Signs, Signals and Markings

Sign Categories
 3 Main Categories
Regulatory
Warning
Guide
1. Regulatory
= ______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.

 MOST IMPORTANT: Stop and Yield Signs

 Other regulatory signs are either white squares or rectangles with

either red or black lettering.

2. Warning
= ______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________

o Diamond shaped, they have black symbols or lettering on a yellow

background.

3. Guide
= ______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________

o ______________ à provides information on destinations and distances

o ______________à highlights highway services such as fuel, food, and

hospitals

o ______________ à recreation areas or cultural points of interest.

Shapes
 Stop =
 Yield =
 Vertical Rectangle =
 Pentagon =
 Circle =
 X=
 Pennant =
 Diamond =
 Rectangle/Square =
 Rectangle =

8 Colors
_________________ = Stop, Yield, or Prohibited
_________________ = Warning
_________________ = Regulatory
_________________ = Construction/Detour
_________________ = Regulatory
_________________= Guide
_________________ = Motorist Services
_________________ = Public recreation
cultural interest

Traffic Signals, Signals and Roadway Markings

1. Traffic signs, signals and roadway markings are set up to
___________________________________, making streets and highways safer for
motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians.
2. A safe driver always watches for and obeys all traffic signals, signs and
roadway markings.
IMPORTANT NOTE!
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________.

Traffic Signals
When traffic signals are hung vertically the colors are:
o __________________________
o __________________________
o __________________________
Red Light
o Motorist must stop before intersection or crosswalk and remain stopped
until light changes to green.

Yellow (Amber) Light

o Motorist should stop before entering the intersection or crosswalk, unless
his/her vehicle is close to the intersection that it cannot be stopped safely.
o Yellow arrow means signal is changing from green to red.
Green Light
o Motorist should proceed through the intersection

Green Arrow
o When shown alone or in combination with the red signal, proceed only as
shown by the arrow.

Flashing Yellow Light

o __________________________________________________________________________

Flashing Red Light

o __________________________________________________________________________

Arrows
o Traffic must flow in the direction that the arrow is pointing.
o Some states use left-turn arrows to permit drivers to turn before oncoming
traffic proceeds.
o Other cities may use left-turn arrows after traffic has cleared or has been
stopped by a red light.
Orange, Steady Raised-Palm Symbol
o ________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.

o ________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.
White, Steady Pedestrian Figure
o ________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.

o ________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.

o Optional Yellow-green or Standard Yellow =

Lane Signals
o These are used when traffic needs to go in one direction for a certain period
of time and in the opposite direction at another period of time.
o Used during rush hour traffic or any other type of traffic.

Roadway Markings
Yellow Center Lines:

___________________________________________________________

White Lines:

___________________________________________________________

Dashed Lines

___________________________________________________________
Solid Lines

___________________________________________________________

Road Arrows
When used with other signs, shows the correct direction a motorist
must make in that particular lane

White Dashed lines

___________________________________________________________
 Double yellow and white solid lines

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

Yellow solid and dashed lines

 _______________________________________________________________________

 _______________________________________________________________________

 _______________________________________________________________________

Edge lines

 _______________________________________________________________________

White Crosswalks

 Indicates pedestrian crossing areas

White Stop Lines

 Shows where to stop at stop signs or traffic signals

White Special Markings

 Shows special conditions such as:

___________________________________________________________

White Diamonds

 Indicates high occupancy vehicles (HOV) lanes reserved for vehicles

carrying multiple riders

Special Warning signs

 These signs alert motorists to slow-moving vehicles

  Reflective orange triangular sign indicates slow-moving vehicles such
as: farm and construction equipment

Rumble Strips and Raised Roadway Markers

o Warn of hazards such as major or

____________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________.
o Sometimes warns that you are driving to
___________________________________________________________________________________.
Raised roadway markers help drivers you might have a difficult time seeing the
driving lane at night.
o Act as small reflectors
o Color Coded:
o Whiteà edge of a roadway or between lanes
o Yellowà locate the left edge of an expressway
o Redà pull off the road immediately notifies you that you are
driving in the wrong direction
Speed Humps / Speed Bumps

 Speed hump is _____________________________________________

_____________________________________

 It is a longer, flatter version of a speed bump which is more raised

Roundabouts

 It is a one-way, circular intersection in which traffic flows around a

center island