RTM2
At a glance
- Sign code
- RTM2
- Type
- Road Marking
- Official meaning
- A regulatory transverse marking requiring the driver to yield right of way at the line to traffic on the road being joined, to rail traffic on a railway crossing, and to pedestrians and cyclists crossing at a marked crossing. It carries the significance of Yield sign R2, including where that sign has fallen down. It is broken, and at least 200 mm wide in an urban area and at least 300 mm elsewhere.
What the Yield line sign means
A broken white line across your lane that means give way here — you do not have to stop if the way is genuinely clear, but everyone else goes first.
What you must do
Slow right down as you approach, look both ways and be ready to stop; only cross the line when you can go without making anyone else slow down, swerve or stop.
Know the mistake this sign turns on
Full access adds the confusion Yield line is most often mistaken for and the hint for the test, on this sign and every other one — plus practice questions and timed mock papers. The practice sample and the readiness test are free.
See the free practice testSources
- Road Traffic Signs chart, National Department of TransportThe official chart. Sign RTM2 was checked against it, artwork and meaning, before being published here.
- National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000 — Schedule 1Where the prescribed meaning of each road traffic sign is set out.
Last updated 2026-08-23.