Drivers Ed chapter 3

Speed limit sign show the maximum and minimum

• Speed limit

• Driving speeds

• Minimum speed

What are the different shapes of signs in their meaning

• Octagon- stop signs, slow down and come to a complete stop

  Vertical rectangle-Speed limit, school zones, parking in loading zones

• Diamond-warning an approaching hazard

  Triangle pointing downward-yield

• Triangle sideways-no passing zones

  Ox-Rail road warning signs

• Horizontal rectangle-Guide signs, warning signs, Traffic control others shapes are for route markers

What does the characteristics of a sign tell you

• Shape and color

• Where to go

• How to drive

What are traffic control devices

• Traffic signals

• Signs

• Roads

• Pavement markings

What are the different colors of signs are there meaning

• Orange-constriction

  Yellow-Morning/caution

• Red-stop

  Blue- travel, emergency

• Green- guide signs

• Pink-incidents/ hurricane road

  White- regulatory closures(background color)

What are regulatory signs

• Signs that Tell the driver what they may do

• Blue signs

• These signs tell you the rules you need to obey

What color and shape are warning signs

• Square

• Diamond

• Yellow

• Green

Be able to identify a yield sign and it’s meaning

• Yellow sign

• Red and white downward pointing triangle w/ red lettering

• Means stop

• Means to slow town and allow traffic that has the right away to cross before entering

What are destination signs

• Red and yellow signs

• Green and brown signs

• Square or rectangular shaped with white lettering or symbols

• They show direction and distance to various locations such as cities, airports, and state and parish/county lines, exits

What are guide signs

• Diamond signs

• Square and rectangular

• Green, brown, blue

• Means you must slow down and allow traffic that has the right away to cross before entering