Pedestrians will also cross at uncontrolled intersections and similarly motorists turning must take care and give way to pedestrians. Most of these are rectangular but some such as Stop and Give Way have special shapes. The special shapes ensure that they are recognized from any direction. Most of these are yellow with black markings. They are mostly diamond shaped.
Some signs use pictures or diagrams to show the dangers.
There may be a flagman displaying a sign. You must comply with the message displayed. If required to stop you must do so at, or before, the stop line marked on the road. Do not cross the STOP line until the signal changes to green. There is a defense under the Traffic Act where the offence could not be avoided by reasonable efforts by the person i.e. a vehicle is so close when the light changes that an any attempt to stop could be dangerous or cannot be achieved before the stop line.