Quiz - Signs, Signals, & Markings

White lines parallel to the road separate:

• traffic moving in the same direction.

• traffic moving in the opposite directions.

• vans from trucks.

• pedestrians from vehicles.

When a police officer is giving hand signals at an intersection, you should:

• ignore the officer and follow the car in front.

• follow the traffic signals.

• always follow the officer's directions.

• proceed with caution.

A yield sign indicates that a driver:

• must move to a different lane.

• should speed up to merge with traffic.

• may need to stop and wait until the roadway is clear of traffic before proceeding.

• has the right of way.

When you approach a stop sign and observe no other vehicles around, you should:

• slow down but continue moving past the sign.

• blow your horn and increase your speed.

• proceed without stopping if the road is clear.

• come to a full stop at the sign.

Two solid yellow lines on a roadway indicate that:

• passing is permitted in either direction.

• you can pass if no traffic is coming.

• the left lane may be used only for left turns.

• no passing is permitted in either direction.

When approaching a flashing red traffic signal, you should:

• immediately turn right.

• respond as if it were a stop sign.

• slow down and proceed with caution.

• treat it as a green light.

A steady yellow X posted above a highway lane indicates that:

• vehicles should move slowly.

• the lane is closed for maintenance.

• vehicles should move to a different lane.

• the lane will become an exit ramp.

Blue signs with white lettering indicate:

• school zones.

• roadside services.

• construction areas.

• roadway conditions.

Shared left-turn lanes are marked by:

• white arrows that point in the same direction.

• parallel broken yellow lines with white arrows that point left and right.

• dashed white lines.

• solid yellow lines.

A red arrow indicates:

• a stop sign ahead.

• traffic is not allowed in the direction of the arrow.

• a one-way street.

• a detour.