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Traffic Signs Regulations

made under

Section 88 of the

Motor Vehicle Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 293

N.S. Reg. 165/2012 (August 22, 2012, effective September 1, 2012)

amended to N.S. Reg. 178/2023 (effective October 2, 2023)

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Advisory or warning signs

Official traffic sign must be in accordance with description and depiction

Lettering style, dimensions and proportions of signs

Expressing rate of speed or speed limit

Abbreviations for displaying time of day

Designations and descriptions of official traffic signs

Schedule

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Traffic Signs Regulations .

Definitions

2 In these regulations,

“Act” means the Motor Vehicle Act ;

“Provincial Traffic Authority” means the person appointed by the Minister under

Section 86 of the Act as Provincial Traffic Authority;

“Schedule” means the document entitled Province of Nova Scotia

Schedule of

Official Traffic Signs attached to and forming part of these regulations;

“traffic authority” means a traffic authority appointed under

Section 86 of the Act,

Section 311 of the Municipal Government Act or

Section 7 of the

Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission Act .

Advisory or warning signs

(1) In this Section, “Manual” means the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices

for Canada , Fifth Edition, January 2014, published by the Transportation

Association of Canada, as revised from time to time.

(2) An official traffic sign that is not described in these regulations may be erected or

placed on or near a highway for advisory or warning purposes if

(

a) the sign conforms to the description, depiction and specifications prescribed

in the Manual, to the extent that the Manual is not inconsistent with the Act

and its regulations, or

(

b) the sign is approved by the Provincial Traffic Authority.

Official traffic sign must be in accordance with description and depiction

(1) Except as provided in

Section 3 for official traffic signs erected for advisory or

warning purposes, and subject to subsection (2), an official traffic sign must be

made in accordance with its description in the table in

Section 8 and its depiction in

the Schedule.

(2) The distance, speed, weight, time or date shown on an official traffic sign described

in these regulations may be varied by the Minister or the traffic authority.

(3) [repealed]

Lettering style, dimensions and proportions of signs

(1) Letters, numerals and symbols on an official traffic sign described in these

regulations must conform as nearly as possible to the styles and proportions shown

on the sign as depicted in the Schedule.

(2) The dimensions shown in the

Schedule for an official traffic sign are the minimum

dimensions allowed, and may be increased proportionally.

Expressing rate of speed or speed limit

6 Notice of a maximum or minimum rate of speed or a speed limit in kilometres per hour

that has been fixed and approved for a highway may be given by an official traffic sign on

which is displayed

(a) “maximum” or “truck maximum” or “minimum”; and

(

b) the rate of speed expressed merely as a numeral without description or

qualifying words.

Abbreviations for displaying time of day

7 An official traffic sign that displays a time of day may use “h” to designate an hour and

“m” to designate a minute.

Designations and descriptions of official traffic signs

8 Unless varied by the Minister or a traffic authority under subsection 4(2), designations

and descriptions of the official traffic signs are as set out in the following table:

Designations and Descriptions of Official Traffic Signs

Individual Sign Designations and Descriptions

Designation

Description

RA-1

“Stop” sign

• must have block capital white letters on a red background

• lettering must be at least 20 cm in height

RA-1B

Bilingual “Stop” sign

• must have block capital white letters on a red background

• must contain only the words “STOP” and “ARRÊT”

• must have the word “STOP” above the word “ARRÊT”

RA-1S1, RA-1S2,

RA-1S3

“Pictographic all way stop” tab sign

• must have a red background

• must have red octagons imposed on a white symbol of an

intersection

• the configuration of the intersection shown on the sign must

generally match the physical configuration of the intersection

where the sign is erected

• must be used only in combination with and displayed under a

“stop” sign (RA-1)

• must not be used in combination with a “4-way” tab sign (RA-1S4) or an “all way” tab sign (RA-1S5)

RA-1S4

“4-way” tab sign

• must have block capital white letters on a red background,

except signs erected before the date this

Section comes into

force which may have block capital black letters on a white

background

• must be used only in combination with and displayed under a

“stop” sign (RA-1)

• must not be used in combination with a “pictographic all way

stop” tab sign (RA-1S1, RA-1S2, or RA-1S3) or an “all way”

tab sign (RA-1S5)

RA-1S5

“All way” tab sign

• must have block capital white letters on a red background,

except signs erected before the date this

Section comes into

force which may have block capital black letters on a white

background

• must be used only in combination with and displayed under a

“stop” sign (RA-1)

