Signs, Signals, and Markings

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Signs, Signals, and Markings
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Regulatory Signs

• Controls the movement of traffic
• Give commands or sets limits
• Regulatory Signs are red, white, black, green on
  white, or white on black
• Most have square, or vertical/horizontal
  rectangular shapes

YIELD
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Warning Signs

• Alerts you to changes in condition or use of the
  road ahead
• All warning signs are yellow or orange with black
  symbols or letters
• Most are diamond-shaped

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Guide Signs

• Give information about roadways and routes
• - Mileage to a certain destination
• - Roadside services such as rest stops, service
  stations, and camp sites
• - Recreational areas and nearby points of
  interest

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Route Markers

• Interstate routes that lead INTO cities have 3
  digits and begin with an ODD digit (195, 395)

• Interstate routes that go AROUND a city have 3
  digits, but begin with an EVEN digit (295, 648)

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Pavement Markings

• Double Yellow Lines
• Solid and Broken Yellow
• Broken Yellow
• Solid White Line
• (between lanes or on the outer edges of the
  road)
• Broken White Line

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Pavement Markings

• Arrows on the roadway identify lanes from which
  you can drive straight, or turn left or right
• Shared Left-Turn Lane
• Stop Line
• Pedestrian Crosswalk
• Road Exit Ramp
• High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane
• Disabled Driver Parking

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Traffic Control Signals

• Keeps traffic moving in an orderly manner

Flashing yellow? Flashing red? Red, Yellow, Green
Arrows?
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Traffic Officers Signals

• A police officer can take the place of and
  overrule traffic control signals.
• When an officer is present,
• follow his/her signals
• even if they go against
• those of an automatic
• traffic signal or stop sign.