Road Signs and Signals Flashcards

What does a blue rectangular sign on a Maryland highway typically indicate?

Answer: Services such as gas, food, or lodging nearby

Blue signs provide motorist services information, such as the availability of fuel, food, lodging, or hospitals at upcoming exits.

A sign showing a white horizontal arrow inside a black rectangle means what?

Answer: One-way traffic in the arrow direction

A ONE WAY sign with an arrow indicates that traffic flows only in the direction the arrow points on that road.

What does a pennant-shaped (five-sided) yellow sign indicate in Maryland?

Answer: No passing zone begins

The pennant-shaped sign is exclusively used to mark the beginning of a no-passing zone on two-lane roads.

What does a circular sign with a red border and a red line through it indicate?

Answer: The action depicted is prohibited

A circle with a red border and slash (prohibition symbol) means that the activity or movement shown inside is not permitted.

Orange signs and orange-painted barrels in Maryland are used to indicate what?

Answer: Work zones and construction areas

Orange is the standard color for all temporary traffic control signs in work zones, alerting drivers to changed conditions and workers.

A sign showing a truck on a steep incline warns drivers of what?

Answer: A steep downgrade where brakes may overheat

The steep downgrade warning sign alerts truck drivers especially to control their speed to prevent brake failure on long descents.