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Signs, Signals, and Roadway Markings Chapter 2

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Traffic Signs

Eight Shapes

  • Octagon
  • Triangle
  • Vertical Rectangle
  • Pentagon
  • Round
  • Pennant
  • Diamond
  • Horizontal Rectangle

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Signs, Signals, Markgings

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Traffic Sign Colors

  • Red - Stop, yield, or prohibited
  • Yellow - Warning
  • White/Black - Regulatory

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Traffic Sign Colors

  • Orange – Construction or detour
  • Black/white - Regulatory
  • Green - Guide

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Traffic Sign Colors

Blue – Motorist services

Brown – Public recreation & cultural interest

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Speed Limit Signs

  • Speed limits are set for ideal driving conditions.
  • When traffic, roadway, or weather conditions are not

ideal, you must…

  • Obey the Basic Speed Law.

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Basic Speed law

  • States that you must not drive faster than is safe for existing conditions regardless of posted SPEED LIMITS!

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Warning Signs

  • Yellow diamond signs warn of danger ahead.
  • (Be prepared to slow or stop)

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School Signs

  • A School zone sign is usually within a block of a school.
  • School zones may have speed limits posted during school days & when children are present.

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No-Passing Sign

  • A Yellow pennant-shaped sign with black letters may be posted on the left side of the road.

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Construction or Maintenance

  • A Construction sign may be a Diamond or rectangular orange shaped sign.

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Railroad Signs

A round yellow sign with a large “X” and two “Rs” warn of a railroad ahead.

The crossing ahead will have a cross buck sign. (The number of tracks will be below)

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Railroad Signs

Treat a cross buck like a yield sign and flashing lights like a stop sign.

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Route Numbers

  • An east-west route is even-numbered.
  • A north-south route is odd-numbered.

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Traffic Lights

  • Red Lights - full stop behind the line, crosswalk or before the intersection.
  • Yellow light – Make every effort to stop safely.
  • Green Light – Proceed only if the intersection is clear.

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Turns on Red

  • Right on Red – Just like a stop sign.

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Shared Left Turn Lanes

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Flashing Signals

  • Flashing Red - Same as a stop sign
  • Flashing Yellow – Caution

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Arrows

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Roadway Markings

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Roadway Markings

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Other Markings

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What are Rumble strips?

  • Short sections of corrugated roadway.
  • They alert you through the noise your tires make when you drive over them.

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