Georgia: Road signs — Part 1 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Who must obey regulatory signs in the same manner as traffic laws?” · “On the School Speed Limit sign, when is the reduced speed limit in effect?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Georgia Driver's Manual" (2023-2024), Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS).
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Georgia law requires all drivers, including bicyclists, to obey highway signs and traffic control signals unless who directs otherwise?
- A police officer or emergency worker
- A passenger in the vehicle
- The owner of the road
- Another driver who has the right-of-way
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Correct answer: A police officer or emergency worker
Drivers and bicyclists must obey signs and signals unless a police officer or emergency worker directs otherwise.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 28
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What do regulatory signs tell drivers?
- Where service facilities are located
- What they may or may not do
- What hazards are immediately ahead
- Which route leads to their destination
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Correct answer: What they may or may not do
Regulatory signs tell drivers what they may or may not do.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29
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Who must obey regulatory signs in the same manner as traffic laws?
- Only drivers of motor vehicles
- Drivers, including bicyclists
- Only drivers of commercial vehicles
- Only drivers on state highways
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Correct answer: Drivers, including bicyclists
Drivers, including bicyclists, must obey regulatory signs the same way as traffic laws.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29
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What does a red circle with a red slash from upper left to lower right mean?
- Caution; the picture shows a coming hazard
- Yield; the picture shows who goes first
- Optional; the picture shows what is permitted
- No; the picture inside shows what is prohibited
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Correct answer: No; the picture inside shows what is prohibited
A red circle with a slash means "No", and the picture within shows what is prohibited.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29
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What does the Wrong Way sign tell you?
- You may not drive this highway or ramp in your direction
- The highway or ramp ahead is closed to all traffic
- You may drive this highway or ramp only at reduced speed
- You must yield to traffic coming from the other direction
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Correct answer: You may not drive this highway or ramp in your direction
The Wrong Way sign marks a one-way highway or ramp that you may not drive in your direction of travel.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29
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What does the No U Turn sign mean?
- You cannot turn left at this intersection
- You cannot back up at this intersection
- You cannot turn around at this intersection
- You cannot stop at this intersection
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Correct answer: You cannot turn around at this intersection
The No U Turn sign means you cannot turn around to go in the opposite direction at the intersection.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29
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What does the Reduced Speed Ahead sign tell you?
- The speed limit is about to increase
- A school zone begins at the sign
- Slower traffic must keep right ahead
- A reduced speed limit has been set ahead
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Correct answer: A reduced speed limit has been set ahead
The sign means you are approaching an area where a reduced speed limit has been established.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29
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On the School Speed Limit sign, when is the reduced speed limit in effect?
- At all times of the day
- When the yellow lights are flashing
- Only when a school bus is stopped ahead
- Only during morning hours
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Correct answer: When the yellow lights are flashing
A reduced speed limit is in effect when the yellow lights are flashing.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29
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What does the One Way sign mean?
- Traffic ahead may travel in both directions
- You must yield to traffic in the direction of the arrow
- You may travel only in the direction of the arrow
- You must stop before you go in the direction of the arrow
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Correct answer: You may travel only in the direction of the arrow
The One Way sign means you may travel only in the direction of the arrow.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29
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What does the No Right Turn sign mean?
- You cannot make a right turn at this intersection
- You must turn right at this intersection
- You may turn right only if no pedestrians are present
- You may turn right only from the far right lane
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Correct answer: You cannot make a right turn at this intersection
The No Right Turn sign means you cannot make a right turn at the intersection.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29
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When two or more traveling lanes are available in your direction, where should slower traffic travel?
- In the right (outside) lane(s)
- In the left (inside) lane(s)
- In the center lane only
- On the shoulder of the road
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Correct answer: In the right (outside) lane(s)
Slower traffic should travel in the right (outside) lane(s).
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29
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What does the No Bicycles sign mean?
- Bicycles must ride on the sidewalk only
- Bicycles may enter only at a reduced speed
- Bicycles are prohibited from entering this roadway
- Bicycles must yield to all other traffic
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Correct answer: Bicycles are prohibited from entering this roadway
The No Bicycles sign means bicycles are prohibited from entering the roadway.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29
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What should you understand when you are facing a Do Not Enter sign?
- Traffic is merging from your right
- Traffic is coming toward you on a one-way road
- The road ahead is closed for construction
- You may enter the road only during daylight
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Correct answer: Traffic is coming toward you on a one-way road
The Do Not Enter sign marks a one-way road, so traffic is coming toward you and you must not continue.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29
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What does the Keep Right sign require?
- Slower traffic must use the right lane of a freeway
- Traffic must turn right at the next intersection
- Vehicles must yield to traffic coming from the right
- Traffic must keep to the right of medians or obstructions
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Correct answer: Traffic must keep to the right of medians or obstructions
The Keep Right sign requires traffic to keep to the right of medians or obstructions.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29
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What does a Speed Limit 55 sign mean?
- 55 miles per hour is the minimum speed required
- 55 miles per hour is the advised speed for curves
- 55 miles per hour is the maximum speed permitted
- 55 miles per hour applies only during school hours
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Correct answer: 55 miles per hour is the maximum speed permitted
The sign means 55 miles per hour is the maximum speed limit permitted in the area.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29
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What does the No Right Turn on Red After Stop sign mean?
- A right turn on red is prohibited, even after a complete stop
- You may turn right on red after a complete stop
- You may turn right on red only when the crosswalk is empty
- You may turn right on red only after waiting at the line
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Correct answer: A right turn on red is prohibited, even after a complete stop
The sign means a right turn on red is prohibited even after you come to a complete stop.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29
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What does the No Trucks sign mean?
- Trucks must use the right lane only
- Trucks must slow down to a reduced speed
- Trucks may enter only during daylight hours
- Trucks are prohibited from entering this roadway
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Correct answer: Trucks are prohibited from entering this roadway
The No Trucks sign means trucks are prohibited from entering the roadway.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 29