Road Signs

State of Delaware requires you know colors and shapes Colors Red- Regulatory White- Regulatory Black- Regulatory Orange- construction Yellow- Warning Green- Guide Brown- Recreation Blue- Motorist Services Shapes Octagon - STOP Triangle - YIELD Round - Rail Road Pentagon - School Zone Pennant - No Passing Diamond - General Warning Square- General Regulatory Horizontal Rectangle- Guide Vertical Rectangle- Regulatory

Guide signs Guide signs. Guide signs are used to inform drivers of routes, gas, food, lodging, hospitals, rest areas and others. Guide signs are designated by color and shape.

FINAL THREE CATAGORIES OF SIGNS

Brown is for recreational areas.

Blue is motorist services. Gas, food, lodging, hospitals etc.

The Two most important Regulatory Signs:

Two VERY Important Terms RIGHT OF WAY Means to HAVE immediate use of the roadway The person with the RIGHT OF WAY goes first YIELD Means to GIVE UP immediate use of the roadway The person who YIELDS waits for traffic to pass before proceeding

Question Are all speed limit signs white and black?

ANSWER NO! The white and black signs are REGULATORY. They are the legal speed limit for that road Yellow and Black signs may also have a speed limit written on it. They are ADVISORY SPEED LIMITS

Advisory Speed Limits give the SUGGESTED speed for a particular stretch of road.

SECOND QUESTION… If you choose NOT to follow the advisory limit and you are in a crash, will you be given a ticket for speeding?

ANSWER: No, the legal speed limit is the white and black sign. However, you will be ticketed for reckless driving

Signs, Signals, and Road markings Before moving on…quiz yourself on what was just covered

A) RAILROAD B) DO NOT ENTER C) STOP D) WARNING

A) RAILROAD B) DO NOT ENTER C) STOP D) WARNING STOP

A) YIELD B) SLOW MOVING VEHICLE C) NO PASSING ZONE D) WARNING

A) YIELD B) SLOW MOVING VEHICLE C) NO PASSING ZONE D) WARNING

A) Railroad B) Do not enter C) Stop sign D) Route sign

A) Railroad B) Do not enter C) Stop sign D) Route sign

A) RAILROAD B) STOP C) DO NOT ENTER D) NO PASSING

A) RAILROAD B) STOP C) DO NOT ENTER D) NO PASSING

A) Regulatory B) Warning C) Guidance D) Caution

A) Regulatory B) Warning C) Guidance D) Caution

A) Hazard B) Curve to the right C) No passing zone D) Slow moving vehicle

A) Hazard B) Curve to the right C) No passing zone D) Slow moving vehicle NO PASSING ZONE

A) Warning B) School Zone C) Regulatory D) Railroad

A) Warning B) School Zone C) Regulatory D) Railroad

A) regulatory B) warning C) school D) yield

A) regulatory B) warning C) school D) yield

A) County route B) State route C) Interstate route D) US route

A) County route B) State route C) Interstate route D) US route

REMEMBER!!! Signs are messages on the road directed at YOU!!! You must be aware of them. Keep your eyes moving and read all road signs!!!