K53 control signs (stop and yield): meanings and what to do

14 control signs from the South African road signs manual, with how to recognise each one.

Control signs tell you how to enter, cross or use part of the road, for example by stopping or giving way. They are mostly red and white. The K53 learner's test expects you to recognise the sign and pick the correct response, so the table below pairs each sign with the clue that identifies it.

Sign	Name	How to recognise it
	Stop R1	A red octagon with white STOP lettering. No other road sign has eight sides, so it can be recognised even when dirt hides the word or you see its back.
	Four-way stop R1.4	A STOP sign with a small plate showing the number 4 beneath it.
	Yield R2	A triangle pointing downwards with a red border and a plain white centre.
	Yield to pedestrians R2.1	A yield triangle with a small plate beneath it showing a pedestrian figure.
	No entry R3	A red disc with a single white horizontal bar across the middle.
	One-way roadway R4.2	A one-way arrow sign. In the manual’s order, R4.2 points to a one-way carriageway on the right.
	Yield to oncoming traffic R6	A red-bordered circle with two vertical arrows: one red and one black. The red arrow marks the direction that must give way; the black arrow the direction with priority.
	One-way direction R4.1	A one-way arrow sign. In the manual’s order, R4.1 points to a one-way carriageway on the left.
	One-way direction R4.3	A one-way arrow sign. In the manual’s order, R4.3 points to a one-way carriageway straight ahead.
	Stop with left-turn yield R1.2	A STOP sign mounted above a small yield triangle that contains a left-turn arrow.
	Three-way stop R1.3	A STOP sign with a small plate showing the number 3 beneath it.
	Manual STOP/GO control R1.5	A hand-held board with two faces: a red octagon marked STOP on one side and a yellow GO octagon on the other.
	Yield at traffic circle R2.2	A yield triangle containing black arrows chasing each other in a circle.
	Pedestrian priority zone R5	A red diamond with a white pedestrian figure. Diamonds are unusual among regulatory signs, which helps you spot it.