way traffic
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  No through road
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  No through road to the right
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  No through road to the left
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  In
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  Out
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  No entry to a designated area
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  No exit to a designated area
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  Parking
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  Hospital
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  Sign notifying an entry to a motorway
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  Sign notifying an exit from a motorway
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  Dual carriageway
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  Speed camera ahead, reminder of speed limit is 60 km/h
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  Bus stop

External links

• Mauritius Traffic Signs