Road Signs Test: Questions and Answers

Road signs

1. 

   An eight-sided (octagon) red sign means:

   1. Stop
   2. Yield
   3. Railroad crossing
   4. Do not enter

   Answer: A. The octagon shape is used only for the STOP sign.

   Source: Road signs: regulatory signs

2. 

   A downward-pointing triangle sign means:

   1. Stop
   2. Yield
   3. Merge
   4. Curve ahead

   Answer: B. The downward triangle is the YIELD sign: slow down and give the right-of-way to traffic and pedestrians.

   Source: Road signs: regulatory signs

3. 

   A yellow, diamond-shaped sign is usually a:

   1. Regulation sign
   2. Warning sign
   3. Destination sign
   4. Service sign

   Answer: B. Yellow diamond signs warn of conditions ahead, such as curves, crossings or a narrowing road.

   Source: NY Driver's Manual, ch. 4 (Traffic Control)WARNING SIGNS normally are yellow and diamond-shaped, with black letters or symbols.

4. 

   Orange signs with black letters or symbols mark:

   1. Hospitals and services
   2. School zones
   3. Work zones
   4. Scenic routes

   Answer: C. Orange signs warn of highway work. Slow down and obey flag persons, even if no speed limit is posted.

   Source: NY Driver's Manual, ch. 4 (Traffic Control)Orange, with black letters or symbols.

5. 

   Green signs with white letters show:

   1. Directions and distances
   2. Rest areas and gas
   3. Work zones
   4. No-parking areas

   Answer: A. Green destination signs show directions, distances and exits.

   Source: NY Driver's Manual, ch. 4 (Traffic Control)DESTINATION SIGNS are green with white letters and symbols.

6. 

   Blue signs with white letters or symbols show:

   1. Speed limits
   2. Hazards ahead
   3. Route numbers
   4. Services such as gas, food and hospitals

   Answer: D. Blue service signs point to rest areas, gas stations, camping and medical facilities.

   Source: NY Driver's Manual, ch. 4 (Traffic Control)

7. 

   A round yellow sign with a large X and two letters R means:

   1. Road closed
   2. Right lane ends
   3. Railroad crossing ahead
   4. Rest area ahead

   Answer: C. This round sign warns that a railroad crossing is ahead. Slow down, look and listen for trains.

   Source: NY Driver's Manual: Road Signs You Must Know

8. 

   A red circle with a white horizontal bar means:

   1. Do not enter
   2. Stop ahead
   3. No parking
   4. Road closed to trucks

   Answer: A. This is the DO NOT ENTER sign. It is posted where traffic would be going the wrong way, such as the exit end of a one-way street or ramp.

   Source: NY Driver's Manual: Road Signs You Must Know

9. 

   White rectangular signs with black letters or symbols are usually:

   1. Warning signs
   2. Regulation signs
   3. Service signs
   4. Destination signs

   Answer: B. White rectangles give rules you must obey, such as speed limits and turn restrictions.

   Source: NY Driver's Manual, ch. 4 (Traffic Control)REGULATION SIGNS normally are white rectangles with black letters or symbols.

10. 

    A red circle with a slash over a symbol means:

    1. The action is recommended
    2. The action is allowed only at night
    3. Caution: the road is slippery
    4. The action shown is not allowed

    Answer: D. The red circle and slash prohibit the action shown, for example NO LEFT TURN or NO U-TURN.

    Source: NY Driver's Manual, ch. 4 (Traffic Control)Some regulation signs have a red circle with a slash over a symbol.

11. 

    At a railroad crossing marked only with a white X-shaped crossbuck sign, you must:

    1. Yield to trains and be ready to stop
    2. Always stop for 30 seconds
    3. Speed up to cross quickly
    4. Stop only at night

    Answer: A. The crossbuck works like a YIELD sign: slow down, look and listen, and stop if a train is coming.

    Source: NY Driver's Manual, ch. 10 (Special Driving Conditions)

12. 

    A yellow diamond sign showing a car with wavy skid marks behind it means:

    1. Winding road
    2. Slippery when wet
    3. Car wash ahead
    4. Drifting is allowed

    Answer: B. The road surface becomes slippery when wet. Slow down and avoid sudden braking or turns.

    Source: NY Driver's Manual: Road Signs You Must Know

13. 

    A yellow diamond sign showing a traffic light means:

    1. Traffic light is broken
    2. Police checkpoint
    3. Traffic signal ahead
    4. Railroad crossing

    Answer: C. A traffic signal is ahead. Be ready to stop.

    Source: NY Driver's Manual: Road Signs You Must Know

14. 

    A yellow diamond sign showing a straight arrow with a line curving into it from the right means:

    1. Merging traffic entering from the right
    2. Right lane ends
    3. Right turn only
    4. Detour to the right

    Answer: A. Traffic will be merging into your lane from the right. Adjust your speed to let it merge.

    Source: NY Driver's Manual: Road Signs You Must Know

15. 

