SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND ROADWAY MARKINGS
REGULATORY SIGNS Controls traffic Tells about LAWS you MUST OBEY Ex: STOP/YIELD
WARNING SIGNS Help avoid SURPRISE Situations. Helps ALERT YOU!! Diamond-shaped, black symbols/lettering on a yellow background
GUIDE SIGNS INFORMATION Mark routes, intersections, service areas, and other points of interest/information
TRAFFIC SIGN SHAPES SHAPE SIGN OCTAGON TRIANGLE VERTICAL RECTANGLE PENTAGON ROUND PENNANT DIAMOND HORIZONTAL SIGN Stop Yield Regulatory School Railroad crossing No passing Warning Guide
TRAFFIC SIGN COLORS COLOR SIGN RED YELLOW WHITE/BLACK ORANGE GREEN BLUE BROWN SIGN stop, yield, or prohibited Warning Regulatory Construction/detour Guide Motorist service Public recreation and cultural interest
WHAT NEXT… Get in groups of 2/3 You will get a sign IDENTIFY: Color Shape Regulatory/warning/guide Demonstrate/discuss purpose of sign
TRAFFIC SIGNALS You can start turning to the right earlier. This sign must be accompanied by a turn right on green plate. There is only a single red light, the maximal number of faces an assembly can have in the US is five.
RIGHT TURN ON RED NO TURN ON RED Turning right when the signal is red QUESTION: Can you turn right when the sign says…. NO TURN ON RED WHEN PEDESTRIANS ARE PRESENT
YES YOU CAN!! LEFT TURN ON RED When turning from a one-way street into a one-way street
ROADWAY MARKINGS YELLOW LINES separate traffic in OPPOSITE directions CANNOT PASS, divides traffic CAN PASS, divides traffic
ROADWAY MARKINGS WHITE LINES separate traffic in SAME direction Keep drivers in their lane and restrict lane changing. DO NOT CROSS Separate lanes of traffic that are moving in the same direction.
ROADWAY MARKINGS: can you pass?
ROADWAY MARKINGS
RUMBLE STRIPS AND OTHER ROAD WAY MARKINGS…..
SIGN BINGO
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YIELD
RAILROAD CROSSING
NO PASSING
RED
BLACK
WARNING
WHITE
SOLID WHITE/YELLOW LINE
GREEN LIGHT
ORANGE
REGULATORY
BLUE
GREEN
SPLITS TRAFFIC IN SAME DIRECTION
SCHOOL
BROWN
STOP
INCLUDES ALL SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, AND MENTAL SKILLS REQUIRED TO DRIVE
ANSWERS TRIANGLE TWO – WAY TRAFFIC PEDESTRIAN XING YIELD OCTAGON PUBLIC RECREATION OCTAGON DEER CROSSING LEFT CURVE DRIVING TASK ROUND CAN’T PASS ROAD NARROWS SCHOOL CROSSING GO EAST ROUTE SLOW MOVING VEHICLE DO NOT ENTER NORTH/SOUTH CONSTRUCTION NO LEFT TURN MERGE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AHEAD VERTICAL RECTANGLE CROSSBUCK PENNANT RAILROAD STOP DIVIDED H.W. BEGINS STAY TO THE RIGHT DIVIDED HIGHWAY ENDS MOTORIST VEHICLE REGULATORY WINDY ROAD GUIDE SIDE ROAD ONE-WAY WHITE LINES DIAMOND SPEED LIMIT PENTAGON SHARP RIGHT TURN