Chapter 4 (Drivers Permit)

Traffic Signals (Traffic Light)

Traffic Lights are usually red, yellow and green from top to bottom, or left to right. At some intersections, there are single red, yellow or green lights. Some traffic lights are steady, others flash. Some are circular, and some are arrows. State law requires that if the traffic lights or controls are out of service or malfunctioning when you approach an intersection, you must come to a full stop as you would for a stop sign. You must then proceed according to the rules of the right of way, unless you are directed to proceed by a traffic officer.

Double Solid

You may not cross or change lanes. You may not cross the lines except when turning left to enter or leave the highway. To or from a driveway or to perform a U-turn.

Single-Broken

You may pass other vehicles or change lanes if you can do so safely and not interfere with traffic.

Single Solid:

You may pass other vehicles or change lanes, but you should do so only if obstructions in the road make it necessary or traffic conditions require it.

What type of pavement marking is used to show you which lane to turn?

Arrows.

A regulaltion sign is usually what shape

Rectangle

Work Area Signs

"STOP", "PROCEED", and "SLOW"

Traffic Officers

Among these authorized to direct traffic are: 1. police officers. 2. peace officers, such as on-duty auxiliary or fire police. 3. highway work area flag persons. 4. school crossing guards.

Edge and Lane Lines

An edge line...... which slants toward the center of the road- shows the road is narrower.

Lane Lines

Arrows. Show which lanes you must use. You may turn right only from a right lane. If you are going straight, you must use the left lane. You should be in the proper lane before reaching the solid line-which separates the lanes.

Service Signs

Color: Blue with white letters or symbols. Meaning: Show the location of services, such as rest areas, gas stations, hospitals and campgrounds.

Work Area Signs

Color: Orange, with black letters or symbols. Meaning: People are working on or near the roadway, and traffic may be controlled by a flag person. A work area speed limit as low as 25 MPH may be posted. Even if there is no speed limit posted, you must drive at a reduced speed through the work zone, and you must obey flag persons.

Regulation Signs (Yield Sign)

Color: Red and white with red letters. Meaning: Slow down as you approach the intersection. Prepare to stop and yield the right-of-way to vehicles and pedestrians in or approaching the intersection. You must come to a full stop at a YIELD sign if traffic require it. When you approach a YIELD sign, check carefully for traffic, and be prepared to stop.

Regulation Signs (Stop Sign)

Color: Red, with white letters. Meaning: Come to a full stop, yield the right-a-way to vehicles and pedestrians in or approaching the intersection. Go when it is safe. You must come to a stop before the stop line, if there is one. If not, you must stop before entering the crosswalk.

Destination Signs

Color: Varied. Meaning: Indicate interstate, U.S., state or county routes. The shape tells you what type of route you are on. The sample signs, left to right, are the state, US, and interstate routes. When planning a trip, use a highway map to decide which routes to take. During the trip, watch for destination signs so you will not get lost, or have to turn or stop suddenly.

Other Regulation Signs (No Turn on Right, Do Not Pass, No Turn on Red, Speed Limit 55)

Color: White, with black and/or red letters or symbols. Meaning: These signs give information about rules for traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed, parking, and other special requirements.

Railroad Crossing Warning Sign

Color: Yellow with black letters "RR" and "X" symbol. Meaning: There is a railroad crossing ahead. Use caution, and be prepared to stop. If you are following a bus or truck toward a railroad crossing, be careful. Most buses and some trucks must stop at railroad crossings.

Warning Signs

Color: Yellow, with black letters or symbols. Meaning: You are approaching an especially hazardous location or place where there is a special rule, as shown in the sample signs. Sometimes a warning sign is combined with a rectangular yellow and black "recommended speed" reduced speed is advised in that area. speed sign. This means. Examples Are: Railroad Crossing, School Crossing, Right lane merges, Divided Highway ends, Hill ahead, Slippery when wet, Traffic Signal Ahead, Merging Traffic Entering From Right, '

What must you do at a stop sign?

Come to a full stop and yield the right-of-way to vehicles and pedestrians in or approaching the intersection.

Diamond Symbols On The Road.