    A yellow diamond sign with two lines where the right line curves in toward the left one means:

    1. Merging traffic
    2. Road widens
    3. Narrow bridge
    4. Right lane ends — move left

    Answer: D. The right lane ends ahead. Drivers in that lane must merge left.

    Source: NY Driver's Manual: Road Signs You Must Know

16. 

    A yellow diamond sign with one arrow pointing up and one pointing down means:

    1. One-way street
    2. Two-way traffic ahead
    3. Divided highway
    4. Lane for passing

    Answer: B. You are leaving a one-way road; traffic ahead moves in both directions. Keep right.

    Source: NY Driver's Manual: Road Signs You Must Know

17. 

    A yellow diamond sign showing two opposing arrows with a divider that ends means:

    1. Road closed
    2. Keep right
    3. Divided highway ends
    4. No U-turn

    Answer: C. The divided highway ends ahead; traffic will soon be in both directions without a median.

    Source: NY Driver's Manual: Road Signs You Must Know

18. 

    A white rectangular sign showing a divider with an arrow passing on its right side means:

    1. Keep right of the divider
    2. Lane ends
    3. Turn right
    4. Do not pass

    Answer: A. Keep to the right of the traffic island or divider.

    Source: NY Driver's Manual: Road Signs You Must Know

19. 

    A yellow diamond sign showing a truck on a downward slope means:

    1. Truck stop ahead
    2. Trucks prohibited
    3. Runaway truck ramp
    4. Steep hill ahead — check your speed and brakes

    Answer: D. A steep downgrade is ahead. Slow down and be ready to use a lower gear.

    Source: NY Driver's Manual: Road Signs You Must Know

20. 

    A five-sided (pentagon) yellow or fluorescent yellow-green sign warns of:

    1. A hospital
    2. A school zone or school crossing
    3. A railroad
    4. A rest area

    Answer: B. The pentagon shape is used for school zone and school crossing signs.

    Source: MUTCD sign shapes (all state handbooks)

21. 

    A yellow sign shaped like a sideways triangle (pennant), placed on the left side of the road, means:

    1. Yield
    2. Road narrows
    3. No passing zone
    4. Slow-moving vehicle

    Answer: C. The pennant marks the start of a no-passing zone.

    Source: MUTCD sign shapes (all state handbooks)

22. 

    Brown signs usually point to:

    1. Parks, recreation and cultural areas
    2. Hospitals
    3. Work zones
    4. Speed limits

    Answer: A. Brown signs guide drivers to recreational and cultural points of interest.

    Source: MUTCD sign colors (all state handbooks)

23. 

    A white sign reading SPEED LIMIT 55 means:

    1. 55 mph is the maximum legal speed under ideal conditions
    2. 55 mph is the minimum speed
    3. 55 mph is only a suggestion
    4. You must drive exactly 55 mph

    Answer: A. It is the highest legal speed in good conditions; slow down for rain, traffic or darkness.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

24. 

    A black-and-white ONE WAY sign with an arrow means:

    1. Only one car may pass at a time
    2. Traffic moves only in the direction of the arrow
    3. Turn in the direction of the arrow now
    4. One lane is closed ahead

    Answer: B. Traffic on that street flows only in the direction the arrow points.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

25. 

    A sign showing a U-shaped arrow inside a red circle with a slash means:

    1. U-turn area ahead
    2. Sharp curve
    3. No U-turn
    4. Road ends

    Answer: C. You may not make a U-turn here.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

26. 

    A sign showing a right-turn arrow inside a red circle with a slash means:

    1. Right turn only
    2. Right lane ends
    3. Keep right
    4. No right turn

    Answer: D. Right turns are not allowed at this location.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

27. 

    A white sign reading DO NOT PASS means:

    1. You may not pass other vehicles on this stretch of road
    2. Do not stop here
    3. Trucks may not pass
    4. Pass only on the right

    Answer: A. Passing is not allowed where this sign is posted.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

28. 

    At an intersection with a NO TURN ON RED sign, when your light is red you must:

    1. Turn right after a full stop
    2. Wait for a green light before turning
    3. Turn only if no cars are coming
    4. Turn only right, never left

    Answer: B. The usual right turn on red after stopping is not allowed here; wait for green.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

29. 

    A white sign over a lane showing a left-turn arrow and the word ONLY means:

    1. Left turns are not allowed
    2. Left lane ends ahead
    3. Vehicles in this lane must turn left
    4. You may turn left or go straight

    Answer: C. Drivers in that lane must turn left.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

30. 

    You see a red WRONG WAY sign facing you. You should:

    1. Speed up and exit quickly
    2. Flash your lights and continue
    3. Stop in your lane
    4. Safely pull over or turn around — you are driving against traffic

    Answer: D. You have entered a road or ramp the wrong way; get out of the path of oncoming traffic safely.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

31. 