• must not be used in combination with a “pictographic all way

stop” tab sign (RA-1S1, RA-1S2, or RA-1S3) or a “4-way” tab

sign (RA-1S4)

RA-2

“Yield” sign

• must be a red inverted triangle with a white centre

RA-3L, RA-3R

“School crosswalk” sign

• must have a black symbol of a walking schoolboy and

schoolgirl on a white background

• must be oriented so that the symbol shows the pedestrians

walking toward the centre of the roadway

RA-4L, RA-4R

“Pedestrian crosswalk” sign

• must have a black symbol of a pedestrian on a white

background

• must be oriented so that the symbol shows the pedestrian

walking toward the centre of the roadway

RA-5L, RA-5R

“Overhead pedestrian crosswalk” sign

• must have a white symbol of a pedestrian on a black

background

• must be mounted above the crosswalk and oriented so that the

symbol shows the pedestrian walking toward the centre of the

roadway

• must be internally illuminated

RA-8

“In-street school crosswalk” sign

• must have a white background

• must have a red inverted triangle with a white centre above the

word “TO” in block capital letters above a black symbol of a

walking schoolboy and schoolgirl

• sign must be surrounded by a wide fluorescent yellow-green

border

RB-1

“Maximum speed” sign

• must have block capital black letters and black numerals on a

white background

kilometres per hour for the

section of the highway where the

sign is erected

RB-2

“Trucks maximum speed” sign

• must have block capital black letters and black numerals on a

white background

kilometres per hour for trucks for the

section of on the highway

where the sign is erected

RB-3

“Night speed” sign

• must have block capital white letters and white numerals on a

black background

kilometres per hour for the

section of the highway at night

where the sign is erected

RB-4

“Minimum speed” sign

• must have block capital black letters and black numerals on a

white background

kilometres per hour for the

section of the highway where the

sign is erected

RB-5

“Maximum speed ahead” sign

• must have a black arrow and black numerals on a white

background

• may only be placed in advance of a “maximum speed” sign

(RB-1)

kilometres per hour for the upcoming speed zone in advance of

which the sign is displayed

RB-9S

“Except bicycles” tab sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

• must be used only in combination with and displayed under the

following signs, to indicate that approaching cyclists are not

required to comply with the sign under which the tab sign is

displayed:

- “through traffic prohibited” sign (RB-10),

- “prohibitive turn control” sign (RB-11L, RB-11R or RB-16),

- “restrictive turn control” sign (RB-14L, RB-14R, RB-15 or

RB-15A),

- “do not enter” sign (RB-23),

- any other regulatory sign that approaching cyclists are not

required to comply with

RB-10

“Through traffic prohibited” sign

• must have a red circle and a diagonal line superimposed over a

black arrow on a white background

• may be used only to indicate that traffic approaching the sign

must not proceed straight ahead

• may be supplemented by any of the following signs displayed

under it:

- “except bicycles” tab sign (RB-9S)

- “except buses” tab sign (RB-11S1)

- “except authorized vehicles” tab sign (R-107)

RB-11L, RB-11R,

RB-16

“Prohibitive turn control” sign

• must have a red circle and a diagonal line superimposed over a

black arrow on a white background

• may be used only to indicate that traffic approaching the sign

must not turn in the direction shown by the black arrow on the

sign

• may be supplemented by and displayed above any of the

following signs:

- “except bicycles” tab sign (RB-9S)

- “except buses” tab sign (RB-11S1)

- “except authorized vehicles” tab sign (R-107)

RB-14L, RB-14R,

RB-15, RB-15A

“Restrictive turn control” sign

• must have a green circle circumscribing a black arrow or arrows

on a white background

• may be used only to indicate that traffic approaching the sign

must proceed only in the direction or directions shown by the

black arrow or arrows on the sign

• may be supplemented by and displayed above any of the

following signs:

- “except bicycles” tab sign (RB-9S)

- “except buses” tab sign (RB-11S1)

- “except authorized vehicles” tab sign (R-107)

RB-11S1

“Except buses” tab sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

• must be used only in combination with and displayed under the

following signs, to indicate that approaching buses are not

required to comply with the sign under which the tab sign is

displayed:

- “through traffic prohibited” sign (RB-10)

- “prohibitive turn control” sign (RB-11L, RB-11R or RB-16)

- “restrictive turn control” sign (RB-14L, RB-14R, RB-15 or

RB-15A)

