Indian horse-drawn vehicle prohibited sign

A struck-through cart in a red circle.

Also known as: Tonga prohibited sign, No horse cart sign

Road & transportStandard profile

Meanings

The Indian mandatory sign prohibiting horse-drawn vehicles, retained where such traffic still uses the road network.

Officially standardisedVerified fact
Prohibits horse-drawn vehicles on the length of road it governs.
Contexts: Road signage
Officially standardisedVerified fact
Remains in the current sign schedule because animal-drawn traffic still uses parts of the network, so the sign is in service rather than historic.
Contexts: Road signage

A circle with a coloured border containing the side outline of a two-wheeled cart drawn by an animal, crossed by a diagonal bar.

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, 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.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references.

Road signs in India
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-25
Tertiary reference. Used for the correspondence between Indian signs and the Vienna Convention families, for statements about multilingual signing practice, and for the history of a sign's adoption. Not used where IRC:67 or the statutory schedule covers the point.
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 horse-drawn vehicles, retained where such traffic still uses the road network.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Prohibits horse-drawn vehicles on the length of road it governs.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Remains in the current sign schedule because animal-drawn traffic still uses parts of the network, so the sign is in service rather than historic.

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, 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.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references.

Sources

Road signs in India
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-25
Tertiary reference. Used for the correspondence between Indian signs and the Vienna Convention families, for statements about multilingual signing practice, and for the history of a sign's adoption. Not used where IRC:67 or the statutory schedule covers the point.
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