Ch.2 Signs, Signals, & Roadways Markings Quiz

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

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

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

Yielding in traffic means

• allowing others to go before you
• coming to a complete stop for you
• expecting others to stop for you
• speeding up to avoid a collision

Whenever you approach a YIELD sign at an intersection

• allow cars on the left to proceed
• make a full stop, then proceed
• slow down and proceed
• slow or stop and give the right of way to traffic

What does this sign mean?

• yield to the right of way
• no passing
• railroad crossing
• rest area