- any other regulatory sign that an approaching bus is not

required to comply with

RB-17R

“No right turn on red” sign

• must have a white background

• must have a red circle and a diagonal line superimposed over a

black arrow, above a depiction of a black traffic signal head

showing a red display

• may be used only to indicate that approaching traffic must not

make a right turn when the red light is displayed

• may be supplemented by an “except with green arrow” sign

(R-105) as part of the sign or displayed as a tab under the sign

RB-17L

“No left turn on red” sign

• must have a white background

• must have a red circle and a diagonal line superimposed over a

black arrow, above a depiction of a black traffic signal head

showing a red display

• may be used only to indicate that approaching traffic must not

make a left turn when the red light is displayed

• may be supplemented by an “except with green arrow” sign

(R-105) as part of the sign or displayed as a tab under the sign

RB-18

“Left turn signal” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

• may be used only on an intersection approach where separate

traffic signals are used for left-turning traffic and it is not clear

that they are separate from signals for traffic moving through

the intersection

RB-21

“One way” sign

• must have a white arrow on a black background

RB-23

“Do not enter” sign

• must have a red circle on a white background with a thick white

horizontal line in the centre of the circle

RB-24

“Two-way traffic” sign

• must have black symbols and black arrows on a white

background

RB-25

“Keep right” sign

• must have a black symbol and a black arrow on a white

background

• may be used only to indicate that traffic proceeding beyond the

sign must travel to the right of the sign

RB-31

“Do not pass” sign

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over 2 black symbols of a car on a white background

RB-32

“Passing permitted” sign

• must have a green circle circumscribing 2 black symbols of a

car on a white background

RB-33

“Motor vehicle passing prohibited” sign

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over a black symbol of a car to the left of a black symbol of a

bicycle on a white background

• must be used with in combination with a “do not pass bicycles”

tab sign (RB-33S1) at the beginning of or within the no-passing

zone to indicate that motorists must not overtake cyclists within

the zone

• may be used in combination with an “ends” tab sign (RB-33S2)

at the end of the no-passing zone to indicate the end of the zone

and that passing of cyclists is again permitted

RB-33S1

“Do not pass bicycles” tab sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

• must be used only in combination with a “motor vehicle

passing prohibited” sign (RB-33)

RB-33S2

“Ends” tab sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

• must be used only in combination with another regulatory sign

to indicate the end of an area where a specific requirement or

prohibition applies

RB-34

“Keep right except to pass” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

RB-35

“Slower traffic keep right” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

• may be used to indicate that slower moving traffic must travel

in the right lane

RB-36

“Yield centre lane to opposing traffic” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

RB-37

“Turning vehicles yield to bicycles” sign

• must have black and red symbols on a white background

• may be used where motorists are required to cross an area set

aside for cyclists and are required to yield to the cyclist

RB-38

“Turning vehicles yield to bicycles and pedestrians” sign

• must have block capital black letters and a red yield symbol on

a white background

• may be used where motorists are required to cross or share an

area used by cyclists and pedestrians and are required to yield to

the cyclists and pedestrians

RB-39

“Bicycles yield to pedestrians”sign

• must have black and red symbols on a white background

• may be used where cyclists are required to cross or share an

area used by pedestrians and are required to yield to pedestrians

RB-40

“Bicycles yield at high speed ramp” sign

• must have black and red symbols on a white background

• may be used where cyclists are required to yield to vehicles

before crossing a ramp to or from a major road and where the

maximum rate of speed for the major road is higher than

70 km/h

RB-41L, RB-41R,

RB-42L, RB-42R,

RB-43, RB-44,

RB-45, RB-48

“Overhead lane control” sign

• must have a white arrow or arrows on a black background

• may be mounted above a lane to indicate that traffic in the lane

must proceed in the direction or directions shown by the arrow

or arrows

• RB-41L, RB-41R, RB-42L, RB-42R, RB-43, RB-44 and

RB-45 signs may be side-mounted, if the traffic authority

determines it is appropriate, to indicate that the traffic in the

lane immediately next to the sign must proceed in the direction

or directions shown by the arrow or arrows

• RB-48 sign may only be side-mounted if a “centre lane” tab

sign (RB-48S) is displayed below it

RB-48S

“Centre lane” tab sign

• must have block capital letters on [a] white background

• must be displayed under a side-mounted “overhead lane

control” sign (RB-48)

• may be displayed under an overhead-mounted “overhead lane

control” sign (RB-48)

