Road rule diagrams
Every diagram is drawn geometry, not a photograph or generated image, so vehicle positions, markings and right of way match the Zimbabwe Highway Code. Step through a diagram to see the movement.
Uncontrolled intersection
No signs or signals: give way to the vehicle approaching from your right.
Source: Zimbabwe Highway Code
Giving way to the right
The highlighted vehicle is on your right, so it goes first.
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Emerging from a T-junction
Traffic on the main road has priority; wait for a safe gap before turning.
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Four-way stop
Each vehicle stops at its line; the first to stop is the first to move off.
Source: Zimbabwe Highway Code
Stop sign
A complete stop at the line, then give way before entering.
Source: Road Traffic (Signs and Signals) Regulations
Give way sign
Slow down and be ready to stop; you only stop if traffic is coming.
Source: Road Traffic (Signs and Signals) Regulations
Entering a roundabout
Give way to traffic already in the circle, then move round to the left.
Source: Zimbabwe Highway Code
Turning right at a roundabout
Take the right-hand approach, hold the inside line, signal left before the exit.
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Mini roundabout
Treat the painted island as a roundabout and pass around it.
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Turning left
Signal early, keep well left and finish the turn in the left lane.
Source: Zimbabwe Highway Code
Turning right
Position near the centre line and wait for oncoming traffic to clear.
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Lane discipline
Stay in the left lane; the right lane is for overtaking.
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Changing lanes
Mirror, signal, blind spot, then move across in one smooth line.
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Merging traffic
Match the speed of the traffic stream, then merge into a gap.
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Overtaking safely
Overtake only with a clear view, a clear road and enough space to return.
Source: Zimbabwe Highway Code
Where overtaking is prohibited
A solid line or a no-overtaking sign means you stay in your lane.
Source: Road Traffic (Signs and Signals) Regulations
Following distance
Leave a gap you can stop in, and lengthen it in poor conditions.
Source: Zimbabwe Highway Code
Pedestrian crossing
Stop before the line and let people on the crossing finish crossing.
Source: Road Traffic (Signs and Signals) Regulations
Railway level crossing
Stop, look and listen; only cross when the line is clear.
Source: Road Traffic (Signs and Signals) Regulations
Traffic light sequence
Red stop, amber stop unless it is unsafe, green go when clear.
Source: Road Traffic (Signs and Signals) Regulations
Turning right on green
A green light does not give priority over oncoming traffic.
Source: Zimbabwe Highway Code
Parallel parking
Line up, reverse in on the lock, then straighten close to the kerb.
Source: Zimbabwe Highway Code
Where you may park
Park where it is permitted; a yellow kerb line means no parking.
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Line markings compared
Broken, solid and double solid lines and what each one allows.
Source: Road Traffic (Signs and Signals) Regulations
Position on the road
Keep left, clear of the kerb, and never straddle the centre line.
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Uphill start
Hold on the handbrake, find the clutch bite, release as the car pulls.
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Driving downhill
Stay in a low gear so the engine helps hold the vehicle back.
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Stopping in an emergency
Warn the traffic behind you, then pull well off the carriageway.
Source: Zimbabwe Highway Code