Road Safety Rules and Traffic Signs
This domain tests traffic-sign recognition, road rules and safe road behaviour under the Motor Vehicles Act and state rules. Questions often show a sign description and ask its category or meaning.
Sign categories
- Mandatory signs are usually red circles: stop, no entry, speed limit, no parking, compulsory turn.
- Warning signs are red triangles: school ahead, narrow bridge, curve, pedestrian crossing, slippery road.
- Informatory signs are blue or green rectangles: hospital, parking, petrol pump, bus stop.
- STOP is an octagonal red sign; GIVE WAY is an inverted triangle. Road markings matter too: a solid line means do not cross, a broken line may be crossed when safe, and a zebra crossing gives pedestrians priority.
Core rules
Wear a helmet on two-wheelers and a seat belt in cars. Keep left, use indicators before turning, obey lane discipline and speed limits, and never drink and drive. Do not use a mobile phone while driving. Avoid triple riding and overtaking on curves or bridges. At a red light, stop before the stop line; at amber, stop unless too close to stop safely.
Worked example
A red triangle shows children running. Reasoning: the triangle is a warning sign, so it warns of a school or children crossing ahead. The driver should slow down and be ready to stop; it is not a mandatory prohibition sign.
Traps
Do not confuse a red circle with a red triangle. Do not treat an informatory blue sign as a rule. Amber does not mean speed up. A zebra crossing is for pedestrians, not a parking area.
Vulnerable road users
Give extra space to cyclists, pedestrians, school children and the elderly.