DMV Test 3: Guide Signs & Work Area Signs

3) Guide Signs

- These are signs that direct a motorist to certain places. 

- They tell you where you are, what road you are on and how to get where you want to go. 

- Most guide signs are rectangular💌. 

1. Route Number Signs

1- The shape and color of a route number sign indicate the type of roadway: interstate, U.S., state, city, or county road. 

2- When planning a trip, use a road map to determine your route. During the trip, follow the

route signs to keep from getting lost

2. US Route Marker Signs

The shape and color of a route number sign indicate the type of roadway: interstate, U.S., state, city, or county road.

3. Parks and Recreation

These signs are brown. They guide you to recreational areas and parks

4. Service Signs

These signs are square or rectangle shaped 💌💟and are blue with white letters or symbols. They show the locations of various services, such as rest areas, gas stations, campgrounds, or hospitals.

5. Destination and Distance Signs

1- These signs are always green. They direct you to bike routes, parking areas, mileposts and specific

exits. 

2- Mileposts are placed every mile along the freeway from one end of the state to the other.

3- Zero usually starts at the south and west borders of the state. 

4- Mileposts can be used to determine the distance to exits, cities or state lines. By using the milepost number and the exit number, you

may compute how far you are from the exit you want to use.

6. Information Signs

These signs are always green. They include items such as state lines, city limits and other

boundaries. You may also find names of streams, elevations, landmarks and other items of

geographical interest.

4) Work Area Signs

A- These construction, maintenance, or emergency operations signs are generally diamond💎 or rectangle-shaped ⌨and orange🎃 with black letters or symbols. 

B- These warn you that people are working on or near the roadway. These warnings includ reduced speed, detours, slow moving construction equipment, and poor or suddenly changing road surfaces. 

C- In work areas, a person with a sign or a flag may control traffic. You must obey these persons.

1. Detour

This sign is used at the beginning of an alternate route that has been established because a road has

been closed!

2. Flag Person

This sign warns that there is a flag person ahead. Always follow his or her directions. Flaggers normally

wear orange or yellow vests, yellow/green shirts or jackets. They use STOP/SLOW paddles and red

flags to direct traffic through the work zone and to let workers or construction vehicles cross the road.

5) Railroad Crossing Signs

- It is wise not to shift gears when crossing railroad tracks; you might stall. 

- Remember that trains are large and may be moving faster than they seem to be. 

- A blue colored Emergency Notification System sign can be found at highway-rail grade crossings, and provides the public with a 24/7/365 telephone number to call to report problems or emergencies at these railroad locations. Some common railroad crossing warning signs and signals are shown in the following illustrations.

1. Railroad Crossbuck: 

A white, X-shaped sign or “crossbuck” with “Railroad Crossing” printed on it is located at the railroad

crossing. This sign has the same meaning as a “Yield” sign. You must yield to crossing trains

2. Railroad Crossbuck, Flashing Lights and Gate

1. Stop when the lights begin to flash and before the gate lowers.

2. Remain stopped until the gates are raised and the lights stop flashing. 

3. Do not attempt to drive around the lowered gate. Also, pedestrians may not cross railroad tracks when warned of a train by an automatic signal, crossing gates, flagman or law enforcement officer.