K53 prohibition signs: meanings and what to do

25 prohibition signs from the South African road signs manual, with how to recognise each one.

Prohibition signs show what you may not do, such as overtaking, parking or turning. They are red-ringed circles. 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
	Maximum speed 60 R201-60	A white disc with a red border and the number 60.
	Maximum speed 80 R201-80	A white disc with a red border and the number 80.
	Maximum speed 100 R201-100	A white disc with a red border and the number 100.
	Maximum speed 120 R201-120	A white disc with a red border and the number 120.
	No hooting R206	A red-bordered disc with a horn crossed out.
	No U-turn R213	A red-bordered disc with a U-shaped arrow crossed out.
	No overtaking R214	A white disc with a red border showing two cars side by side, one red.
	No heavy-vehicle overtaking R215	A white disc with a red border showing a heavy vehicle overtaking another, one crossed in red.
	No parking R216	A red-bordered disc with a blue centre and a single red diagonal bar across it.
	No stopping R217	A red-bordered disc with a blue centre crossed by a red X.
	No pedestrians R218	A red-bordered white disc with a pedestrian symbol crossed out.
	No cyclists R219	A red-bordered white disc with a bicycle symbol crossed out.
	Maximum speed 30 R201-30	A white disc with a red border and the number 30.
	Maximum speed 40 R201-40	A white disc with a red border and the number 40.
	Maximum speed 50 R201-50	A white disc with a red border and the number 50.
	Gross mass restriction R202	A red-bordered disc showing a mass figure in tonnes.
	Axle mass restriction R203	A red-bordered disc showing a figure for the mass on a single axle.
	Height restriction R204	A red-bordered disc showing a height in metres with arrows above and below it.
	Length restriction R205	A red-bordered disc showing a length in metres between arrows.
	No hitch-hiking R207	A red-bordered disc showing a hand signalling for a lift, crossed out.
	Unauthorised vehicles prohibited R208	A white disc with a red border and a vehicle symbol, closing the road to general traffic.
	No left turn ahead R209	A white disc with a red border showing a left-turn arrow crossed out. This version applies ahead of the junction.
	No right turn ahead R210	A red-bordered disc with a right-turn arrow crossed out, applying to the junction ahead.
	No left turn R211	A red-bordered disc with a left-turn arrow crossed out, applying at the junction where you are.
	No right turn R212	A red-bordered disc with a right-turn arrow crossed out, applying at the junction where you are.