Signs, signals, and roadway markings

The purposes of traffic signs are

• To direct, decide, stop

• To observe, direct, guide

• to stop, warn, decide

• to regulate, warn, guide

You are approaching an intersection. You intend to make a left turn after stopping for a stop sign. Bushes block your view to the right. You should

• Treat the intersection as if a yield sign controlled it

• Accelerate after stopping since you have the right of way

• Stop evenly with the stop sign, creep forward, and stop again, if necessary

• Reduce speed early, stop where you ca see best, and continue when the way is clear

Yielding in traffic means

• Allowing others to go before you

• Coming to a complete stop every time

• Expecting others to stop for you

• Speeding up to avoid a collision

The basic speed law requires you to drive

• Within 5 mph of the 55 mph speed limit

• No faster than is safe for the existing condition

• At the maximum posted speed limit

• Above posted minimum speed limit

A red circle and diagonal slash on a sign means that

• A hazard is ahead

• The action is not allowed

• Diagonal crossing is permitted

• Two roads intersect ahead

Most warning signs are

• Diamond shaped

• Oval shaped

• Square shaped

• Round shaped

The message on a diamond shaped sign might be

• Pass with care, trucks use right lane, or do not pass

• Curve, hill, or winding road

• One way, wrong way, or no trucks

• No turn, speed zone ahead, or left lane must turn

You pass a school zone sign. You should

• Go slightly faster to pass quickly

• Know you are within one block of a school

• Go 30 mph

• Stop immediately

A sign with an orange background in a diamond or rectangular shape indicates a

• Recreation area

• Speed zone

• Construction zone

• School zone

Interstate route signs

• Vary according to the type of roadway

• Vary from state to state

• May be combined with information about a city’s streets

• All of the above correct