TRAFFIC SIGNS,
SIGNALS, PAVEMENT
MARKINGS
TRAFFIC SIGNS
 Signs are defined by their function and are broken
into three major groups:
Regulatory Signs give notice of traffic
laws or regulations.
 Warning Signs give notice of a situation that
might not be readily apparent.
Guide signs show route designations,
destinations, directions, distances, services,
points of interest, and other geographical,
recreational, or cultural information.
Regulatory Signs
 This type of signs regulates or controls the
movement of traffic.
 REGULATORY SIGNS ARE:
RED & WHITE
WHITE & BLACK
GREEN ON WHITE
 MOST REGULATORY SIGNS ARE VERTICAL
RECTANGLES
REGULATORY SIGNS
 STOP SIGN
 YIELD SIGN
 WRONG WAY
REGULATORY SIGNS
 SPEED LIMIT SIGNS
REGULATORY SIGNS
 SPECIAL PARKING SIGNS OR SEAT BELT LAWS
WARNING SIGNS
 Warning road signs give notice of a situation that might
not be readily apparent. Warning road signs typically
yellow background color but the background
color can also be orange or fluorescentpink, or YELLOW-GREEN depending on
have a
the situation.
 EXAMPLES OF WARNING ROAD SIGNS:
WARNING SIGNS
INTERSECTIONS:
CHANGES IN WIDTH:
WARNING SIGNS
 TRAFFIC:
 CROSSINGS:
WARNING SIGNS
 CONDITIONS:
 CURVES:
WARNING SIGNS
 CONSTRUCTION SIGNS:
SPECIAL WARNING SIGNS
 SLOW MOVING SIGN:
 NO PASSING SIGN:
 RAILROAD
CROSSING SIGN
SPECIAL WARNING SIGNS
 fluorescent-pink
GUIDE SIGNS
 Guide signs are essential to guide drivers along
streets and highways, to inform them of
interesting routes, to direct them to cities, towns,
villages, or other important destinations, to
identify nearby rivers and streams, parks, forests,
and historical sites, and generally to give such
information as will help them along their way in
the most simple, direct manner possible.
How the interstate system
is number.
How the Interstates are Numbered
 The Interstate Highway numbering system was
established in 1957. The Interstate route marker is the
familiar red, white, and blue shield with the word
“Interstate,” the state name, and the route number.
How the interstate system is
number.
 Routes running north and south have
odd numbers, such as I-29. The lowest
numbers are in the west, such as I-5
along the west coast. The highest
numbers are in the east, such as I-95.
How the interstate system
is number.
 East and west routes have even numbers. The
lowest numbers are in the south, such as I-10
along the southern border. The higher numbers
are in the north, such as I-94 along the northern
border.
 THE U.S. HIGHWAY SYSTEM IS NUMBER JUST
LIKE THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM. EVEN NUMBERED
ROADS GO EAST AND WEST. ODD NUMBERED
ROADS GO NORTH AND SOUTH.
 STATE ROUTES ARE NUMBER THE SAME WAY.
Destination and mileage signs
Destination and mileage signs
 THESE SIGNS TELL YOU WHERE YOU ARE, WHICH LANE
TO GET YOUR DESTINATION, WHAT EXIT TO TAKE, WHAT
EXIT ARE COMING UP, AND HOW FAR AWAY THE EXITS
ARE.
 THE MILEAGE MARKERS INFORM YOU HOW FAR YOU ARE
FROM A DIFFERENT PLACE.
OTHER GUIDE SIGNS
ROADSIDE SERVICES:

 LODGING
FUEL
HOSPITAL TELE
PHONE
RECREATIONAL AREA SIGNS
RECREATIONAL AREAS:
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL ROAD SIGNS:
NO LEFT
TURN
NO PARKING
NO “U”
TURN
PAVEMENT MARKINGS
WHAT DO YELLOW &
WHITE LINES ON THE
ROADWAY MEAN?
YELLOW LINES
 YELLOW LINES ARE USED TO SEPARATE TRAFFIC
TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, THE LEFT EDGE
OF MULTIPLE-LANES, DIVIDED HIGHWAYS
SEPARATING TRAFFIC GOING
IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.
DOUBLE YELLOW LINE MEANS?
NO PASSING IS ALLOWED
YELLOW LINES
 A SINGLE, BROKEN YELLOW LINE MEANS?
PASSING IS PERMITTED ON
BOTH SIDE OF TRAFFIC
YELLOW LINES
 A broken yellow line (on your side) to the left of a
solid yellow line means?
 Passing on your side
is permitted when it
is safe to do so.
LEFT TURN CENTER LANE
 A LEFT TURN CENTER LANE. VEHICLE MOVING IN
EITHER DIRECTION CAN USE THIS LANE TO MAKE
LEFT TURNS OFF THE ROADWAY INTO AN ENTRANCE.
LEFT TURN CENTER LANE
 RULES FOR USING THE CENTER LEFT
TURN LANE:
1. DON’T GET INTO THE LANE TOO SOON.
2. WATCH FOR VEHICLES PULLING OUT OF
DRIVEWAYS AND CROSS STREETS.
3. USE THE SHARED LEFT TURN LANE
ONLY TO TURN LEFT.
 WHITE LINE ON THE PAVEMENT INDICATES THE
RIGHT EDGE OF THE LANE.
 RIGHT EDGE
STOP LINE: STOP BEHIND THE
STOP LINE
CROSS WALK INTERSECTIONS:
STOP HERE BEFORE ENTERING
THE CROSSWALK.
CURBLINE:
IF THERE ARE NO IDENTIFYING
PAVEMENT MARKINGS AND THE SIGN OR TRAFFIC
CONTROL DEVICE SAYS STOP, THEN YOU MUST
STOP WITH THE FRONT OF YOUR VEHICLE BEHIND
THE IMAGINARY LINE.

CURBLINE
 WHICH CAR STOP
CORRECTLY?
B
TRAFFIC CONTROL
DEVICES
 RED : STOP
 YELLOW : DO NOT ENTER
THE INTERSECTION
 GREEN : GO (WHEN SAFE TO DO SO)
 ADDITIONALTRAFFIC SIGNALS:
RED
YELLOW
GREEN
LEFT TURN SIGNAL
RED FLASHING LIGHT
MEANS THE SAME AS A STOP SIGN
FLASHING YELLOW LIGHT
MEANS THE SAME
AS A YIELD SIGN.
 YOU WILL FIND PEDESTRAIN SIGNALS AT BUSY
INTERSECTIONS. THEY MAY HAVE EITHER
WORDS OR SIGNALS TELLING PEDESTRAINS, OR
PEOPLE ON FOOT, HOW TO PROCEED.
CHAPTER REVIEW
QUESTIONS
 NAME THE FOLLOWING SIGNS:
 1.____________
 2.____________
 3.____________
 4.____________
 5____________
 6.____________
 NAME THE SIGNS:
7._____________
9. __________
8._____________
10. _________
 NAME THE SIGNS:
11. _________
13. ________
12.__________
14.________
 1.
NO PASSING SIGN
 2.
STOP SIGN
 3.
WARNING SIGN
 4.
REGULATORY SIGN
 5.
SCHOOL ZONE SIGN
 6.
NO INTERNATIONAL SIGN
 7.
CONSTRUCTION ZONE SIGN
 8.
US HIGHWAY SIGN
 9.
INTERSTATE SIGN
 10. DO NOT ENTER SIGN
 11.
CROSS ROAD SIGN
 12.
WRONG WAY SIGN
 13.
RAIL ROAD SIGN
 14.
NO LEFT TURN