🚸 Road Signs in Ghana
📘 Study Guide • DVLA Exam Focus
Main Types of Road Signs in Ghana
⚠️🔺
Warning Signs
DANGER AHEAD
🚫🔴
Prohibitory Signs
NOT ALLOWED
✅🔵
Mandatory Signs
YOU MUST DO THIS
ℹ️🟦
Informatory Signs
HELPFUL INFORMATION
Warning Signs (DANGER AHEAD)
✅ Purpose
- Warn you about hazards ahead
🔺 Appearance
- Triangle shape
- Red border + white background
- Black symbol inside
🚧 Examples
- Sharp bend
- Slippery road
- Pedestrian crossing
- Road works
🎯 What to Do
- Slow down
- Stay alert
- Prepare to react
👉 These signs give you time to adjust before danger
Prohibitory Signs (NOT ALLOWED)
✅ Purpose
- Tell you what you must NOT do
🔴 Appearance
- Circular
- Red border
- White background
⛔ Examples
- No entry
- No overtaking
- No U-turn
- No parking
🎯 What to Do
- Obey immediately
- Do NOT ignore (it’s a traffic offence)
👉 These signs are law enforcement signs
Mandatory Signs (YOU MUST DO THIS)
✅ Purpose
- Tell you what you must do
🔵 Appearance
- Circular
- Blue background
- White symbols
➡️ Examples
- Turn left
- Keep right
- Go straight
- Cycle lane only
🎯 What to Do
- Follow exactly — no options
👉 These signs are strict instructions, not suggestions
Informatory Signs (HELPFUL INFORMATION)
✅ Purpose
- Provide guidance and services
🟦 Appearance
- Rectangular or square
- Usually blue or green
🏥 Examples
- Hospital
- Parking
- Filling station
- Direction signs
🎯 What to Do
- Use them to navigate and plan
👉 These signs improve convenience and navigation
Shape & Color Memory Trick (VERY IMPORTANT)
| Type | Shape | Color | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warning | Triangle | Red | Danger ahead |
| Prohibitory | Circle | Red | Do NOT |
| Mandatory | Circle | Blue | MUST do |
| Informatory | Rectangle | Blue/Green | Information |
📝 Exam Shortcut:
Triangle = Warning
Red Circle = Don’t
Blue Circle = Must
Triangle = Warning
Red Circle = Don’t
Blue Circle = Must
Common Mistakes Students Make
- Mixing up Prohibitory & Mandatory — Red circle ≠ Blue circle
- Ignoring Shapes — Shape alone can tell the meaning
- Guessing Instead of Knowing — DVLA questions are direct: “What does this sign mean?”
Exam Tips (VERY IMPORTANT)
- Focus on: Shape, Color, Symbol meaning
- If confused:
- • Red = restriction
- • Blue = instruction
- • Triangle = warning
Quick Revision (MEMORIZE THIS)
- Road signs guide and protect drivers
- 4 types: Warning, Prohibitory, Mandatory, Informatory
- Always obey signs — they are legal requirements
🧠 Final Memory Trick:
“Warn → Restrict → Instruct → Inform”
“Warn → Restrict → Instruct → Inform”
💡 Straight Talk
If a student tries to cram signs without understanding shapes and colors, they will fail.
👉 Learn the pattern, not just the pictures — that’s how you pass fast.
If a student tries to cram signs without understanding shapes and colors, they will fail.
👉 Learn the pattern, not just the pictures — that’s how you pass fast.
