AK DMV Road Signs and Signals 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does a yellow sign showing two arrows, one pointing up and one pointing down, indicate?
- Two-way traffic ahead (Correct answer)
- Divided highway ends
- One-way street
- Lane merges ahead
Correct answer: Two-way traffic ahead
The two-way traffic sign warns that you are leaving a one-way road and entering opposing traffic.
Question 2: A five-sided (pentagon) yellow-green sign indicates what?
- School zone or crossing (Correct answer)
- Railroad crossing
- No passing zone
- Deer crossing
Correct answer: School zone or crossing
Pentagon-shaped signs mark school zones and school crossings.
Question 3: When a traffic light is showing a steady green light, what must you do before proceeding through the intersection?
- Yield to vehicles and pedestrians still in the intersection (Correct answer)
- Proceed immediately without checking
- Stop briefly, then go
- Honk to warn cross traffic
Correct 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.
Question 4: In Alaska, what does a sign with a moose symbol warn drivers about?
- Moose may cross the roadway in this area (Correct answer)
- A wildlife refuge entrance
- Hunting area nearby
- Zoo entrance ahead
Correct 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.
Question 5: What does a white rectangular sign with black letters typically display?
- Laws or regulations you must obey (Correct answer)
- Warnings about hazards
- Directions to services
- Construction updates
Correct answer: Laws or regulations you must obey
White rectangular signs are regulatory signs that state traffic laws such as speed limits.
Question 6: What should you do if a traffic signal is completely dark (not working) at an intersection?
- Treat the intersection as an all-way stop (Correct answer)
- Proceed without stopping
- Treat it as a yield sign
- Wait for police to direct traffic
Correct answer: Treat the intersection as an all-way stop
When a signal is dark, treat the intersection as a four-way stop.
Question 7: A yellow diamond sign showing a curved arrow with a recommended speed below it means what?
- Slow to the advisory speed for the curve ahead (Correct answer)
- The legal speed limit changes to that number
- Minimum speed for the curve
- Trucks only must slow down
Correct 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.
AK DMV Road Signs and Signals 3
What does a yellow sign showing two arrows, one pointing up and one pointing down, indicate?