Road Signs Guide · New South Wales

Regulatory signs (part 2 of 7): New South Wales road signs

Key points on regulatory signs for the New South Wales learner test. Each answer is checked against the official New South Wales handbook or road rules; use the practice-question links to test yourself.

A truck and its load are 4.5 m high. What must the driver do at this sign?

Illustration for: A truck and its load are 4.5 m high. What must the driver do at this sign?

Answer: Not drive past it, because the vehicle is higher than 4.3 m

A clearance sign sets the greatest height allowed, counting the load. A vehicle higher than the sign must not go past it.

Practice question 191 · official source

What does this sign mean?

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Answer: You must not stop in the marked area

Keep clear markings mean you must not stop in the marked area, which keeps intersections and driveways clear.

Practice question 198 · official source

This marking is painted across the road. What must you do?

Illustration for: This marking is painted across the road. What must you do?

Answer: Not stop on the marked area

You must not stop on an area marked with KEEP CLEAR, so vehicles can enter and leave the road.

Practice question 199 · official source

You are in a queue of traffic and your vehicle would stop on a keep clear marking. What should you do?

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Answer: Stop before it and leave the area clear

You must not stop on an area marked keep clear. It lets vehicles enter or leave, for example at an exit, a hospital or a side road.

Practice question 200 · official source

What does this sign mean?

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Answer: Pass to the left of the island or obstruction

A keep left sign shows you must pass on the left side of the island or obstruction it marks.

Practice question 201 · official source

You approach a traffic island with this sign in front of it. Which side must you pass on?

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Answer: The left side of the sign

A keep left sign means you must drive to the left of the sign.

Practice question 202 · official source

What should you do when you reach this crossing sign?

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Answer: Look and listen for trains and do not cross if one is approaching

A level crossing may have no lights or gates. You must not enter if a train can be seen approaching or is sounding a warning and there would be a risk of collision.

Practice question 209 · official source

Who is a loading zone mainly for?

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Answer: Goods vehicles loading or unloading for a limited time

A loading zone is for picking up or dropping off goods, and there is a time limit. Other vehicles must not use it to park.

Practice question 211 · official source

What does this sign mean?

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Answer: You must not enter or drive beyond the sign

A no entry sign means you must not enter or drive beyond it.

Practice question 214 · official source

What does this sign mean?

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Answer: You must not drive past this sign into the road beyond

A no entry sign bans vehicles from driving past it. It is often at the exit end of a one-way road or ramp.

Practice question 215 · official source