Signs, Signals, and Roadway Markings Pre-Test

Most warning signs are

• diamond-shaped

• oval-shaped.

• square-shaped.

• round-shaped.

If your vehicle is first in line when the light turns green, you should check

• traffic to the left, the right, and ahead.

• your outside mirrors.

• your rearview mirror.

• your speedometer.

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.

What roadway markings are used to guide your driving path?

• overhead lights

• reflectors

• curve signs

• rumble strips

Whenever you approach a YIELD sign at an intersection, you should

• allow vehicles 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.

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 posted minimum speed limit

Two solid yellow center lines on a two-lane highway indicate

• passing only with caution.

• left turns between intersections.

• no passing from either way.

• passing both ways.

Before you make a right turn on red, make sure

• you turn when the light facing you turns yellow.

• all the left-turning vehicles have proceeded.

• you turn when the red light flashes.

• no pedestrians are in any crosswalks.

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 traffic-control officer's signal

• is often a factor in collisions.

• must be the same as the light at the intersection.

• is the only one to follow, regardless of traffic signals.

• is just a suggestion.