1. Signs, Signals, Markings & Speed Limits
Western Oregon University
Oregon Department of Transportation
Transportation Safety Division
Driver Risk Prevention Curriculum
Signs, Signals, Markings & Speed Limits

2. Three Categories of Traffic Signs
Regulate traffic, movement or parking
Warn of potential dangers or road conditions
Provide Guidance and information

3. Fluorescent Optic Yellow
Colors Have Meaning
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
Black
White
Orange
Brown
Fluorescent Optic Yellow

4. Traffic Signs Regulatory Warning Guide Red, white and black
Yellow, Orange
Guide
Blue+red, blue, brown, white+black, green

5. Railroad Crossing Warnings
RR sign or RR painted on the pavement are advanced warning signs.
Crossbucks are regulatory signs.
Drivers must yield!
Flashing red lights
Bells
Gates
If you hear or see a train

6. Traffic Signals Horizontal & Vertical
Red - driver must stop
Steady yellow warns a red will follow
Flashing yellow - caution
Green – Proceed with caution
Pedestrian signals
Lane use signals
Railroad crossing gate

7. Roadway Markings Designate lanes Warn of hazards
Signal permission to pass
Provide other information

8. Pavement Markings Multi-lane Left turn only lane Two lane rural
ONE Way
TWO Way
Stop lines
Cross Walks

9. WHITE LINES
Solid White – Do not cross, Usually a fog line along the right side of a roadway, Marking the edge of the travel portion of a roadway, stay to the left of this line.
Broken White- Separates traffic going in the same direction, One way streets, you may cross this line.
White dots – Lane markers, Helps give direction of lane when turning, keep to the left of this line
Double solid lines – separates traffic going in the same direction, both lanes of traffic cannot cross.
Barrier line – Treat this line as if it were a concrete barrier, do not cross, this line is twice as wide as a normal lane line.

10. YELLOW LINES ALWAYS KEEP TO THE RIGHT OF A YELLOW LINE
Solid yellow line – separates traffic going in opposite directions, keep to the right of this line, do not cross, except when turning left off of the roadway.
Broken yellow lines – separates traffic going in opposite directions, both directions may cross this line, passing is permitted.
Double solid yellow lines – Separates traffic going in opposite directions, keep to the right, both directions of traffic may not cross, both directions cannot pass, left turns from roadway permitted.
Solid yellow with a yellow broken line – traffic with the solid line cannot pass, Traffic with the broken line may pass.
Yellow dots – separates traffic going in opposite directions, lane guide markers, keep to the right of this line.
Double broken – these are reversible lane lines.

11. Pavement Markings

12. Common Expressway Signs
Interstate sign
Guide signs
Warning sign
Construction sign
Regulatory
Speed limit

13. X X Common Expressway Signals Lane use signals Ramp metering
Green arrow
Yellow “X”
Red “X”
Ramp metering
Signal light
Road sensors
Red X
Yellow X
Green
STOP GO

14. Expressway Lane Markings
Solid yellow line
Solid white line
Broken white line
HOV lane

15. REVERSIBLE LANES - AM

16. REVERSIBLE LANES - PM

17. Basic Speed Rule
“Drive at a speed that is reasonable and prudent at all times,” regardless of the posted speed or maximum limit. (ORS )
To obey the basic rule, the following must be considered:
Speed in relation to other traffic
Surface and width of the road
Hazards at intersections
Weather
Visibility

18. Maximum Speed Limits in Oregon
Alleys: 15 mph
Business Districts and School Zones: 20 mph
Residential Districts & Public Parks: 25 mph
Highways: 55 mph
Urban interstates: 60 mph
Rural interstate highways: 70 unless other wise posted mph
Most stretches of Oregon’s Rural Interstates are posted at 65 mph

19. Non-adjacent to school
30 MPH or less
Adjacent to school
grounds OR
35 MPH or greater
Crosswalk
Non-adjacent to school
grounds