SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND
ROADWAY MARKINGS
REGULATORY SIGNS
 Controls traffic
 Tells about LAWS you MUST OBEY
 Ex: STOP/YIELD
WARNING SIGNS
 Help avoid SURPRISE Situations. Helps
ALERT YOU!!
 Diamond-shaped, black symbols/lettering
on a yellow background
GUIDE SIGNS
 INFORMATION
 Mark routes, intersections, service areas,
and other points of interest/information
TRAFFIC SIGN SHAPES
SHAPE
1. OCTAGON
2. TRIANGLE
3. VERTICAL
RECTANGLE
4. PENTAGON
5. ROUND
6. PENNANT
7. DIAMOND
8. HORIZONTAL
SIGN
1. Stop
2. Yield
3. Regulatory
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
School
Railroad crossing
No passing
Warning
Guide
TRAFFIC SIGN COLORS
COLOR
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
RED
YELLOW
WHITE/BLACK
ORANGE
GREEN
BLUE
BROWN
SIGN
1. stop, yield, or
prohibited
2. Warning
3. Regulatory
4. Construction/detour
5. Guide
6. Motorist service
7. Public recreation and
cultural interest
WHAT NEXT…
 Get in groups of 2/3
 You will get a sign
 IDENTIFY:




Color
Shape
Regulatory/warning/guide
Demonstrate/discuss purpose of sign
TRAFFIC SIGNALS
You can start turning to the
right earlier. This sign must
be accompanied by a turn
right on green plate. There is
only a single red light, the
maximal number of faces an
assembly can have in the US
is five.
RIGHT TURN ON RED
 Turning right when
the signal is red
 QUESTION: Can you
turn right when the
sign says….
NO
TURN ON
RED
WHEN
PEDESTRIANS
ARE PRESENT
LEFT TURN ON RED
 YES YOU CAN!!
 When turning from a one-way street into a oneway street
ROADWAY MARKINGS
YELLOW LINES
separate traffic in OPPOSITE directions
 CANNOT PASS,
divides traffic
 CAN PASS, divides
traffic
ROADWAY MARKINGS
WHITE LINES
separate traffic in SAME direction
 Keep drivers in their lane
and restrict lane
changing. DO NOT
CROSS
 Separate lanes of traffic
that are moving in the
same direction.
ROADWAY MARKINGS:
can you pass?
ROADWAY MARKINGS
RUMBLE STRIPS AND
OTHER ROAD WAY
MARKINGS…..
SIGN BINGO
1
SIG
NO
7
2
8
SIG
NO
13
25
31
37
SIG
NO
SIG
NO
SIG
NO
26
SIG
NO
27
32
SIG
NO
33
38
SIG
NO
39
SIG
NO
SIG
NO
SIG
NO
SIG
NO
34
40
SIG
NO
SIG
NO
SIG
NO
SIG
NO
18
SIG
NO
23
SIG
NO
29
SIG
NO
30
41
SIG
NO
SIG
NO
SIG
NO
24
SIG
NO
35
SIG
NO
12
17
22
6
SIG
NO
SIG
NO
28
SIG
NO
11
16
SIG
NO
5
SIG
NO
SIG
NO
21
SIG
NO
10
15
SIG
NO
4
SIG
NO
SIG
NO
20
SIG
NO
9
14
SIG
NO
3
SIG
NO
SIG
NO
19
SIG
NO
36
SIG
NO
SIG
NO
42 SIG
NO
YIELD
RAILROAD CROSSING
NO PASSING
RED
BLACK
WARNING
WHITE
SOLID
WHITE/YEL
LOW LINE
GREEN
LIGHT
ORANGE
REGULATORY
BLUE
GREEN
SPLITS
TRAFFIC IN
SAME
DIRECTION
SCHOOL
BROWN
STOP
INCLUDES ALL
SOCIAL,
PHYSICAL, AND
MENTAL SKILLS
REQUIRED TO
DRIVE
ANSWERS
TRIANGLE
YIELD
DEER CROSSING
ROUND
SCHOOL CROSSING
SLOW MOVING
VEHICLE
MERGE
PENNANT
STOP
DIVIDED HIGHWAY ENDS
REGULATORY
SIDE ROAD
DIAMOND
REGULATORY
TWO – WAY
TRAFFIC
LEFT CURVE
CAN’T PASS
GO
DO NOT ENTER
CONSTRUCTION
PEDESTRIAN XING
PUBLIC RECREATION
OCTAGON
DRIVING TASK
ROAD NARROWS
EAST ROUTE
NORTH/SOUTH
NO LEFT TURN
TRAFFIC SIGNAL AHEAD
VERTICAL
CROSSBUCK
RECTANGLE
RAILROAD
DIVIDED H.W. BEGINS
STAY TO THE RIGHT
MOTORIST VEHICLE
WINDY ROAD
GUIDE
ONE-WAY
WHITE LINES
SPEED LIMIT
PENTAGON
SHARP RIGHT TURN