Traffic Laws
Traffic Signs
TRAFFIC SIGNS
3 TYPES REGULATORY – LAW SIGNS WARNING - HAZARD SIGNS GUIDE - GENERAL INFORMATION
REGULATORY – LAW SIGNS
STOP SIGN YIELD SPEED LIMIT RAILROAD CROSSBUCK ONE – WAY
STOP SIGN
RED OCTOGON IN SHAPE STOP LINE THEN DOUBLE STOP IF
VISION IS PROBLEM RIGHT-OF-WAY
YIELD
RED TRIANGLE IN SHAPE LOOK FOR EYE CONTACT
SPEED LIMIT
BASIC SPEED RULE ADVISORY SPEED – RECOMMENDED SPEED SPEED LIMIT WHEN NOT POSTED PARKING LOTS - SUBDIVISIONS - ENTERING MOST TOWNS - OPEN ROAD - PAINTED NOT PAINTED INTERSTATE -
RAILROAD CROSSBUCK
ONE – WAY
3 WAYS TO TELL ONE-WAY STREET a. traffic flow/parked cars b. signs/signals c. white lines on the street RULE FOR TURNING IN TO PROPER
LANE – CLOSEST LEGAL LANE RIGHT LANE ON MULTI-LANE ROAD
EXCEPT TO PASS OR TURN LEFT
WARNING - HAZARD SIGNS
YELLOW MOST ARE DIAMOND IN SHAPE ORANGE – CONSTRUCTION CIRCLE – RAIROAD WARNING PENANT – NO PASSING SQUARE TRIANGLE AT TOP - SCHOOL
CROSSING
GUIDE SIGNS – GENERAL INFORMATION
ROUTE MARKERS DIRECTION OF SIGNS ODD NUMBER – North-South EVEN NUMBER – East-West DESTINATION CITY SIGNS MILEAGE MARKERS SERVICE MARKERS RECREATIONAL AREAS
TRAFFIC LIGHTS
FLASHING RED - FLASHING YELLOW - STALE GREEN LIGHT - RULE AT STATE GREEN INTERSECTIONS 3 TYPES OPEN – no traffic signals or signs CLOSED – traffic signals and signs direct the driver
COMBINATION – both open and closed characteristics TURNING ON RED LIGHT RIGHT ALWAYS UNLESS THERE IS A SIGN LEFT ONE-WAY TO ONE-WAY UNLESS THERE IS A SIGN STOP AT STOP LINE (SHORT OF INTERSECTION BEFORE
CROSSWALK)