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Signals, Signs, and Road Markings

Signals, Signs, and Road Markings. Sophomore Driver Education. Police Officers. Police officers overrule all signals, signs and road markings. The Law. It is illegal to remove or deface any sign, signal, or road marking. Traffic Signals.

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Signals, Signs, and Road Markings

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  1. Signals, Signs, and Road Markings Sophomore Driver Education

  2. Police Officers Police officers overrule all signals, signs and road markings.

  3. The Law • It is illegal to remove or deface any sign, signal, or road marking.

  4. Traffic Signals • When hung horizontally signals have red on left, yellow or amber in the middle and green on the right • When hung vertically signals have red on top, yellow or amber in the middle and green on the bottom

  5. Yellow Lights • Turn to page 202 in the manual. • Amber = Yellow

  6. Traffic Signals with Arrows Traffic signals with arrows control the flow of movement at an intersection.

  7. Traffic Signs • Warning • Regulatory • Guide

  8. Warning Signs • Most warning signs are yellow and diamond shaped. • See examples on page 21 of Drive Right and page 208 in the Manual.

  9. Pedestrian Signs • These yellow warnings signs are diamond shaped. • Sometimes the are florescent.

  10. Specific Warning Signs • Rail Road crossing signs are yellow circles • No passing zone is a yellow pendant

  11. Specific Warning Sign • Warning about an obstacle is shown with a chevron.

  12. Construction Signs • These are warning signs that are orange diamonds. See page 208 in the Manual.

  13. Yellow Pentagon Warning Sign School Zone

  14. Regulatory Signs • These signs indicate traffic speed, movement and restrictions. • They are red andwhite, black and white, or red, black and white. • Examples can be found in the Manual on page 209 and 210 or in Drive Right on page 20.

  15. Regulatory Signs

  16. Specific Regulatory Signs I • Stop signs are red octagons. Page 209 in the manual • Yield signs are red and white triangles. See manual p. 210

  17. Specific Regulatory Signs II • A Do Not Enter sign is a white square with a red circle that contains a white rectangle. • It is commonly seen at exits and entrances of parking lots and highways.

  18. Guide Signs • Green – Destination and Mileage • Blue – Service • Brown – Recreation Area • Route Markers

  19. Road Markings • White lines in the road means that traffic is going in the same direction. • Yellow lines means that traffic is going in opposite directions. • A white line is on the right side of the edge of the road. • A yellow line is on the left side of the road. • Regardless of color, solid lines means no passing. Passing is permitted when there is a dotted line.

  20. Stop Line • A single solid white line across a road at an intersection with a stop sign or a traffic signal is a stop line.

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