Signals by authorised persons
Police officers
Stop
![Police Office Hand Signal - Stop traffic approaching from the front](Images/police-officers-traffic-from-front.jpg)
![Police Office Hand Signal - Stop traffic approaching from both front and behind](Images/police-officers-traffic-from-front-and-behind.jpg)
![Police Office Hand Signal - Stop traffic approaching from behind](Images/police-officers-traffic-from-behind.jpg)
To beckon traffic on
![Police Office Hand Signal - Beckoning traffic from the side on](Images/police-officer-beckon-from-the-side.jpg)
![Police Office Hand Signal - Beckoning traffic from the front on](Images/police-officer-beckon-from-the-front.jpg)
![Police Office Hand Signal - Beckoning traffic from behind on](Images/police-officer-beckon-from-behind.jpg)
* In Wales, bilingual signs appear on emergency services vehicles and clothing
Arm signals to persons controlling traffic
![Arm signal to person controlling traffic - I want to go straight on](Images/car-arm-signal-straight-on.jpg)
![Arm signal to person controlling traffic - I want to turn left; use either hand](Images/car-arm-signal-turn-left-2.jpg)
![Arm signal to person controlling traffic - I want to turn right](Images/car-arm-signals-turn-right.jpg)
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency officers and traffic officers
![Traffic officer](Images/traffic-officer-car.jpg)
![DVSA officer](Images/dvsa-officer-car.jpg)
These officers now have new powers to stop/direct vehicles and will be using hand signals and light signals similar to those used by police. You MUST obey any signals given (see Rules 107 and 108).
School crossing patrols
![School Crossing Patrol Signal - Not ready to cross pedestrians](Images/school-crossing-patrol-not-ready.jpg)
![School Crossing Patrol Signal - Barrier to stop pedestrians crossing](Images/school-crossing-patrol-barrier-to-stop.jpg)
![School Crossing Patrol Signal - Ready to cross pedestrians, vehicles must be prepared to stop](Images/school-crossing-patrol-vehicle-prepare-stop.jpg)
![School Crossing Patrol Signal - All vehicles must stop](Images/school-crossing-patrol-all-vehicles-stop.jpg)