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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 and drives on the left.

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.

Pedestrian crossing ahead
Children
Roadworks
Cyclists
Domestic animals
Wild animals
Slippery road
Loose gravel
Falling rocks
Hump bridge
Hump
Uneven surface
Quay or riverbank
Steep ascent
Steep descent
Low-flying aircraft
Crosswinds
Ungated level crossing
Gated level crossing
Other dangers nearby
Traffic signals ahead
Roundabout ahead
Two-way traffic across one-way road
Two-way traffic ahead
Road narrows on right side
Road narrows on both sides
Right-hand lane of a 2-lane 1-way road closed
Traffic merging from the left
Crossroad
Side road (right)
Staggered junction
Curve to the right
Double curve to the right
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.

Give way
Stop
Give way to oncoming vehicles
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.

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

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

Information signs

Information signs informs people.

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

References

^ Road Safety Unit. "Understanding our traffic sign" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2013.