Sign type set by Directive 92/58/EEC (Annex II) and the UK Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 (Schedule 1); pictogram drawn to ISO 7010, which both allow.

No thoroughfare / no access for pedestrians

Red prohibition ring and diagonal bar over a black walking person. · also called “P004”, “no access for pedestrians”, “no pedestrians”, “no thoroughfare”, “pedestrians prohibited”

What the No thoroughfare / no access for pedestrians symbol means

No access on foot

People on foot must not enter or pass through this area, for example a route meant only for vehicles. Use the pedestrian route provided instead.

Source · Standard ISO 7010 Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Registered safety signs · checked Nov 11, 2026

Where it appears

Prohibition signs

ISO 7010
—This meaning

Questions about the No thoroughfare / no access for pedestrians symbol

What does the No thoroughfare / no access for pedestrians symbol mean?: People on foot must not enter or pass through this area, for example a route meant only for vehicles. Use the pedestrian route provided instead.
What does the No thoroughfare / no access for pedestrians symbol look like?: Red prohibition ring and diagonal bar over a black walking person. It is also called “P004”, “no access for pedestrians”, “no pedestrians”, “no thoroughfare” and “pedestrians prohibited”.
Which standard defines the No thoroughfare / no access for pedestrians symbol?: It is listed as ISO 7010-P004.

Checked against the source · Nov 11, 2026 · How we verify

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