Drive Right Chapter 2-Signs, Signals, and Roadways Markings
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II.
Traffic Signs
A. 8 Shapes
1. Octagon: Stop
2. Triangle: Yield
3. Vertical Rectangle: Regulatory
4. Pentagon: School Crossing
5. Round: Railroad Crossing
6. Pennant: No Passing
7. Diamond: Warning
8. Horizontal Rectangle: Guide
B. 8 Colors
1. Red: Stop, Yield, or prohibited
2. Yellow: warning
3. White: regulatory
4. Orange: construction
5. Black: regulatory
6. Green: guide
7. Blue: motorist service
8. Brown: public recreation
Regulatory Signs: Controls Traffic
A. Stop Sign-must come to a full stop(3 seconds)
1. The sign or line help you determine where to stop
2. 4-way stop: a stop sign posted at each corner of the intersection
B. Yield Sign: give way to traffic already on the roadway, pedestrians, and emergency
vehicles
1. Right of way
2. Always slow or stop
C. Speed limit signs: manages traffic
1. Basic Speed law:
2. Minimum speed limit:
3. Advisory speed limit:
D. Other regulatory signs
1. Direct traffic to turn or go straight
2. Direct one way
3. Control parking and passing
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IV.
Warning Signs: Help you avoid surprise situations
A. Yellow Diamond
B. School Signs
C. NO-passing
D. Construction
E. Railroad signs
Guide Signs: provide information
A. Route signs
B. Other signs:
1. Green: mileage
2. Blue: service
3. Brown: points of interest
C. International Signs
V.
Traffic Signals
A. Traffic Lights: Red, Yellow(Amber), Green
1. Right turn on red law(pg 68 in manual)
B. Flashing Signals
1. Red: Full stop
2. Yellow: Caution
C. Turning Arrows
VI.
Roadway Markings: Gives you a warning or a direction
A. Yellow Line Markings
1. Broken Yellow lines separates two-way traffic and passing is allowed
2. One Solid and One Broken Yellow line passing is only allowed on the broken side
3. Two solid Yellow lines divides traffic and no passing is allowed
4. Shared left-turn lane
B. White line Markings
1. Broken white lines separate lanes of traffic in the same direction, changing lanes is
allowed.
2. Solid white lines restrict changing and keep drivers in their lanes
3. White arrows painted in lanes tells you when and where to turn
4. Solid white lines are used to mark the edge of the roadway, pedestrian crosswalks
and stop lines across an intersection