    A yellow diamond sign showing a walking person means:

    1. Watch for pedestrians crossing
    2. Pedestrians must not cross
    3. Sidewalk ends
    4. Hiking trail ahead

    Answer: A. Pedestrians may be crossing ahead; slow down and be ready to yield.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

32. 

    A yellow diamond sign showing a leaping deer means:

    1. Hunting area
    2. Deer often cross here — watch for animals
    3. Zoo ahead
    4. Deer must be reported

    Answer: B. Deer often cross in this area, especially at dawn and dusk.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

33. 

    A yellow diamond sign showing a bicycle means:

    1. Bicycles are not allowed
    2. Bike rental ahead
    3. Watch for bicyclists; share the road
    4. Bicycle lane only

    Answer: C. Bicyclists may be on or crossing the road ahead.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

34. 

    A yellow diamond sign with a snake-like (S-shaped) arrow means:

    1. Slippery road
    2. Lane shift ahead
    3. Detour
    4. Winding road — a series of curves ahead

    Answer: D. The road ahead has several curves; slow down.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

35. 

    A yellow diamond sign with an arrow that bends to the right means:

    1. Curve to the right ahead
    2. Turn right now
    3. Right lane ends
    4. Keep right

    Answer: A. The road curves to the right ahead; slow down before the curve.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

36. 

    A yellow sign with a large black chevron (>) placed along a curve means:

    1. Merge right
    2. Sharp change in direction — follow the curve the way the chevron points
    3. Passing lane
    4. Exit to the right

    Answer: B. Chevrons mark a sharp curve and show which way the road turns.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

37. 

    A yellow diamond sign with a black plus (+) shape means:

    1. Hospital ahead
    2. Railroad crossing
    3. Crossroad — another road crosses ahead
    4. Church zone

    Answer: C. Another road crosses the one you are on; watch for cross traffic.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

38. 

    A yellow diamond sign showing a vertical line with a short line joining from the right means:

    1. Right lane ends
    2. Merge right
    3. Right turn only
    4. Side road enters from the right ahead

    Answer: D. A side road joins from the right; watch for vehicles entering.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

39. 

    A yellow diamond sign shaped like the letter T means:

    1. The road ends ahead; you must turn left or right
    2. Traffic signal ahead
    3. Two-way traffic
    4. Truck route

    Answer: A. The road you are on ends at a T intersection; prepare to turn.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

40. 

    A yellow diamond sign with two lines that come closer together means:

    1. Narrow bridge
    2. Road narrows ahead
    3. Divided highway ends
    4. Lane ends on the left

    Answer: B. The road becomes narrower ahead; adjust speed and position.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

41. 

    A yellow diamond sign with two parallel lines that flare outward at both ends means:

    1. Road widens
    2. Railroad crossing
    3. Narrow bridge ahead
    4. Tunnel

    Answer: C. A bridge ahead is narrower than the road; slow down and watch for oncoming traffic.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

42. 

    A yellow diamond sign showing a red octagon and an arrow means:

    1. Stop here
    2. Stop for school buses
    3. Road closed
    4. Stop sign ahead — be ready to stop

    Answer: D. A stop sign is ahead, possibly hidden by a curve or hill.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

43. 

    A yellow diamond sign showing a red-and-white triangle and an arrow means:

    1. Yield sign ahead
    2. Yield to pedestrians only
    3. Warning: road work
    4. Merge left

    Answer: A. A yield sign is ahead; slow down and be ready to yield.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

44. 

    A yellow diamond sign with arrows pointing down to the left and down to the right means:

    1. Road splits; choose one exit
    2. Traffic may pass on either side of the obstacle
    3. Detour in both directions
    4. Two-way traffic

    Answer: B. You may go around the island or obstruction on either side.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

45. 

    A yellow diamond sign showing two arrows side by side, the right one curving in from the side, means:

    1. Merge — the right lane ends
    2. No passing
    3. Added lane — traffic enters in its own lane, no merge needed
    4. Two-way traffic

    Answer: C. Entering traffic gets its own lane; it does not have to merge.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

46. 

    A yellow diamond sign showing a median (island) beginning ahead in the middle of the road means:

    1. Divided highway ends
    2. Road closed ahead
    3. Narrow bridge
    4. Divided highway begins — keep right

    Answer: D. The road ahead becomes divided by a median; stay to the right.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

47. 

    An orange diamond sign showing a person with a shovel means:

    1. Workers are on or near the road ahead
    2. Snow removal area
    3. Garden center ahead
    4. Road closed permanently

    Answer: A. People are working ahead; slow down and obey flaggers and work-zone signs.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)

48. 

    An orange triangle with a red border on the back of a vehicle means:

    1. The vehicle carries hazardous materials
    2. The vehicle is slow-moving (usually 25 mph or less)
    3. The vehicle is about to stop
    4. An emergency vehicle

    Answer: B. This emblem marks farm equipment and other slow vehicles; slow down early and pass only when safe.

    Source: MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)