RB-46A, RB-46B,

RB-46L, RB-46R,

RB-47A, RB-47B,

RB-47C, RB-47D,

RB-47E, RB-47L,

RB-47R, RB-49

“Side-mounted lane control” sign

• must have white arrows on a black background separated by

short white lines

• may be used only to indicate that traffic in a lane must proceed

in the direction shown for that lane

RB-51, RB-52,

RB-52A

“No parking” sign

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over a black capital letter “P” on a white background

• may have 1 or 2 arrows pointing in the direction or directions in

which parking is prohibited and may have wording in block

capital black letters showing where parking is prohibited, such

as “on pavement”, “next 3 km”, or “within 3 m of pavement”

• may have block capital black letters and black numerals

indicating the hours of the day and the days of the week during

which parking is prohibited

• may have, in block capital black letters, wording such as “bus

stop”, “taxi stand”, “loading zone”, “except police vehicles” or

other wording determined to be necessary by the traffic

authority under whose authority the sign is erected

• may be used in combination with RB-53, RB-55, RB-57 or

RB-57A

RB-52B

“Accessible parking” sign

• must have a white background

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over a black capital letter “P”, above a white and blue disabled

person symbol beside the words “accessible parking by permit

only” in block capital black letters

• may have 1 or 2 black arrows pointing in the direction or

directions in which parking is prohibited without the required

identification permit or number plate

• may have block capital black letters and black numerals

indicating the length of time, the hours of the day and days of

the week during which parking is permitted

• may be used in combination with RB-53, RB-55, RB-57 or

RB-57A

RB-53

“Parking permitted” sign

• must have a green circle circumscribing a black capital letter

“P” on a white background

• may have 1 or 2 black arrows pointing in a direction or

directions in which parking is permitted

• may have block capital black letters and black numerals

indicating the length of time, hours of the day, or days of the

week during which parking is permitted

• may have other wording, in block capital black letters, that is

determined necessary by the traffic authority under whose

authority the sign is erected

• may be used in combination with RB-51, RB-52, RB-52A,

RB-52B, RB-55, RB-57 or RB-57A

RB-55, RB-57,

RB-57A

“No stopping” sign

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over a black octagon on a white background

• may have 1 or 2 black arrows pointing in the direction or

directions in which stopping is prohibited

• may have wording in block capital black letters showing where

stopping is prohibited, such as “on pavement”, “next 3 km”,

“on tracks”, or “within 3 m of pavement”

• may have block capital black letters and black numerals

indicating the hours of the day and days of the week during

which stopping is prohibited

• may be used in combination with RB-51, RB-52, RB-52A,

RB-52B or RB-53

RB-61

“Truck route” sign

• must have a green circle circumscribing a black symbol of a

truck on a white background

• may be supplemented by a “truck route arrows” sign (RB-61SA, RB-61SB, RB-61SC) as part of the sign or displayed as a

tab under the sign

RB-61SA,

RB-61SB,

RB-61SC

“Truck route arrows” sign

• must have a black arrow or arrows on a white background or a

white arrow or arrows on a black background

• may have block capital black letters and black numerals on a

white background, or block capital white letters and white

numerals on a black background, indicating the hours of the day

and days of the week during which trucks are permitted on the

highway

• must be part of, or displayed as a tab under, a “truck route” sign

(RB-61) to indicate that truck traffic approaching the sign must

proceed only in the direction or directions shown by the arrow

or arrows, and only during any period of time shown

RB-62

“Truck prohibition” sign

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over a black symbol of a truck on a white background

• may be used only to indicate that a truck with a registered

weight of over 3000 kg must not be used on the highway except

to make a local delivery

RB-63

“Weight limit control” sign

• must have block capital black letters and black numerals on a

white background

weight in tonnes permitted for a vehicle on the highway

RB-63A

“Bridge weight restriction” sign

• must have block capital black letters and black numerals on a

white background

weight loads for the various vehicles using the bridge

RB-63B

“Vehicle combination bridge weight restriction” sign

• must have block capital black letters, black numerals and black

symbols of trucks on a white background

• the numerals on the sign may be used only to indicate the

maximum gross vehicle weights allowed on the bridge for a

single unit vehicle, a combination of 2-vehicle units, and a

combination of 3-vehicle units

RB-64

“Snowmobile route” sign

• must have a green circle circumscribing a black symbol of a

snowmobile on a white background

• may be used to indicate that snowmobiles are permitted to travel

on a specific

section of road or within a specific area

RB-65

“Snowmobiles prohibited” sign

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over a black symbol of a snowmobile on a white background

