Chapter 2- Signs, Signals And Roadway Markings

Octagon -> Stop. Triangle -> Yield. Vertical Rectangle -> Regulatory. Pentagon -> School. Round -> Railroad Crossing. Pennant -> No Passing. Diamond -> Warning. Horizontal Rectangle -> Guide.

Red -> Stop, Yield, or Prohibited. Yellow -> Warning. White -> Regulatory. Orange -> Construction or Detour. Black -> Regulatory. Green -> Guide. Blue -> Motorist Services. Brown -> Public Recreation

At a STOP sign, come to a complete stop and yield the right of way to pedestrians and vehicles. At a YIELD sign, slow or stop and give the right of way to cross traffic. Speed limit signs indicate the safe maximum or minimum speed.

Warning signs might be used to indicate any number of hazards; no passing zones, railroad crossings, school zones, sharp curves, intersections ahead, or animal crossings.

Guide signs point out routes, intersections, services, and points of interest. International signs use symbols rather than words.

At a red light, come to a complete stop behind a stop line, crosswalk, or before an intersection. Make every safe reasonable effort to stop at a yellow light. Go through the intersection at a green light only if it is clear of traffic.

Come to a complete stop at a flashing red signal. Slow down and prepare to stop at a flashing yellow signal. You are not required to stop at a flashing yellow, so proceed with caution.

The WALK signal and the green light are for pedestrians and drivers going in the same direction. The DON'T WALK signal usually flashes just before the yellow light appears. A traffic- control officer holds up a hand for stop and waves a hand for go.

Broken yellow lines separate two-way traffic. Broken white lines separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction.

Shared left turn lanes help drivers make safer mid-block left turns. Drivers going in both directions can use these lanes. A left turn lane is the lane a driver should be in to turn left at an intersection

No parking zones, handicapped parking spaces, yellow or white markings for roadway obstructions, railroad crossing markings, white markings that show where an exit ramp begins, and rumble strips to warn you to slow for an upcoming hazard.