Road signs in Mauritius

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.

A bus stop sign at Flic en Flac.

Signing system

The traffic sign are divided into three classes; circles gives orders, triangles warns of possible dangers and rectangles gives information. Different colours are use within these shapes; blue circles are mandatory signs, it gives positive instructions, while red circles are prohibitory signs, it give negative instructions. Blue rectangles give general information while green rectangles are use for direction sign on main roads. However, there are three exception for these shapes and colour rules; that is the octagonal stop sign, the diamond priority road sign and the inverted red triangle give way sign.^[1]

Warning signs

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

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  Pedestrian crossing ahead
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  Children
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  Roadworks
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  Cyclists
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  Domestic animals
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  Wild animals
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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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  Quay or riverbank
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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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  Other dangers nearby
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  Traffic signals ahead
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  Roundabout ahead
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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-hand lane of a 2-lane 1-way road closed
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  Traffic merging from the left
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  Crossroad
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  Side road (right)
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  Staggered junction
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  Curve to the right
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  Double curve to the right
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  Chevrons

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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  Give way to oncoming vehicles
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  Priority over oncoming vehicles

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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  Temporary closure of road - Go
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  Temporary closure of road - Stop
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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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  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
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  No overtaking
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  No overtaking
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  No vehicles - Vehicular traffic prohibited in both directions
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  No entry - Prohibition and restriction of entry
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  No entry for pedestrians
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  No cyclists
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  No entry for handcarts
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  No entry for motorcycles
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  No entry for power driven vehicle except two-wheeled motorcycles without side-car
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  No entry for power-driven agricultural vehicles (Tractors)
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  No entry for buses and coaches
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  No entry for goods vehicles
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  Axle weight limit
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  No entry for vehicles having an overall height exceeding 3.5 metres
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  No entry for vehicles more than 2 metres wide
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  No entry for vehicles exceeding 10 meters in length
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  Prohibition of audible
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  Maximum speed limit (50 km/h)
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  End of all prohibitions
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  Speed limit zone
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  Parking prohibited
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  Parking and standing prohibited (Clearway)

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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  Pass on the left
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  Pass on the right
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  Pass either side
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  Ahead only (turning left and right is prohibited)
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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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  Left turn only
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  Right turn only
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  Roundabout - Vehicles entering the junction must give way to traffic to vehicles coming from the right
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  Compulsory footpath
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  Compulsory route for bicycles
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  Compulsory route for buses
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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
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  No exit
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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