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Red means:

No, do not or stop

Green Means:

Direction or Guidance

Yellow or Yellow Green Means:

General warning

White means:

Regulatory, law or rule

Orange means:

Road construction or repair warning

Blue means:

Driver services, such as food and lodging

Brown means:

Recreation and scenic area information

Octagon (8 sides) means:

STOP

Diamond means:

Warning

Rectangle means:

Traffic Regulations or directions to drivers

Inverted Triangle means:

Yield right of way

Pennant (sideways triangle) means:

No passing

Pentagon (five sides) means:

School zones and school crossings

Circle means:

Railroad Crossing ahead

Crossbuck (an X) means

Actual railroad crossing

Shield means:

Route marker

What does a stop sign mean?

Come to a full stop behind the sign and at the crosswalk or stop line. Right of way is given to pedestrians and to any cross traffic.

What do you do at a 4 way stop?

You must wait for vehicles within the intersection, and for those who reach the intersection before you go. Wait your turn!!

What do "yield signs" mean?

They mean the same thing as stop signs, except you may proceed without coming to a full stop if it is safe to do so. You must slow down as you come to the intersection and give the right of way to pedestrians and through traffic.

What are regulatory signs?

They are rectangular with a white background, they inform you of traffic laws and regulations. Must be obeyed. Example: Speed limit

What are warning signs?

Yellow, diamond shaped with black letters and symbols. They tell you there are special conditions or hazards ahead.

Railroad Crossing Signs are:

Used to warn you that you need to slow down and may have to stop for a train. The crossbuck marks the actual location of the train tracks. You should look both ways when approaching the crossing and always stay clear of the tracks when a train is approaching.

Construction and Maintenance signs are:

Used to notify drivers of possible danger in or near work areas. Most signs used in highway and street work areas are diamond shaped. Cones, drums and barricades are used to safely guide you through work areas. Night work may be equipped with warning lights. `

What does a flashing red light mean?

Means that you must come to a full stop. You may go only when the road is clear and have the right of way. The signal has the same meaning as a stop sign.

A flashing yellow light means:

You may go ahead, but proceed with caution.

A red arrow means:

You cannot make the movement shown by the arrow. The read arrow may be shown alone or with entering the intersection to make a movement allowed by another signal, drivers facing a red arrow must stop.

A Yellow arrow means:

The signal is going to turn red and warns you to clean the intersection

A flashing yellow arrow means:

You must yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, you may complete the turn when it is safe to do so.

A green arrow means:

You may go in the direction shown by the arrow, but must yield to pedestrians, bicycles, and traffic already in the intersection.

When is it okay to turn at a right light?

Only when you are turning from a one-way street onto another one-way street that has traffic moving to the left. You must signal, come to a complete stop and yield the right of way to pedestrians and all other traffic that is moving as directed by the signal. You may make these turns unless a sign, arrow signal or police officer directs you not to turn.

Pedestrians must also obey traffic signals:

Red light: do not cross unless a pedestrian signal or police officer directs otherwise.


Yellow light: Do not cross, the light is about to turn red.


Green light: Means go straight ahead, turn right or left unless the sign forbids the turn.

Broken or dashed white lined highway markings are used:

To mark traffic lanes on roads which have more to one lane moving in the same direction. You should drive within these lanes and not straddle the lines. Passing is permitted when it is safe to do so.

Solid white lined highway markings are used:

In several ways. When they separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction, do not change lanes or pass. The only exception to this is a white line separating a high occupancy vehicle lane on a freeway.



What is a HOV? (High Occupancy Vehicle)

A carpool of two or more people. You may cross the solid white line separating a high occupancy vehicle lane only to exit or enter this lane. (Must have more than one person in the car to do this)

What is another reason a solid white line is used?

To mark the edge of the highway as well as the boundary between the travel lane and a highway shoulder.

Yellow lined highway markings:

Separate lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions.

Broken or dashed yellow lined highway markings mean:

You may pass when it is safe to do so.

