1. Signals, Signs, and Road Markings Sophomore Driver Education

2. Police Officers Police officers overrule all signals, signs and road markings.

3. The Law  It is illegal to remove or deface any sign, signal, or road marking.

4. Traffic Signals  When hung horizontally signals have red on left, yellow or amber in the middle and green on the right  When hung vertically signals have red on top, yellow or amber in the middle and green on the bottom

5. Yellow Lights  Turn to page 202 in the manual.  Amber = Yellow

6. Traffic Signals with Arrows  Traffic signals with arrows control the flow of movement at an intersection.

7. Traffic Signs  Warning  Regulatory  Guide

8. Warning Signs  Most warning signs are yellow and diamond shaped.  See examples on page 21 of Drive Right and page 208 in the Manual.

9. Pedestrian Signs  These yellow warnings signs are diamond shaped.  Sometimes the are florescent.

10. Specific Warning Signs  Rail Road crossing signs are yellow circles  No passing zone is a yellow pendant

11. Specific Warning Sign  Warning about an obstacle is shown with a chevron.

12. Construction Signs  These are warning signs that are orange diamonds. See page 208 in the Manual.

13. School Zone Yellow Pentagon Warning Sign

14. Regulatory Signs  These signs indicate traffic speed, movement and restrictions.  They are red and white, black and white, or red, black and white.  Examples can be found in the Manual on page 209 and 210 or in Drive Right on page 20.

15. Regulatory Signs

16. Specific Regulatory Signs I  Stop signs are red octagons. Page 209 in the manual  Yield signs are red and white triangles. See manual p. 210

17. Specific Regulatory Signs II  A Do Not Enter sign is a white square with a red circle that contains a white rectangle.  It is commonly seen at exits and entrances of parking lots and highways.

18. Guide Signs  Green – Destination and Mileage  Blue – Service  Brown – Recreation Area  Route Markers

19. Road Markings  White lines in the road means that traffic is going in the same direction.  Yellow lines means that traffic is going in opposite directions.  A white line is on the right side of the edge of the road.  A yellow line is on the left side of the road.  Regardless of color, solid lines means no passing. Passing is permitted when there is a dotted line.

20. Stop Line  A single solid white line across a road at an intersection with a stop sign or a traffic signal is a stop line.