Indian handcart prohibited sign

A struck-through pushed cart in a red circle.

Also known as: No handcart sign, Push cart prohibited

Road & transportStandard profile

Meanings

The Indian mandatory sign prohibiting handcarts, completing the set of non-motorised vehicle prohibitions.

Officially standardisedVerified fact
Prohibits handcarts on the length of road it governs.
Contexts: Road signage
Officially standardisedVerified fact
Completes a set of three separate non-motorised prohibitions, which together record how much of Indian road traffic is not a motor vehicle.
Contexts: Road signage

A circle with a coloured border containing the outline of a cart pushed by a figure, crossed by a diagonal bar.

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

IRC:67, Code of Practice for Road Signs
Indian Roads Congress · retrieved 2026-08-25
The Indian national code of practice for road signs, which defines the mandatory, cautionary and informatory sign families, their shapes, and their meanings. Cited for a sign's identity and defined meaning. Records are descriptive and are not a statement of any road user's legal obligation, which is fixed by the Motor Vehicles Act and its rules.

Last reviewed 2026-08-24

Meanings

The Indian mandatory sign prohibiting handcarts, completing the set of non-motorised vehicle prohibitions.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Prohibits handcarts on the length of road it governs.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Completes a set of three separate non-motorised prohibitions, which together record how much of Indian road traffic is not a motor vehicle.

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

IRC:67, Code of Practice for Road Signs
Indian Roads Congress · retrieved 2026-08-25
The Indian national code of practice for road signs, which defines the mandatory, cautionary and informatory sign families, their shapes, and their meanings. Cited for a sign's identity and defined meaning. Records are descriptive and are not a statement of any road user's legal obligation, which is fixed by the Motor Vehicles Act and its rules.

Last reviewed 2026-08-24