1. Signs, Signals, and Roadway Markings
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Signs, Signals, and Roadway Markings

2. Regulatory Signs Controls traffic
Tells you what you can and cannot do!
Shapes
Usually ___________ or ___________
Colors
___________, ___________, & ___________
STOP & YIELD have ___________ shapes

4. STOP Sign Always come to a ___________ stop at a STOP sign
Once stopped you must ___________ to ___________ & ___________ in the intersection

5. YIELD SIGN Always ___________ or ___________
Give the right of way to traffic
Slowing down enough can prevent you from having to come to a complete stop
Proceed ___________________.

6. Speed Limit Signs Used to manage traffic flow and safe speeds
Are set for ___________ ___________ driving conditions

7. Basic Speed Limit
You may not ___________ than is ___________ and prudent for ___________ conditions, ___________ of posted speed limit.
* If you are driving 25 mph and the speed limit is 25mph, but it is snowing you can get a ticket!

8. Minimum Speed Limit
Is set on some roadway to keep traffic ___________ .
This tells you not to ___________ than the posted minimum speed unless conditions are _______________________________.

9. Advisory Speed Limits
These are setup for ______________ ______________.
Some advisory speed limits are set for certain ___________________or “____________________________________________.”

10. WARNING SIGNS

11. Special Shape Warning Signs
___________ ft in urban area
___________ feet in rural area

12. Warning Signs
Warn you that you might have to ___________ or ___________
Color
___________ , ___________ ,& ___________
Shape
Most are ___________ – shaped signs

13. Construction Signs ___________ ___________ or ___________
Be ready to slow down, ___________ , or drive around workers.
Fines are ___________ in the areas!

14. GUIDE SIGNS
Signs that give you directions, ___________ , ___________ , ___________ of ___________ , and other information

15. ___________

16. International Signs

17. Shapes and Colors Stop Yield No Passing Zone Warning / Construction
School
Regulatory
Guide

18. Sign Colors & Their Meanings
Red
Stop/Yield
White
Regulatory
Orange
Construction
Green
Guide
Traveler Services
Information
Blue
Yellow
Warning
Brown
Neon
Green
Recreational
or Cultural Interest
School

19. 2.2 Traffic Signals

20. Traffic Lights

21. GREEN LIGHT You can proceed only when ____________ _________________
Check ____, ____, & _____ before entering
If light has been green for some time, be prepared for it to turn ___________ !

22. YELLOW LIGHT
Doesn't mean ________________________________________________.
___________ & be prepared to ___________ !

23. RED LIGHT You must come to a full ___________ !
Stop behind the ___________ , ___________ , or before entering the intersection.

24. Right-turn-on-RED
All states now allow drivers to turn on red after coming to a ___________ STOP and ___________ to all other traffic (as long as a NO TURN ON RED sign is not posted).
You may not turn on red in __________!

25. FLASHING SIGNALS RED Flashing ___________
Yield to traffic & ___________
Proceed when ___________
___________ and be prepared to ___________
RED
YELLOW

26. Arrows
GO ___________ only. Yield to pedestrians and vehicles already in the intersection
GO ___________ only. Be sure that oncoming traffic does not run the red.
GO ___________ ahead only after yielding to others.

27. ___________. The red arrow is about to appear.
___________. You may not go in this direction.

28. 2.3 ROADWAY MARKINGS

29. Broken Yellow
Separates traffic going in _________ direction in which you ___________ .
You may only pass when ___________ !

30. Solid Yellow
_______________on the driver’s side of the center line indicates that passing is ___________ .
You may cross over a solid yellow after you come to a complete ___________ and ___________ to others.

31. Broken White Lines
Separates traffic going in the ______________________ in which you ___________ ___________

32. Solid White Lines
Separates traffic going in the ___________ in which you _________________ .
Found:
Side of road
___________ areas
Toll Booth areas
___________
Some ___________

33. Rumble Strips Are short sections of corrugated roadway.
________________!
Where are they?
Dangerous intersections
Side of road
_____________
Unexpected reduced speed

34. Railroad Markings
Use an “____” and two “____s” to warn you that a railroad crossing is ahead
_____________ near railroad crossings.