RB-66

“Pedestrians prohibited” sign

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over a black symbol of a walking pedestrian on a white

background

RB-67

“Cycling prohibited” sign

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over a black symbol of a bicycle on [a] white background

RB-68

“Lane use restriction” sign

• must have a white background

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over a black symbol of a truck, above a black downward

pointing arrow

• may be mounted only above the lane where trucks are

prohibited, to indicate that a truck with a registered weight of

over 3000 kg is prohibited in the lane

RB-69

“Dangerous goods route” sign

• must have a green circle circumscribing a black diamond on a

white background

RB-70

“Dangerous goods prohibited” sign

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over a black diamond on a white background

• indicates that the carriage of dangerous goods is prohibited on

the highway

RB-73L, RB-73R

“Cross other side” sign

• must have a white background

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over a black symbol of a walking pedestrian, oriented so that

the pedestrian is walking in the direction that pedestrians are

permitted to cross

• must have a green circle circumscribing a black symbol of a

walking pedestrian, oriented so that the pedestrian is walking in

the direction that pedestrians are permitted to cross, with a

horizontal black arrow below the circle pointing in the direction

that pedestrians are permitted to cross

• may be used only to indicate that pedestrians must not cross one

leg of an intersection and directs pedestrians to where they are

permitted to cross

RB-76

“Truck inspection station (advance)” sign

• must have [a] black symbol of a truck and scale and black

numerals on a white background

• the numerals on the sign must indicate the distance to the scale

(truck inspection station)

• may be used only to indicate that a scale (truck inspection

station) is ahead

RB-77

“Truck inspection station exit” sign

• must have [a] black symbol of a truck and scale and a black

upward-slanting arrow on a white background

• may be used only to indicate the exit for and direction to a scale

(truck inspection station)

RB-78

“Cycling prohibited on sidewalks” sign

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over a black symbol of a bicycle on a white background

• must have the words “on sidewalk” in block capital black letters

below the red circle

RB-79

“Dismount and walk” sign

• must have a green circle circumscribing a black symbol of a

pedestrian and bicycle on a white background

• may be used only to indicate to indicate that cyclists are

required to dismount and walk their bicycle in a specific area

• may be used in combination with a “dismount and walk” tab

sign (RB-79T)

• may be used in combination with an “ends” sign (RB-33S2) to

indicate the end of the dismount-and-walk zone and that cycling

may be resumed

RB-79T

“Dismount and walk” tab sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

• must be used only in combination with and displayed under a

“dismount and walk” sign (RB-79)

RB-80, RB-80A,

RB-81, RB-81A

“Reserved lane” sign

• must have a white background

• must have a black symbol of a bus, taxi, bicycle or car with a

white numeral on the car symbol, or some combination of

those, to the right of a white diamond on a black rectangular

area in the upper left-hand corner of the sign

• must have a black arrow indicating the lane that is reserved

• the numeral shown on the car symbol must indicate the

minimum number of occupants required to be carried in a

vehicle, other than any authorized bus, taxi or bicycle, to

operate in the lane indicated by the sign

• may be used to designate a reserved lane on a highway or the

entire highway, and indicate that vehicles other than the

vehicles specified on the sign must not use the reserved lane

• if a lane is reserved only on particular days and between

particular hours, the sign must have block capital black letters

and black numerals that indicate the days or hours when the

reserved lane is in effect

• when 1 or 2 vehicle symbols are to be displayed, RB-80 or

RB-81 must be used

• when 3 or more vehicle symbols are to be displayed, RB-80A

or RB-81A must be used

• RB-80 or RB-80A must be mounted directly above the lane that

is reserved

• RB-81 or RB-81A must be side-mounted next to the lane that is

reserved

• the dates, times and combination of symbols displayed on a

“reserved lane” sign are as determined by the traffic authority

under whose authority the sign is erected

RB-80S1

“Reserved lane begins” tab sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

