Ch.2 Signs, Signals, & Roadways Markings Quiz

No-parking zones are often near:

• fire hydrants, curves, intersections
• where pedestrians cross
• a school area
• railroad crossing

Posted minimum speed limits are:

• not legal and need not to be observed
• the slowest to drive under normal conditions
• speed limits lowered for driving at night
• 15 mph lower than the posted limit

A construction zone is indicated by

• a blue sign
• a green sign
• an orange sign
• a yellow sign

You should expect this sign

• near a school crossing
• in a parking lot
• near a church
• at a school-bus loading zone

Broken white lines

• warn of a railroad crossing ahead
• separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction
• indicate a no-passing zone
• tell you where to stop

Interstate route signs

• vary according to the type of raodway
• vary from state to state
• maybe combines with information about a city's streets
• all of the above are correct 

The basic speed law requires you to drive

• within 5 mph of the 55 mph speed limit
• no faster than is safe for existing conditions
• at the maximum posted speed limit
• above the posted speed limit

Red roadway markers mean that 

• you are driving in the wrong direction
• you are driving in the correct direction
• the exit ramp is approaching
• a railroad crossing is ahead

The purposes of traffic signs are

• to direct, to decide, to stop
• to observe, to direct, to guide
• to stop, to warn, to decide
• to regulate, to warn, to guide

The purpose of a rumble strip is to

• wake up drivers who are falling asleep

• alert you through the noise your tires make when driving over it

• warn you that you are driving too close to the roadway edge

• all of the above