How Well Do You Know Your Road Signs?
Think you know what all those shapes, colors and symbols mean?
Put your road sign knowledge to the test with our free traffic sign quiz. It’s quick, fun, and a great way to brush up on the signs you see every day.
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Road Safety Quiz
This quiz is provided for educational and entertainment purposes and is not a substitute for driver education or state-specific traffic laws.
#1. What does a NO LEFT TURN sign prohibit?
A NO LEFT TURN sign prohibits a left turn at the location where the restriction applies.
#2. What does a ONE WAY sign indicate?
A ONE WAY sign shows the permitted direction of traffic on that roadway.
#3. What color is commonly used for temporary traffic-control warning signs in work zones?
Orange is the standard background color commonly associated with temporary traffic-control warning signs in work zones.
#4. What does a KEEP RIGHT sign instruct drivers to do?
A KEEP RIGHT sign directs traffic to pass to the right of the traffic island, divider, or obstruction it marks.
#5. What does a DO NOT ENTER sign tell a driver?
A DO NOT ENTER sign identifies a roadway or direction that traffic is not permitted to enter.
#6. What does a railroad crossing Crossbuck sign identify?
The Crossbuck sign identifies a highway-rail grade crossing.
#7. What does a STOP sign require you to do?
A STOP sign requires a complete stop before proceeding when it is safe to do so.
#8. What does a YIELD sign mean?
A YIELD sign tells drivers to slow as needed and give the right-of-way to traffic or pedestrians that have priority.
#9. Which shape is used for a standard YIELD sign?
The standard YIELD sign is an inverted, or downward-pointing, triangle.
#10. What does a DIVIDED HIGHWAY ENDS warning sign indicate?
This sign warns that the divided roadway is ending and opposing traffic will again share an undivided roadway.
#11. A yellow diamond-shaped sign generally indicates what type of information?
Yellow diamond-shaped signs are commonly used to warn road users about conditions or situations ahead.
#12. What does a ROAD WORK AHEAD sign warn about?
ROAD WORK AHEAD is a temporary traffic-control warning sign used to alert road users to work activity ahead.
#13. What does a SPEED LIMIT sign show?
A SPEED LIMIT sign displays the regulatory maximum speed established for that roadway under normal conditions.
#14. What does a school crossing warning sign indicate?
School crossing signs warn drivers that schoolchildren may be crossing the roadway.
#15. What does a MERGE warning sign tell drivers?
A MERGE warning sign alerts drivers that traffic streams come together ahead.
#16. What does a pedestrian crossing warning sign alert drivers to?
Pedestrian crossing warning signs alert drivers to locations where pedestrians may enter or cross the roadway.
#17. Which shape is used for a standard STOP sign?
The standard STOP sign has a distinctive eight-sided octagonal shape.
#18. What does a WRONG WAY sign indicate?
A WRONG WAY sign warns that a driver is traveling in a prohibited direction.
#19. What does a DIVIDED HIGHWAY BEGINS warning sign indicate?
This warning sign tells drivers that a physical divider or median separating opposing traffic begins ahead.
#20. What does a NO U-TURN sign prohibit?
A NO U-TURN sign prohibits drivers from reversing direction with a U-turn at that location.
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