• must be used only in combination with a “reserved lane” sign

(RB-80, RB-80A, RB-81, RB-81A), displayed as a tab under

RB-80S2

“Reserved lane ends” tab sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

• must be used in only combination with a “reserved lane” sign

(RB-80, RB-80A, RB-81, RB-81A), displayed as a tab under

the sign, to indicate the end of a reserved lane

RB-84

“In-line skating prohibited” sign

• must have a red circle and a diagonal line superimposed over a

black symbol of an in-line skate on a white background

• may be used only to indicate that in-line skating is prohibited in

a specific area

RB-85

“Motorcycles prohibited” sign

• must have a red circle and a diagonal line superimposed over a

black symbol of a motorcycle on a white background

• may be used only at the entrance to a bicycle path or multi-use

trail to indicate that motorcycles are prohibited in a specific area

RB-86

“Pedestrians and motorcycles prohibited” sign

• must have a red circle and a diagonal line superimposed over a

black symbol of a pedestrian above a black symbol of a

motorcycle, all on a white background

• may be used only at the entrance to a bicycle path or multi-use

trail to indicate that pedestrians and motorcycles are prohibited

in a specific area

RB-87

“All-terrain vehicles prohibited” sign

• must have a red circle and a diagonal line superimposed over a

black symbol of an all-terrain vehicle on a white background

• may be used to indicate that all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes are

prohibited in a specific area

RB-88

“Automobiles prohibited” sign

• must have a red circle and a diagonal line superimposed over a

black symbol of a car on a white background

• may be used only at the entrance to a bicycle path or multi-use

trail to indicate that motor vehicles other than motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles are prohibited in a specific

area

• may be used in combination with an “except authorized

vehicles” tab sign (R-107)

RB-89

“Automobiles and motorcycles prohibited” sign

• must have a red circle and a diagonal line superimposed over a

black symbol of car above a black symbol of a motorcycle, all

on a white background

• may be used only at the entrance to a bicycle path or multi-use

trail to indicate that motor vehicles including motorcycles but

not including all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles are

prohibited in a specific area

• may be used in combination with an “except authorized

vehicles” tab sign (R-107)

RB-90, RB-91

“Reserved bicycle lane” sign

• must have a white background

• must have a black symbol of a bicycle to the right of a white

diamond on a black rectangular area in the upper left-hand

corner of the sign

• must have a black arrow that indicates the lane that is reserved

for use exclusively by bicycles

• the position of a “reserved bicycle lane” sign is determined by

the location of the lane for which the sign is intended, as

follows:

- RB-90 must be displayed directly above the reserved bicycle

lane

- RB-91 must be displayed next installed adjacent to the

reserved bicycle lane

• must not be used when a reserved bicycle lane is shared with

buses, taxis or high-occupancy vehicles

RB-92

“Reserved bicycle lane ends” sign

• must have a white background

• must have a black symbol of a bicycle to the right of a white

diamond on a black rectangular area in the upper left-hand

corner of the sign, with block capital black letters below

• must be installed at the end of a reserved bicycle lane to mark

its end

RB-93

“Shared pathway” sign

• must have a a white background

• must have a green circle circumscribing black symbols of a

walking pedestrian and a bicycle

• the words “shared pathway” must be below the green circle in

block capital black letters

• may be used only to indicate that both cyclists and pedestrians

are permitted to use a path

RB-94L, RB-94R

“Shared sidewalk or pathway organization” sign

• must have a black symbol of a bicycle and a a black symbol of

a pedestrian and block capital black letters on a white

background

• may be used only to indicate to pedestrians and cyclists how to

share a sidewalk or pathway on which there is a designated area

provided for each

RB-96

“Engine brake prohibited” sign

• must have a white background

• must have a black symbol of a truck above the words “engine

brake” in block capital letters superimposed over a red circle

with a diagonal line though it

• may be used only to indicate to drivers that the use of a diesel

engine enhanced braking system is prohibited under normal

circumstances

RB-97, RB-98,

RB-99, RB-100,

RB-101, RB-102,

RB-103, RB-104,

RB-105, RB-106,

RB-107

“Roundabout lane designation” signs

• must have white curved arrows on a black background

• may have a white dot in the centre of the curved arrow

• may be used only to indicate that traffic in a lane in a

roundabout must proceed in the direction shown for that lane

RB-100S

“Roundabout left lane” tab sign

• must have the words “left lane” in block capital white letters on

a black background

• must be used only in combination with and displayed under a

side-mounted “roundabout lane designation” sign (RB-97,

RB-98, RB-99)

RB-102S

“Roundabout centre lane” tab sign

• must have the words “centre lane” in block capital white letters

on a black background

• must be used only in combination with and displayed under a

side-mounted “roundabout lane designation” sign (RB-101,

RB-102, RB-103, RB-104)

