Road Signs and Signals Flashcards

What does a yellow sign showing two arrows, one pointing up and one pointing down, indicate?

Answer: Two-way traffic ahead

The two-way traffic sign warns that you are leaving a one-way road and entering opposing traffic.

A five-sided (pentagon) yellow-green sign indicates what?

Answer: School zone or crossing

Pentagon-shaped signs mark school zones and school crossings.

When a traffic light is showing a steady green light, what must you do before proceeding through the intersection?

Answer: Yield to vehicles and pedestrians still in the intersection

A green light means go only after yielding to traffic and pedestrians already in the intersection.

In Alaska, what does a sign with a moose symbol warn drivers about?

Answer: Moose may cross the roadway in this area

Animal crossing signs warn that moose or other wildlife frequently cross the road in that area.

What does a white rectangular sign with black letters typically display?

Answer: Laws or regulations you must obey

White rectangular signs are regulatory signs that state traffic laws such as speed limits.

What should you do if a traffic signal is completely dark (not working) at an intersection?

Answer: Treat the intersection as an all-way stop

When a signal is dark, treat the intersection as a four-way stop.

A yellow diamond sign showing a curved arrow with a recommended speed below it means what?

Answer: Slow to the advisory speed for the curve ahead

The posted number is an advisory speed indicating the safe speed to travel through the curve.