South African Road Traffic Signs Manual (SARTSM)
The South African Road Traffic Signs Manual (SARTSM) is the canonical, legally-referenced specification for every road sign, signal and marking in South Africa, harmonised with the SADC Road Traffic Signs Manual. It defines the four functional sign classes (regulatory, warning, guidance, information) with their shapes, colours and regulation codes. Its sign artwork is copyrighted, so this vault describes signs in words only and embeds no images.
Use in wiki
- Authoritative for sign shape, colour, symbol description and meaning.
- Copyright: all official sign artwork is copyrighted — text descriptions only, no embedded images.
- Key correction it grounds: permanent warning signs are red-bordered triangles; the yellow diamond form is temporary/roadworks only.
Extraction notes
- Extracted the functional sign-class taxonomy and individual sign meanings. No artwork reproduced.
Connections
- Road Signs Signals and Markings — derived_from_source, source: 2026-06-28
- Regulatory Signs — derived_from_source, source: 2026-06-28
- Warning Signs — derived_from_source, source: 2026-06-28
Sources
- South African Road Traffic Signs Manual (SARTSM) — accessed 2026-06-28