TX DMV Road Signs and Signals 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does a white rectangular sign with black letters displaying a number mean?
- Minimum safe speed
- Posted speed limit you must not exceed (Correct answer)
- Recommended speed for curves
- Speed limit for trucks only
Correct answer: Posted speed limit you must not exceed
White rectangular speed limit signs show the maximum legal speed for normal conditions on that road.
Question 2: A red circle with a diagonal line through a U-turn arrow means:
- U-turns are allowed here
- U-turns are prohibited (Correct answer)
- U-turns permitted on green only
- U-turns for buses only
Correct answer: U-turns are prohibited
A red prohibition circle over a U-turn symbol means making a U-turn at that location is illegal.
Question 3: A white sign reading 'DO NOT ENTER' with a red background and white bar means:
- Road closed for construction
- You are heading the wrong way on a one-way road (Correct answer)
- Parking is not allowed
- No trucks over 5 tons
Correct answer: You are heading the wrong way on a one-way road
The 'Do Not Enter' sign is placed at the exit of one-way roads to prevent drivers from entering against traffic.
Question 4: What does a 'ONE WAY' sign with an arrow tell you?
- Yield to oncoming traffic
- Traffic flows in one direction only (Correct answer)
- Road narrows ahead
- Left turns only allowed
Correct answer: Traffic flows in one direction only
A 'One Way' sign indicates that all traffic on that roadway travels in the direction shown by the arrow.
Question 5: What does a white sign reading 'WRONG WAY' mean if you see it while driving?
- You are on a private road
- You are traveling against the flow of traffic (Correct answer)
- Road curves unexpectedly ahead
- Detour route begins here
Correct answer: You are traveling against the flow of traffic
A 'Wrong Way' sign means you have entered a roadway going against traffic, requiring an immediate safe exit.
Question 6: Which sign prohibits passing other vehicles?
- A yellow sign with two cars side by side and an X (Correct answer)
- A white sign with two cars and a curved arrow
- A green sign with a passing lane symbol
- A blue sign with 'No Passing Zone' text
Correct answer: A yellow sign with two cars side by side and an X
A 'No Passing Zone' sign shows two vehicles with a prohibiting X, indicating that passing is not allowed in that area.
Question 7: A white regulatory sign displaying a left-curving arrow with a red circle and slash through it means:
- No right turn permitted
- No left turn permitted (Correct answer)
- No U-turns only
- No turns of any kind
Correct answer: No left turn permitted
A red prohibition circle over a left-turn arrow means drivers are not permitted to turn left at that intersection.
TX DMV Road Signs and Signals 3
What does a white rectangular sign with black letters displaying a number mean?