RB-104S

“Roundabout right lane” tab sign

• must have the words “right lane” in block capital white letters

on a black background

• must be used only in combination with and displayed under a

side-mounted “roundabout lane designation” sign (RB-101,

RB-102, RB-103, RB-104)

RC-2

“No fishing from bridge” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

RC-4L, RC-4R

“Stop line” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background,

together with a black arrow that indicates the location of the

stop line at which traffic approaching the traffic control device

must stop

• must be oriented so that the arrow on the sign points toward the

roadway

RC-5

“Littering prohibited” sign

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over a black symbol of a can on a white background

RC-6

“Seat belt” sign

• must have a green circle circumscribing a black arrow symbol

of a seated person wearing a seat belt on a white background

• may be used to remind vehicle occupants they must wear seat

belts

RC-6 [(optional)]

“Seat belt” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

• must have a green circle circumscribing a black symbol of a

seated person wearing a seat belt on a white background

• may be used to remind vehicle occupants they must wear seat

belts

WC-1

“School area” sign

• must have a black symbol of a walking schoolboy and

schoolgirl on a fluorescent yellow-green background

• must be used to indicate the beginning of a school area

R-100

“Wrong way” sign

• must have block capital white letters on a red background

R-101

“Through traffic keep right” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

R-102

“End school area” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a fluorescent

yellow-green background

• may be used only to indicate the end of a school area and the

speed limit in effect is the speed limit that applies immediately

before the beginning of that school area

• may be used in combination with “end school area” tab sign

(R-102T)

R-102T

“End school area” tab sign

• must have block capital black letters on a fluorescent

yellow-green background

• may be used only in combination with and mounted directly

under a “maximum speed” sign (RB-1) to indicate the end of a

school area and that the speed limit is as indicated by the RB-1

sign

R-103T

“School area maximum speed 30” tab sign

• must have block capital black letters and black numerals on a

white background

• may be used only in combination with and displayed under a

“school area” sign (WC-1) to indicate that the maximum speed

in the school area is 30 km/h when children are present

R-104T

“School area maximum speed 50” tab sign

• must have block capital black letters and black numerals on a

white background

• may be used only in combination with and displayed under a

“school area” sign (WC-1) to indicate that the maximum speed

in the school area is 50 km/h when children are present

R-105

“Except with green arrow” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

R-107

“Except authorized vehicles” tab sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

• may be used only in combination with and displayed under any

of the following signs to indicate that approaching authorized

vehicles (as determined by the traffic authority under whose

authority the signs are erected) are not required to comply with

the sign under which the tab sign is displayed:

- “through traffic prohibited” sign (RB-10)

- “prohibitive turn control” sign (RB-11L, RB-11R or RB-16)

- “restrictive turn control” sign (RB-14L, RB-14R, RB-15 or

RB-15A)

- any other regulatory sign that an approaching authorized

vehicle is not required to comply with

R-108

“Time” sign

• must have block capital black letters and black numerals on a

white background

• may be used only in combination with and displayed under a

“turn control” sign (RB-11 to RB-16A inclusive) a “do not

pass” sign (RB-31) or a “do not enter” sign (RB-23)

• the letters and numerals on the “time” sign must indicate the

hours of the day and days of the week during which the other

sign applies

R-109

“Tow-away zone” sign

• must have block capital red letters on a white background

• may be used only in combination with and displayed with a “no

parking” sign (RB-51 to RB-52B inclusive) or a “no stopping”

sign (RB-55 to RB-57A inclusive)

R-110

“Emergency parking only” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

R-112

“Slow moving vehicles prohibited” sign

• must have a white background

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over an orange triangle with a red border

R-113

“Keep off median” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

R-114

“Do not drive on paved shoulder” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

R-115

“Do not cross median” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

R-116

“Street closed local traffic only” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

R-117, R-118

“Road closed detour” sign

• must have block capital black letters and a black single-headed

or double-headed arrow on a white background

• may be used to indicate that traffic approaching the sign must

proceed in the direction, or 1 of the directions, shown by the

arrows

R-119, R-120

“All traffic exit left” or “all traffic exit right” sign

• must have block capital black letters and a black arrow on a

white background

R-121

“Vehicles over 12 tonnes reduce speed” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

R-122

“Vehicles over 12 tonnes 15 km/h on bridge” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

R-123

“Gross weight” sign

• must have block capital black letters and black numerals on a

white background

• may be used only in combination with and displayed under a

“truck route” sign (RB-61) or “truck prohibition” sign (RB-62)

