LTO Traffic Signs and Pavement Markings 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does a sign displaying 'WRONG WAY' in white letters on a red background mean?
- Wrong turn was made; correct at next intersection
- You are traveling against the flow of traffic (Correct answer)
- Road narrows ahead
- No entry for commercial vehicles
Correct answer: You are traveling against the flow of traffic
A Wrong Way sign is a regulatory sign indicating the driver has entered a roadway going in the opposite direction of legal traffic flow.
Question 2: What do diagonal yellow lines inside a painted island on the pavement indicate?
- Parking is permitted on the island
- A pedestrian crossing area
- A neutral zone that drivers must not enter (Correct answer)
- Bicycle staging area
Correct answer: A neutral zone that drivers must not enter
Diagonal yellow lines forming a painted island mark an area that vehicles must not drive over or stop in.
Question 3: A green circular sign at an intersection means:
- Hazard ahead
- Movement in the indicated direction is permitted (Correct answer)
- Road closed
- Bicycle route only
Correct answer: Movement in the indicated direction is permitted
Green signs in circular form indicate that the movement or direction shown is permitted or authorized.
Question 4: What does a blue square sign with a white 'P' indicate?
- Pedestrian crossing zone
- Police station ahead
- Parking area available (Correct answer)
- Private road ahead
Correct answer: Parking area available
A blue square sign with a white 'P' is a guide sign indicating a public parking area is nearby.
Question 5: What do broken (dashed) white lines between lanes of same-direction traffic tell you?
- Lane changes are prohibited
- Lane changes are permitted when safe (Correct answer)
- Merging lanes ahead
- High-occupancy vehicle restriction
Correct answer: Lane changes are permitted when safe
Broken white lines between lanes traveling in the same direction indicate drivers may change lanes when it is safe to do so.
Question 6: What does a yield sign require drivers to do?
- Come to a complete stop before proceeding
- Slow down and give right-of-way to cross traffic (Correct answer)
- Speed up to merge safely
- Stop only if cross traffic is heavy
Correct answer: Slow down and give right-of-way to cross traffic
A yield sign requires drivers to slow down and give the right-of-way to pedestrians and vehicles in the intersection before proceeding.
Question 7: An orange sign on a highway most likely indicates:
- School zone ahead
- Construction or work zone (Correct answer)
- Emergency vehicle route
- Detour ends
Correct answer: Construction or work zone
Orange is the standard color for temporary traffic control signs used in construction and maintenance work zones.
LTO Traffic Signs and Pavement Markings 3
What does a sign displaying 'WRONG WAY' in white letters on a red background mean?