NC DMV Traffic Signs and Signals 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does a pennant-shaped sign on the left side of the road indicate?
- Yield ahead
- School zone ahead
- Road narrows
- No passing zone (Correct answer)
Correct answer: No passing zone
The pennant-shaped sign is used exclusively to mark the beginning of a no passing zone.
Question 2: A round yellow sign with a black X and the letters RR warns of what?
- A restricted route
- A rest area ahead
- A railroad crossing ahead (Correct answer)
- A road closure ahead
Correct answer: A railroad crossing ahead
The round yellow advance warning sign tells drivers a railroad crossing is ahead so they can slow down and prepare to stop.
Question 3: What should you do when approaching an intersection with a flashing yellow traffic signal?
- Stop and wait for it to turn green
- Speed up to clear the intersection
- Stop, then proceed when clear
- Slow down and proceed with caution (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Slow down and proceed with caution
A flashing yellow signal means slow down and proceed carefully; it does not require a full stop.
Question 4: Orange-colored signs along the highway are used for what purpose?
- Recreational area guidance
- School zone warnings
- Construction and maintenance warnings (Correct answer)
- Regulatory speed limits
Correct answer: Construction and maintenance warnings
Orange signs mark construction, maintenance, and work zones where drivers must slow down and watch for workers.
Question 5: You are stopped at a red light and want to turn left onto a one-way street from a one-way street. In North Carolina, what may you do?
- Never turn left on red
- Turn left only if a green arrow appears
- Turn left without stopping if traffic is clear
- Turn left after stopping, unless a sign prohibits it (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Turn left after stopping, unless a sign prohibits it
North Carolina allows a left turn on red from a one-way street onto a one-way street after a complete stop, unless signs prohibit it.
Question 6: What does a five-sided (pentagon-shaped) sign indicate?
- Railroad crossing
- Hospital ahead
- No passing zone
- School zone or school crossing (Correct answer)
Correct answer: School zone or school crossing
Pentagon-shaped signs are used only for school zones and school crossings.
Question 7: A traffic signal shows a green arrow pointing left along with a red light. What does this mean?
- Only through traffic may proceed
- You must wait for a full green light
- You may turn left; oncoming traffic is stopped (Correct answer)
- You may turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic
Correct answer: You may turn left; oncoming traffic is stopped
A green arrow gives you a protected turn, meaning conflicting traffic is being held by a red light.
NC DMV Traffic Signs and Signals 2
What does a pennant-shaped sign on the left side of the road indicate?