Road signs in Mauritius

Road signs in Mauritius are standardised traffic signs used in Mauritius according to the Traffic Signs Regulations 1990. They are heavily modelled on road signs in the United Kingdom, since Mauritius is a former British colony. Mauritius has left-hand traffic.

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 two exception for these shapes and colour rules; that is the octagonal Stop sign and the inverted red triangle Give way sign.^[1]

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.

Stop sign
Give way sign
Give way to oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming vehicles

Warning signs

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

Pedestrian crossing
Children
Road works
Cyclist entering or crossing
Cattle (domestic animals) crossing
Deer (wild animals) crossing
Slippery road
Loose gravels
Falling rocks
Hump bridge
Hump
Uneven road
Road leads on to Quay or river bank
Steep ascent
Dangerous descent
Airfield
Crosswinds
Level crossing without gate or barrier
Level crossing with gate or barrier
Other dangers
Traffic light
Roundabout ahead
Two-way traffic across one-way road
Two-way traffic
Road narrows on right
Road narrows on both sides
Right-hand lane of a 2-lane 1-way road closed
Traffic merging from left behind
Crossroad
Side Road (Right)
Staggered junction
Bend to right
Double bend first to right
Sharp deviation of route

Prohibitionary 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 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
Overtaking is prohibited only for Goods vehicles having a permissible Maximum weight exceeding 3.5 tons
No vehicles - Vehicular traffic prohibited in both directions
No entry - Prohibition and restriction of entry
No entry for pedestrians
No cycling
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
No entry for more than 2 tons vehicles
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
Speed limit is 50 km/h, this sign varies from 10 to 110 km/h
End of prohibitions
20 km/h 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.

Keep left
Keep 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 bicycle
Compulsory route for buses
Compulsory minimum speed 30 Km/h
End of compulsory minimum speed 30 Km/h