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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Road sign near Kasane, northern Botswana, featuring Francistown ...
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Road signs in Zimbabwe have many variations unique to Zimbabwe, but generally stay close to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals concerning the use of shape and colour to indicate function.

Recently, the Government of Zimbabwe agreed to harmonize traffic signs with those in other SADC countries. The SADC-RTSM became native legislation in Zimbabwe in 2016, however the progress of implementation is present.


Video Road signs in Zimbabwe



Permanent signs

Regulatory signs

Control signs

Command signs

Prohibition signs

Reservation signs

Parking signs

Comprehensive signs

Selective restriction signs

De-restriction signs

Warning signs

Information signs


Maps Road signs in Zimbabwe



Temporary signs

Regulatory signs

Command signs

Prohibition signs

Reservation signs

Parking signs

Comprehensive signs

Selective restriction signs

De-restriction signs

Warning signs

Information signs


Road signs in Zimbabwe Traffic sign Stop sign Crossing guard ...
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Historic road signs (until 2016)

Until 2016, Zimbabwe formerly Southern Rhodesia along with Malawi formerly Nyasaland and Zambia formerly Northern Rhodesia were using warning road signs consist of an upwards-pointed triangle, with a plate below using pictograms to convey their particular meaning, similar to signs used in Britain before the 1960s.


Driving in Zimbabwe: Top tips for self-drive visitors
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References

  • Give Way
  • Pedestrians

Source of article : Wikipedia