Drivers Manual ; Drivers Safety

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When traffic signals are hung vertically, the red light is:

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Always on the top

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When traffic lights are hung horizontally, red is always on:

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The left

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A motorist must stop at what color of a light?

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Red

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What does a yellow light on a traffic signal mean?

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That a motorist should stop before entering the intersection or crosswalk, unless his/her vehicle is so close to the intersection that it cannot be stopped safely.

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What does a yellow arrow mean on a traffic signal?

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The signal is changing from green to red and gives the motorist a chance to stop safely.

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What does a green light mean on a traffic signal?

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A motorist should proceed through the intersection.

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What does a green arrow mean on a traffic signal?

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When shown alone or in combination with the red signal, proceed only as shown by the arrow. Be cautious and yield to pedestrians.

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What does a flashing yellow light mean?

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Slow down and proceed with care

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What does a flashing red light mean?

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Stop. Yield to traffic and pedestrians. Go only when safe.

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What do you do when a signal is unlit?

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It is considered a four-way stop sign. Be careful and only go when safe.

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What does a orange, steady raised-palm symbol mean?

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Pedestrians must not leave the sidewalk or enter the roadway when facing the light.

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What does a white, steady pedestrian silhouette/countdown pedestrian sign with steady pedestrian silhouette?

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Pedestrians facing the signal may cross the roadway in the direction of the signal.

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What does a white vertical rectangle sign with 4 sides mean?

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Regulation (such as speed signs)

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What does a blue rectangle, square shape sign with 4 sides mean?

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Motorists services and information

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What does a brown rectangle shape sign with 4 sides mean?

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Public recreation and scenic guidance

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What does a green rectangle shaped sign with 4 sides mean?

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Direction guidance

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What does a orange diamond shape sign with 4 sides mean?

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Construction and maintenance warning

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What does a red octagon shape sign with 8 sides mean?

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Stop signs only

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What does a red triangle shape sign with 3 sides mean?

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Yield signs

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What does a yellow pennant shape sign with 3 sides mean?

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No-passing warning signs

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What does a yellow pentagon shape sign with 5 sides mean?

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School signs

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What does a yellow round shape sign mean?

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Railroad warning sign

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What does a yellow diamond shape sign with 4 sides mean?

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Roadway hazard sign

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A warning sign looks like:

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A yellow and diamond-shaped with a black symbol or word message

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Road work signs alert motorists to a variety of temporary roadway conditions. It is important to look for:

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• Orange. Diamond-shaped signs that warn the motorist of lane closings, lane shifts, flaggers, uneven pavement and detours. Road work may temporarily close lanes or divert them, changing traffic patterns.

• Reduced speed limit signs that are alongside orange work zone signs.

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A motorist should react to road work signs by:

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• Controlling the distance between his/her vehicle and the one in front, as well as his/her reaction time.

• Staying alert to the moving construction machinery in the work zone.

• Watching for workers on the road, who risk injury, possible death.

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Guidance signs identify:

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Destinations and routes for motorists

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Motorist service signs have:

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White letter or symbols on a blue background and provide information about motorist services.

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Regulatory signs have:

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Black wording and borders on a white background.

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Two national signs that indicate where certain interstate trucks can or cannot travel are now being used in New Jersey:

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• Green: Marks the routes and ramps where trucks are permitted; also marks the travel route to services and terminals.

• Red: Marks the routes and ramps where trucks are prohibited; also marks the end of designated routes.

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Yellow center lines mean:

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Separate traffic flow going in opposite direction

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White lines mean:

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Separate traffic going the same way when there is more than one lane; show edges of roads

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Dashed lines mean:

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On a motorists side of the center line of the road mean that passing is permitted when safe

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Solid line mean:

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On a motorists side of the center line means do not pass

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Road arrows mean:

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When used with other signs, show the correct direction a motorist must make in that particular lane

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White dashed lines mean:

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Separate traffic lanes on multi-lane highways

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Double yellow and white solid lines mean:

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Prohibit passing. Do not cross the solid yellow line to pass. Stay in the lane. Keep to the right when driving slowly.

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Yellow solid and dashed lines mean:

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Control passing. If the solid yellow line is on the motorists side of the road, do not pass. Pass only if the dashed line is on the motorists side of the road. A pass must be completed before the yellow dashed lines become solid.

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Edge lines mean:

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Separate the shoulder from the travel lane and show the edges of highways.

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Yellow edge lines mean:

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Separate the shoulder from the travel lane and show the edge of the highway.

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White crosswalks mean:

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Indicate pedestrian crossing areas. Pedestrians should use these areas when crossing the road.

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White stop lines mean:

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Show where to stop at stop signs or traffic signals.

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White special markings mean:

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Show special conditions, such as stop ahead, school and R x R, as a motorist alert. There may be a crossbuck at some railroads.

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White diamonds mean:

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Indicate high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes reserved for a particular vehicle type or vehicles carrying multiple riders, as identified by posted regulatory signs.

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Special warning signs alert a motorist of:

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Slow-moving vehicles

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What sign indicates a slow moving vehicle?

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A fluorescent and reflective orange triangular sign

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What are rumble strips?

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Transverse and longitudinal rumble strips are small indentations or narrow, raised strips on the highway or shoulder that are put there to alert the motorist there is a decision point ahead.

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Speed humps/speed bumps:

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A speed hump is a low ridge that runs across a street and that is designed to slow down cars.

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Roundabouts:

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Is a one-way, circular intersection in which traffic floes around a center island.