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Prohibitory and restrictive traffic signs

OneMotoring’s meanings for no-entry, no-stopping, no-waiting, banned turns, dimensional limits, speed-limit plates, no-horn, and vehicle-class prohibitions, which it says must be followed to avoid Traffic Police penalties.

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Primary source: https://onemotoring.lta.gov.sg/content/onemotoring/home/driving/road_safety_and_vehicle_rules/driving-rules.html

OneMotoring groups prohibitory or restrictive signs with other regulatory signs. It is compulsory to follow them to avoid penalties and demerit points from Traffic Police (OneMotoring, Driving Rules and Information).

Meanings below are the captions on that live page.

Sign Meaning OneMotoring states
No entry for all vehicles No entry for all vehicles
No stopping Violation of this rule attracts a fine
No waiting Vehicles may stop for immediate pick-up and drop-off only. Violation of this rule attracts a fine
No right turn No right turn
No left turn No left turn
Width limit Prohibiting the entry of vehicles that are wider than the stipulated width
Height limit Prohibiting the entry of vehicles taller than the stipulated height. If your vehicle exceeds the height limit, you must have a public escort
Weight limit Prohibiting the entry of vehicles whose laden or unladen weight exceeds the stipulated weight. If your vehicle exceeds the weight limit, you must have a public escort
Speed limit in km/h for the road The numbered plate is the speed limit in km/h for the road
No sounding of horn Except to prevent accidents
No entry for vehicles with 3 or more axles No entry for those vehicles
No entry for motorcycles and pedal cycles No entry for those vehicles
No entry for pedestrians and pedal-cycles No entry for those users
Pedestrians are not allowed to walk across the road Use a pedestrian crossing, underpass or overhead bridge
No entry for vehicles carrying dangerous goods into tunnels No entry into tunnels for those vehicles
No riding of pedal cycles allowed No riding of pedal cycles

(OneMotoring, Driving Rules and Information)

Default and posted speed limits, School Zones, and Silver Zones are in speed-limits. Expressway and tunnel vehicle restrictions are in expressway-and-tunnel-rules.

The Highway Code states that sounding the horn when driving is unnecessary except to warn other road users to avoid an imminent accident or during an emergency, and that horns used must not produce an unduly harsh, shrill, loud or multi-tone sound (SSO, Highway Code r 106).

Coverage debt

  • Fine amounts for no-stopping / no-waiting are not stated on the OneMotoring caption (“attracts a fine”).
  • Public-escort procedure for over-height or over-weight vehicles is not detailed on that page.

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