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Stop sign
Afrikaans: Stop teken
What it means
To bring traffic to a stop. Bring your vehicle to a stop behind the stop line. If there is no stop line, the front of the vehicle must come to a stand still in line with the stop sign. At a three or four-way stop you may not move off before all the other vehicles which stopped before you have moved off. Proceed only when it is safe.
Om verkeer tot stilstand te bring. Bring jou voertuig tot stilstand agter die stoplyn. As daar geen stoplyn is nie, moet die voorkant van die voertuig tot stilstand kom in lyn met die Stopteken. By 'n drie- of vierrigtingstop mag jy nie wegtrek voordat al die ander voertuie wat voor jou gestop het, weggetrek het nie. Gaan slegs voort wanneer dit veilig is.
Where you’ll see it
At intersections, railway crossings and scholar patrols.
By kruisings, spoorwegoorgange en skolierpatrollies.
Variants of this sign
This sign appears in 2 versions. They share the same name and meaning.
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