Solid yellow lined highway markings mean:

That you are not to cross over or pass. A solid yellow line is also used to mark the left edge on multi-lane divided highways.

Double yellow lines mean:

You cannot pass if the lines on your side are solid to the right.

Crosswalk lines are:

Marked by solid white lines or various patterns. Always stop your vehicle before the crosswalk. At some intersections, especially in small towns or residential areas crosswalks may not be marked. You must yield to pedestrians in the intersection.


Stop lines are:

The white white lines pained across traffic lane where you must stop before you enter the intersection. You should be able to see traffic coming from all directions.

Dotted white lines:

May either indicate an extension of a lane line through an intersection or may indicate exit-only lanes on a freeway.

Center lanes:

For left lane turns, and appear on many streets and roads. Most are marked by sold yellow and broken yellow lines. You may cross the lines only to make a left turn onto or from the highway. May not be used for passing. You may not travel more than 200 feet in a center turn lane before making a left-hand turn and you may not travel more than 50 feet in a center lane after making a left-hand turn onto the highway before merging with traffic.

In Railroad Crossings, how far away MUST you be from the tracks?

15 ft

If there is no stop signal at a railroad crossing, what vehicles must stop anyway?

Passenger buses, and trucks carrying flammable or dangerous materials.

(Right of way) At an intersection where there are no traffic signs or signals, who has the right of way?

The vehicle on your right. If you have the right of way and other cars yield to you, proceed through the intersection with caution.

If a vehicle is already in the intersection they have the right of way over others just getting there. (True or False)

True

A vehicle going straight ahead that is already in the intersection has the right of way over someone that is turning left. After yielding (and signaling) the vehicle turning left has the right of way. (True or false)

True.

When entering a main road from a minor road, private road, or driveway, what should you do?

Yield the right of way to all traffic on the main road and to pedestrians.

At a 4 way stop, who goes first? (right of way)

The first person who reaches the intersection after stopping completely.

When entering a freeway, who do you yield the right of way to?

To traffic on the freeway.

School Zones Speed Limits:

15-25 miles per hour

Business and Residential Area speed limit:

25 miles per hour



reduced speed areas going into towns speed limit:

45 miles per hour

Urban Freeways, rural highways speed limit

65 miles per hour

Rural interstate freeways speed limit:

70 miles per hour

Which lane is the fast lane?

The left lane. Avoid lane hopping as its dangerous and annoying.

ABS stands for:

Anti-lock breaking systems. They prevent skidding and allow drivers to steer during emergency breaking systems.

How do you check if your car has ABS?

There is a lighted symbol on the dashboard which is visible right after starting the engine.

What two types of ABS are there?

4-wheel ABS and rear-wheel anti-lock brakes.

Perception and Reaction Distance is:

Three things that occur to stop your vehicle, "perception, reaction and action." Which is putting your foot on the brake.

Reaction time is:

The amount of time it takes from when you see that you need to stop until you step on the brakes.

What is braking time?

How much time it takes for the brakes and friction between the road and tires to stop your vehicle.

Braking distance is:

How far your vehicle travels during this time.

At a minimum how far ahead should you look where your vehicle will be?

12 seconds ahead at minimum

How far behind someone should you be while driving?

2 seconds. (one on thousand, two one thousand)

As speed in increases, how far behind someone should you be while driving? For example, 50 mph

7 seconds behind someone at 50 mph.

In a roundabout, who has right of way?

Traffic circulating within the roundabout

All traffic moves in one direction, which is?

Counterclockwise. When you enter a roundabout you go right.

How far should you be from where you are going to turn when you signal?

100 ft, or 10 car lengths. Yo.

Uturns are basically allowed wherever they can be done safely. You cannot u-turn:

When prohibited by a traffic sign or signal, in a business district (except at an intersection) or an appropriate opening on a divided highway. You cannot u-turn on curves, near a grade where there is less than 500 ft visibility in both directions.