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What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

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  1. End of Taxi station (rank) designated area.· Correct answer
  2. Taxi station. Entry to the street in which this sign is posted is prohibited.
  3. Start of taxi station designated area.
  4. Taxi station. Stopping or parking of other vehicles is prohibited.

Explanation

Sign 508 indicates the end of a taxi rank area, meaning that the area allocated to the taxi rank ends here. Beyond this point, the regular regulations apply and taxis have no priority for parking or stopping.

How to approach it

508 = end of taxi rank. Like 'end of zone'.

end of areataxi rank508

Common mistake

Confusing the start sign with the end sign.

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