Diamond Symbols On The Road. This symbol is used to designate reserved lanes for buses, HOVe (High-Occupancy Vehicles) such as car pools and van pools, bikes, or other special vehicles. You may not enter and use these lanes unless your vehicle compiles with the occupancy or other requirements of the accompanying regulatory signs for the times the special conditions are in effect.

Diamond Symbols On The Road.

Diamond Symbols On The Road. When used to designate reserved lanes on city streets, sections of solid white line separating the diamond lanes from the regular lanes may be replaced by dashed white lines. In these locations, non HOVe may enter the HOVe lane if they make a right turn at the next intersection. Bus lanes and HOVe lanes are used to promote the most efficient use of limited street and highway capacity by assuring that the vehicles with the highest priority move the fastest.

Traffic Officers

Directions given by traffic officers take precedence over 1. signs 2. signals 3. pavement markings. If a traffic officer signals you to stop at a green light, for example, you must "Stop".

Lane Lines

Double Solid Lines: "You must stay in lane." You may "not' pass or change lanes. You may "not" cross the lines except when turning left to enter or leave the highway (example.,. to or from a driveway or to perform a U turn.

Flashing Yellow

Drive with caution.

Flashing Red Light

Flashing Red Light. Means the same as a "STOP" sign, yield the right-of-way, and go when it is safe.

Railroad Crossing Signals

Flashing red lights, lowered crossing gates and/or a ringing bell at a railroad crossing mean that you must stop, at least 15 feet from the tracks. Do not cross the tracks until the lights and bell have stopped and the crossing gates are all the way up.

The shape and color of traffic signs

Gives clues to the type of information they provide.

Steady Green Light

Go, but yield the right-of-way to other traffic at the intersection as required by law.

What color and shape is a destination sign?

Green with white letters

Traffic Officers

If any officer signals you to drive through a red light or stop sign, you must do so.

Regulation Signs (Example-Stop Sign)

If there is no stop line or crosswalk, you must stop before entering the intersection, at the point nearest to the intersection, that gives you a view of traffic on the intersecting roadway.

Solid and Broken Together:

If you are on the side with the solid line, you may "not:' pass other vehicles or cross the line except to make a left turn into a driveway. If you are on side with the broken line, you may pass if it is safe to do so and your driving may not interfere with traffic.

Edge and Lane Lines

It is illegal to drive across the edge line, except when directed by police officer or other authorized official or when allowed by a posted sign.

What color and shape is a railroad crossing warning sign?

It is yellow with black letters "RR" and "X" symbol.

Edge and Lane Lines

Lines separating lanes of traffic moving in the "same" direction are "white".

Edge and Lane Lines

Lines separating lanes of traffic moving in the "same" direction are "white". Lines separating traffic moving in "opposite" directions are "yellow". There may be two lines between lanes, and lines may be solid or broken.

Edge and Lane Lines

Lines separating traffic moving in "opposite" directions are "yellow".

Railroad Crossing Signals

Look and listen for trains before crossing any railroad tracks. If an approaching train is near to be a danger, you may not cross the tracks, even if there are no signals or the signals are not working.

Which of the following must you obey over the other three: steady red light, flashing red light, STOP sign or a police officer?

POLICE OFFICER.

Pavement Markings

Pavement Markings on the road. Lines and symbols on the roadway: 1. divide lanes and tell you when you may pass other vehicles or "change lanes". 2. which lanes to use for turns 3. where you must stop for signs or traffic signals.

Red Arrow

Red Arrow. Do not go in the direction of the arrow until the red arrow light goes out and a green light or arrow goes on. A right or left turn on red is not permitted at a red arrow.

Railroad Crossing Signals

School buses with or without passengers, other buses while carrying passengers, and vehicles carrying explosives or flammable cargo "must stop" at all railroad crossings. Keep this in mind

Lane Lines

Single Broken Line: "Passing Is Permitted!". You may pass other vehicles or change lanes if you do so safely and not interfere with traffic.

Lane Lines

Single Solid Lines: ("Passing Permitted!") You may pass other vehicles or change lanes, but you should do so only if obstructions in the road make it necessary or traffic conditions require it.