• may be used only to indicate that a vehicle with a gross weight

in excess of the gross weight stated on the sign must not be

used on the highway

R-124

“Shut off your radio transmitter” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

R-125

“Trucks and truck/trailer combinations over 4500 kg

registered weight report to scale” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

• may be used only to indicate that a vehicle, or vehicle

combination, with a total registered weight of over 4500 kg

must report to the upcoming scale (truck inspection station)

R-126

“Report to scale when directed” sign

• must have [a] symbol of a black truck and scale and block

capital black letters on a white background

• may be used only to indicate that truck must report to a scale

(truck inspection station) when directed by a “truck report

to/bypass scale” sign (R-127)

R-127

“Truck report to/bypass scale” sign

• must have a lighted electronic display on a black background

that displays 1 of the following messages in block capital

letters:

- “truck report to scale”, to indicate that a truck must report to

the scale (truck inspection station)

- “truck bypass scale”, to indicate that a truck may bypass the

scale (truck inspection station)

R-128

“Trucks right lane only next X km” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

• may be used only to indicate that a driver of a vehicle, or

vehicle combination, with a registered weight in excess of

4500 kg must use only the right lane for the distance specified

on the sign

R-129

“Do not pass here to crosswalk” sign

• must have a white background

• must have a red circle with a red diagonal line superimposed

over 2 black symbols of a car, with the words “do not pass here

to crosswalk” in block capital black letters below the symbols

R-130

“Shared sidewalk” sign

• must have a white background

• must have a green circle circumscribing a black symbol of a

walking pedestrian above a black symbol of a bicycle

• must have the words “shared sidewalk” in block capital black

letters below the green circle

• may be used only to indicate that cyclists and pedestrians may

use the sidewalk, as determined by the traffic authority under

whose authority the sign is erected

R-200

“No lane change ahead” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

with an upward pointing black arrow

• may be used only in advance of a “no lane change” sign

(R-201) or “no lane change” overhead sign (R-202) to indicate

that there is an area ahead where traffic must not change from

one lane to another

R-201

“No lane change” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

• may be used only to indicate the beginning of an area where

traffic must not change from one lane to another

R-202

“No lane change” overhead sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

with a downward pointing black arrow

• may be mounted only above a lane to indicate that traffic in that

lane must not travel from that lane to another lane

R-203

“End no lane change” sign

• must have block capital black letters on a white background

• may be used only to indicate the end of no-lane-change area

R-204

“All-terrain vehicle route” sign

• must have a green circle circumscribing a black symbol of an

all-terrain vehicle on a white background

• may be used to indicate that all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes are

permitted to travel on a specific

section of road or within a

specific area

Colours Required for Sign Borders

Border Colour

Sign Designation

white

RA-1, RA-1S to RA-1S5, RA-2, RA-5, RB-3, RB-21, RB-41L to

RB-48 inclusive, RB-49, RB-61SC, RB-97 to RB-105 inclusive,

R-100

black

RA-3, RA-4, RB-1 to RB-2 inclusive, RB-4 to RB-18 inclusive,

RB-23 to RB-40 inclusive, RB-48S, RB-51 to RB-61SB inclusive,

RB-62 to RC-6 inclusive, WC-1, R-101 to R-108 inclusive, R-110

to R-126 inclusive, R-128 to R-130 inclusive, R-200 to R-203

inclusive

red

R-109

fluorescent

yellow-green

RA-8

Schedule

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Traffic Signs Regulations

N.S. Reg.

165/2012

Motor Vehicle Act

Note: The information

in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the

Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Traffic Signs Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

165/2012

Sep 1,

date

specified

Sep 7,

220/2012

Dec 5,

date

specified

Dec

28, 2012

42/2016

Mar 3,

date

specified

Apr 1,

134/2017

Sep 5,

date

specified

Sep

29, 2017

113/2021

Jul 23, 2021

date filed (not filed

within 7 days of date made)

Aug 13, 2021

178/2023

Oct 2, 2023

date specified

Oct 20, 2023

The following regulations are not

yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs . = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

3(1) ...................................................

am. 42/2016

4(3) ...................................................

ad. 134/2017 ; rep. 113/2021

8, table ..............................................

rs . 220/2012, 42/2016; am.

134/2017, 113/2021, 178/2023

Schedule ...........................................

rs . 42/2016, 134/2017,

113/2021, 178/2023

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.