Transcript Types of Road Signs - Warren Hills Regional School District

CHAPTER 3 SIGNS, SIGNALS AND
PAVEMENT MARKINGS
Responsible Driving (Red book)
NOTES & STUDY GUIDE
Types of Road Signs
• Regulatory Signs
• Warning Signs
Sub category (construction Signs)
• International Signs
• Guide Signs
Sub categories (directional, route markers,
roadside service & recreational signs)
Regulatory Signs
• Regulate or CONTROLS the MOVEMENT of traffic.
These signs tell you and other drivers what you MUST
do and what you MUST not to do when driving.
Colors include:
Shapes include:
•RED
•WHITE
•BLACK
•GREEN on WHITE
•WHITE on BLACK
•SQUARE
•OCTAGON
•TRIANGLE
•CROSSBUCK
•VERTICAL RECTANGULAR
•HORIZONTAL RECTANGULAR
International Signs
• An international sign is a sign that you can
UNDERSTAND without KNOWING another
LANGUAGE. The meaning is conveyed by
COLORS, shapes, SYMBOLS and NUMBERS
WARNING SIGNS
alerts you to CHANGES in the CONDITION or use of the road
ahead. Warning signs include those that tell you about
CONSTUCTION and MAINTENANCE, school zones and
crossings, RAILROAD CROSSINGS, curves, INTERSECTIONS,
changes in road width, DEER CROSSINGS
Shapes include:
Diamond (is the most common shape)
Vertical rectangle
Horizontal rectangle
Circle, pentagon, pennant
Colors include:
YELLOW with Black
symbol
Fluorescent yellow-green
CONSTRUCTION SIGNS are a sub category of
WARNING SIGNS. They are DIAMOND shaped and
are orange with BLACK symbols or letters
• Informs the motorists that there is work being done
on the roadway ahead.
Guide Signs
• U.S. route markers, State route marker, County route markers - one of FOUR kind
of guide signs. Routes are numbered ROADWAYS that crisscross the continent.
Interstates that travel north and south are ODD. Numbers and interstates that go east
and west are EVEN numbers.Interstates that lead INTO cities have 3 digits and
begin with ODD digits. IF a 3 digit route begins with an even number, the route
goes AROUND the city or connects to interstate highways at both ends.
•
Directional or destination signs are mounted over HIGHWAY lanes. They tell you
WHERE you are, which lane to TAKE to get to you DESTINATION, what EXITS
are coming up, and how FAR the exits are? Smaller signs on the side of the road
tells you HOW far you are FROM different places. Directional or MILAGE signs
are either WHITE or GREEN.
Guide Signs continued
• Roadside services - are road signs that tell you WHERE a specific
place can be found when traveling. (such as rest stops and service
stations. These signs are BLUE and have WHITE lettering
• Recreational areas - indicates the NAME of a specific park or
campground. These signs are BROWN with WHITE lettering.
Pavement Markings:
Yellow lines – Traffic that is traveling in the OPPOSITE
directions on a roadway is SEPARATED by a BROKEN
yellow line or DOUBLE solid yellow LINES, or a
combination of broken and solid yellow lines. If the solid
line of the combination solid broken yellow lines is the first
one to your LEFT, you may not cross it to pass another
vehicle. If the broken yellow line is the first one to your
left, you may cross it to PASS a vehicle when it is safe to do
so. When two solid yellow lines divide a road, NEITHER
you nor drivers traveling in the OPPOSITE direction can
cross them to pass another vehicle.
White Lines
• Are PARALLEL to the roadway mark the lanes for
traffic moving in the same direction. If the lines are
BROKEN, you can move from lane to lane when it
is safe to do so. Single white lines between lanes of
traffic moving in the same direction are meant to
DISCOURAGE passing at high-risk locations.
Shared-left Lane
A lane in the MIDDLE of a roadway when traffic is
traveling in opposite directions, remember to not
MOVE into the lane too soon. The longer you stay
in the lane, the more likely it is you will meet
someone coming in the OPPOSITE direction. Watch
for vehicles pulling out of entrances and side streets.
They may cross in front of
you, CUTTING you off. Do not use
a shared left-turn lane for
anything but turning LEFT.
Pavement Markings continued
• Stop lines - A SOLID line on the driver’s SIDE of the road.
• Crosswalks – at INTERSECTIONS where 2 solid lines are,
so pedestrians are PERMITTED to cross the road.
ROADWAY MARKINGS
• Arrows on road – white arrows on the roadway
IDENTIFY lanes from which you can drive STRAIGHT or
turn right or left.
• Edge lines – Separate the SHOULDER from the travel lane
and show the EDGES of highways.
Roadway Markings continued
• Rumble strips – normally RAISED strips on the
HIGHWAY or shoulder that are put there to alert the
motorist they need to slow down or driving off the
roadway.
• Speed bumps – another type of speed CONTROL
device that is a raised BUMP that is a low ridge that
runs across a street that is designed to slow down
cars.
Traffic controls:
• Traffic signals – The traffic light is hung
vertically with the RED at the top, YELLOW
in the middle, and GREEN on the bottom.
• Traffic Officers signals – A police office can
take the place of and OVER RULE traffic
control signals. When a traffic officer is
PRESENT and DIRECTING traffic, you
should always FOLLOW the officer’s signals
even if they go AGAINST those of an
AUTOMATIC signal.
Lane-use lights:
• Red X – NEVER drive in a lane under a RED X signal.
• Green arrow – Drivers are PERMITTED to drive in a lane
under a GREEN arrow.
• Yellow X – A steady yellow X INDICATES the driver
should safely VACATE this lane, because it will soon be
controlled by a RED X.
• Flashing yellow X – A flashing yellow X indicates the lane
is to be used, with CAUTION, for LEFT turn movements
ONLY.
Special Warning Signs
• These are signs to alert SLOW moving vehicles. A
FLUORESCENT and reflective ORANGE
triangular sign indicates slow-moving vehicles, such
as FARM and CONSTRUCTION equipment on
public highways. This sign must be placed on the
BACK of their vehicles to WARN approaching
MOTORISTS.
HOV lanes
• Stands for HIGH occupancy VEHICLE lane for
vehicles carrying 2 or more OCCUPANTS.
Road exit lanes:
• Acceleration lanes – Are EXTRA lanes at highway
ENTRANCES used by motorists to SPEED up and join the
FLOW of traffic.
• Deceleration lanes – Are EXTRA lanes at a highway
EXIT, are located on the RIGHT hand side of the
ROADWAY.
• Zebra lines - Are lines on road EXIT ramps and in
PARKING lots to indicate that NO parking is allowed.