Lane Lines

Solid Line With A Broken Line: "Solid Line- No Passing!" and "Single Line- You may pass only if it is safe!" If you are on the side with the solid line, you may "not" pass other vehicles or cross the line except to make a "left" turn into a driveway. If you are on the side with the "broken line", you may pass if it is safe to do so and your driving will not interfere with traffic.

Edge and Lane Lines

Solid lines along the side of the road tell you where its edge is- where the travel lane ends and the shoulder begins.head.

Edge and Lane Lines

Solid lines along the side of the road tell you where its edge is- where the travel lane ends and the shoulder begins.head. It is illegal to drive across the edge line, except when directed by police officer or other authorized official or when allowed by a posted sign. An edge line...... which slants toward the center of the road- shows the road is narrower.

Lane Use Control Lights

Special overhead lights are sometimes used to indicate which lanes of a highway be used at certain times: FLASHING YELLOW "X". This lane may only be used for a left turn.

Lane Use Control Lights

Special overhead lights are sometimes used to indicate which lanes of a highway be used at certain times: GREEN ARROW: You may use this lane.

Lane Use Control Lights

Special overhead lights are sometimes used to indicate which lanes of a highway be used at certain times: STEADY RED "X": Do not drive in this lane.

Lane Use Control Lights

Special overhead lights are sometimes used to indicate which lanes of a highway be used at certain times: STEADY RED "X": Do not drive in this lane. STEADY YELLOW "X". Move out of this lane. FLASHING YELLOW "X". This lane may only be used for a left turn. GREEN ARROW: You may use this lane.

Lane Use Control Lights

Special overhead lights are sometimes used to indicate which lanes of a highway be used at certain times: STEADY YELLOW "X". Move out of this lane.

Steady Red Light

Steady Red Light. You may make a right turn at a steady red light after coming to a full stop and yielding the right-of-way to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. You may make a left turn at a steady red light when turning from a one-way road into another one-way road after coming to a full stop and yielding the right-of-way- to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.

Steady Red Light

Steady Red Light. You may not turn on a red light if there is a NO TURN ON RED sign posted or another sign, signal or pavement marking prohibits the turn. Also, turning on a red light is not allowed in New York City unless a sign is posted permitting it.

Traffic Lights

Steady Red Light: "Stop". Do not go until the light is green. If a green arrow is shown with a red light, you may go only in the direction of the arrow and only if the way is clear.

Steady Red Light

The driver of a school bus carrying pupils may not turn right on any red light.

Steady Yellow

The light is turning from green to red. Be ready to stop for the red light.

Yellow Arrow

The protection of a green arrow is ending. If you intend to turn in the direction of the arrow, be prepared to stop.

What does it mean if an edge line slants in toward the center of the road?

The road is getting narrower.

Edge and Lane Lines

There may be two lines between lanes, and lines may be solid or broken.

Regulation Signs

Usually are white rectangles with black lettering or symbols, but some are different shapes, and some may use red letters or symbols.

Regulation Signs

Usually are white rectangles with black lettering or symbols, but some are different shapes. Some may use red letters or symbols. signs have a red circle with a slash over a symbol indicating that an "action", such as a right turn, is not allowed, or that certain vehicles are restricted from the road. Rectangular white signs with black and red letters or symbols are clues to be alert for special rules.

What is the usual color and shape of a warning sign?

Yellow and diamond shape.

Green Arrow

You may go in the direction of the arrow, but you must yield the right-of-way to other traffic at the intersection as required by law.

Railroad Crossing Signals

You may not cross any railroad tracks unless there is room for your vehicle on the other side. If other traffic prevents you from crossing all the way, wait, and cross only when there is room.

If an intersection has a crosswalk lines but no STOP line, where would you stop for a red light at the intersection?

You must stop before entering the intersection, at the point nearest to the intersection that gives you a view of traffic on the intersecting roadway.

Service Signs

are blue with white letters and symbols.

Destination Signs

are green with white letters and symbols.

Traffic signs

tells you about traffic rules, special hazards, where you are, how to get where you are going and where services are available.

Warning Signs

usually are yellow and diamond shapeed, with black lettering or symbols.