WorksheetsDrivers Ed Day 2: Language of the Road
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 29mins
What does a green guide sign mean?
Exits and mile markers
Special points of interest
Hotels and diners
Direction
What does a brown guide sign mean?
Exits and mile markers
Hotels and diners
Special points of interest
Direction
A two-digit highway means it goes (a) .
What are some characteristics of state-to-state highways?
2-digit
Shield shape with a white stripe
Even number: east to west
Odd number: north to south
What do 3-digit highways mean?
3-digit with an even number first: beltways around a city
3-digit with an odd number first: spurs connecting interstate highways to other communities
3-digit with an even number first: spurs connecting interstate highways to other communities
3-digit with an odd number first: beltways around a city
Which of these roads are examples of beltways?
I-495
I-795
I-695
I-295
What are some characteristics of US routes?
Black and white shield sign
Goes through cities and towns
Odd N-S, even E-W
Odd E-W, even N-S
What are some characteristics of Maryland routes?
Black and white squares
Black and white shields
Smaller, in neighborhoods
Larger, in cities
What do green guide signs represent specifically?
Where you're going/How far you are from your destination
What exit to take
What lane to be in
Mile markers
What do blue guide signs represent specifically?
Food, gas, bathrooms, etc
Motorist services
Directions to your destination
When to stop
What do brown guide signs represent specifically?
What exit to take
Activities
Motorist services
Hiking, historical sites, etc
What does this warning sign mean?
Lane divided
Right lane ending
Fork in the road
Sharp left turn
Yellow signs are (a) signs.
What does this warning sign mean?
Lane added
Sharp right turn
Right lane ending
Winding road
What does this warning sign mean?
Sharp right turn
Merging traffic
Lane divided
Lane added
Steep road ahead
Sharp right turn
Merging traffic
Lane added
What does this warning sign mean?
Side road intersection
T intersection
Four-way intersection
Fork in the road
What does this warning sign mean?
Fork in the road
Four-way intersection
Lane divided
Merging traffic
What does this warning sign mean?
T intersection
Side road intersection
Four-way intersection
Sharp right turn
What does this warning sign mean?
Speed bump ahead
T intersection
Four-way intersection
Side road intersection
What does this warning sign mean?
Merging traffic
Sharp right turn
Sharp left turn
Winding road
What does this warning sign mean?
Sharp left turn
Sharp right turn
Right lane ending
Clearance
What does this warning sign mean?
Side road intersection
Lane divided
Speed bump ahead
Winding road
What does this warning sign mean?
Lane added
Clearance zone
T intersection
Steep road ahead
What does this warning sign mean?
Fork in the road
Speed bump ahead
Clearance zone
Right lane ending
Speed bump ahead
Steep road ahead
Clearance zone
Merging traffic
A regulatory sign describes (a) .
What are some examples of regulatory signs?
One way
Right turn
Stop here on red
Yield turn
What are some descriptors of regulatory signs?
May have circles with red lines through them
Tell you fun activities in the area
Could be speed limit signs
Direct you where to go
Which statements are true about stopping?
Stop behind the stop line
Yield to pedestrians
The car furthest right at an intersection has the right of way
If there is no stop sign at a clear intersection, you can go
Which of these statements are true about yield signs?
They mean to let others go first
They mean you go first
If there is no gap in traffic, stop
They mean you can't turn on red
What does a red traffic light mean?
Stop
Go
Go with caution
Go in a specific direction
What does a yellow traffic light mean?
Go
Stop
Go or stop
Go in a specific direction
What does a green traffic light mean?
Go with caution
Go or stop
Go
Stop
What does a flashing red light mean?
Stop
Treat it as a stop sign
Yield to other drivers
Go
What does a flashing yellow light mean?
Caution
Treat as a stop sign
Go or stop
Stop
What do arrows mean?
Same as lights, just for specific directions
Stop
Go with caution
Go or stop
What do green arrows mean?
Go
Traffic stops for you
Stop or go
Go with caution
What are some characteristics of yellow lines?
Separate opposite sides of moving traffic
Mark the left edge of the road
They come in single, double, solid, or dashed
They mean stop
What does a single solid yellow line mean?
Cannot pass on either side of the road
Cannot pass
Can pass
Can pass, but its discouraged
What does a solid double yellow line mean?
Cannot pass on either side of the road
Cannot pass
Some people can pass
You can pass
What does a dashed and solid yellow line mean?
The side with the dash can pass
No one can pass
Pass
Cannot pass on either side of the road
What does a dashed yellow line mean?
One side can pass
No one can pass
Both sides can pass
Pass
What are some characteristics of white lines?
They come in single, double, solid, or dashed
Same way traffic
Marks the right edge of the road (SOLID)
Indicate where to stop (STOP LINE)
What does a solid white line mean?
Not recommended but you are allowed to pass
You can pass
What does a dashed white line mean?
Not recommended but allowed
You can pass
What are some characteristics of an HOV lane?
High occupancy vehicle
In MD, this means at least 2 people
Carpooling
Doubles as a bike lane
