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Kentucky road sign library

Every sign, signal and marking the Kentucky driver manual shows or names, with its meaning in the manual's words and its page.

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Regulatory signs - Kentucky

  • No Left Turn

    No Left Turn

    These signs tell you about specific laws that you must obey, such as rules for traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed, parking, and other special situations.

    Manual page 38 · Open this page in the manual

  • No U-Turn

    No U-Turn

    These signs tell you about specific laws that you must obey, such as rules for traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed, parking, and other special situations.

    Manual page 38 · Open this page in the manual

  • No Right Turn

    No Right Turn

    These signs tell you about specific laws that you must obey, such as rules for traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed, parking, and other special situations.

    Manual page 38 · Open this page in the manual

  • Left Turn Only

    Left Turn Only

    These signs tell you about specific laws that you must obey, such as rules for traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed, parking, and other special situations.

    Manual page 38 · Open this page in the manual

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Warning signs - Kentucky

  • Cross Road Ahead

    Cross Road Ahead

    These signs tell a driver of possible danger that might be ahead, and alert the driver to slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary. Warning signs may also alert the driver to a hazard or special situation on the roadway that is ahead. These signs are usually yellow with black lettering or symbols and are diamond shaped.

    Manual page 36 · Open this page in the manual

  • Side Road Ahead

    Side Road Ahead

    These signs tell a driver of possible danger that might be ahead, and alert the driver to slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary. Warning signs may also alert the driver to a hazard or special situation on the roadway that is ahead. These signs are usually yellow with black lettering or symbols and are diamond shaped.

    Manual page 36 · Open this page in the manual

  • T-Intersection Ahead

    T-Intersection Ahead

    These signs tell a driver of possible danger that might be ahead, and alert the driver to slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary. Warning signs may also alert the driver to a hazard or special situation on the roadway that is ahead. These signs are usually yellow with black lettering or symbols and are diamond shaped.

    Manual page 36 · Open this page in the manual

  • Y-Intersection Ahead

    Y-Intersection Ahead

    These signs tell a driver of possible danger that might be ahead, and alert the driver to slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary. Warning signs may also alert the driver to a hazard or special situation on the roadway that is ahead. These signs are usually yellow with black lettering or symbols and are diamond shaped.

    Manual page 36 · Open this page in the manual

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Work zone signs - Kentucky

  • ROAD CONSTRUCTION 500 FT

    ROAD CONSTRUCTION 500 FT

    These are generally diamond or rectangular shaped and orange with black letters or symbols. These construction, maintenance, or emergency operation signs alert you to work zones ahead and warn you that people are working on or near the roadway.

    Manual page 37 · Open this page in the manual

  • ONE LANE ROAD 1000 FT.

    ONE LANE ROAD 1000 FT.

    These are generally diamond or rectangular shaped and orange with black letters or symbols. These construction, maintenance, or emergency operation signs alert you to work zones ahead and warn you that people are working on or near the roadway.

    Manual page 37 · Open this page in the manual

  • DETOUR

    DETOUR

    These are generally diamond or rectangular shaped and orange with black letters or symbols. These construction, maintenance, or emergency operation signs alert you to work zones ahead and warn you that people are working on or near the roadway.

    Manual page 37 · Open this page in the manual

  • Flagger Ahead

    Flagger Ahead

    These are generally diamond or rectangular shaped and orange with black letters or symbols. These construction, maintenance, or emergency operation signs alert you to work zones ahead and warn you that people are working on or near the roadway.

    Manual page 37 · Open this page in the manual

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Guide, railroad and other signs - Kentucky

  • Railroad Flashing Lights

    Railroad Flashing Lights

    Two flashing red lights mark a railroad crossing. Stop and proceed only after the red lights stop flashing and you determine no train is approaching.

    Manual page 35 · Open this page in the manual

  • Railroad Crossing Ahead

    Railroad Crossing Ahead

    A round yellow warning sign with an “X” symbol and black “RR” letters is placed along the road before a highway-railroad grade crossing. The sign cautions you to slow down, look and listen for a train or railroad vehicle, and be prepared to stop if a train is approaching.

    Manual page 36 · Open this page in the manual

  • Railroad Crossbuck

    Railroad Crossbuck

    A white, X-shaped sign with “Railroad Crossing” printed on it is located at the highway-railroad grade crossing. When a train or railroad vehicle is approaching the intersection, you must stop behind the stop line or before the intersection until the intersection is clear.

    Manual page 36 · Open this page in the manual

  • Lowered Railroad Gate Arm

    Lowered Railroad Gate Arm

    If a train is crossing the highway, you must wait to cross a highway-railroad grade crossing until the train is well down the track or railroad devices, such as lights and gates, indicate it is safe to cross.

    Manual page 36 · Open this page in the manual

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Traffic signals - Kentucky

  • Steady Green Signal

    Steady Green Signal

    If the roadway is clear, after yielding the right of way to other vehicles and pedestrians lawfully within the intersection, you may go straight or turn left or turn right, unless such turns are prohibited. Left turns on a green light must yield to through traffic coming from the opposite direction.

    Manual page 35 · Open this page in the manual

  • Steady Yellow Signal

    Steady Yellow Signal

    A yellow light means the traffic signal is about to turn red. Stop if you can do so safely. A vehicle may clear an intersection on a red light, if the vehicle entered the intersection while the signal was yellow; but it is against the law to enter an intersection after the light turns red.

    Manual page 35 · Open this page in the manual

  • Steady Red Signal

    Steady Red Signal

    A red light means “stop” behind a crosswalk or stop line until the green light appears. You may turn right after stopping if there is no approaching traffic unless a sign is posted prohibiting such right turns. Even though the light is red, a turn is permitted from a one-way street into the nearest lane of another one-way street running in the direction of that turn.

    Manual page 35 · Open this page in the manual

  • Flashing Yellow Signal

    Flashing Yellow Signal

    A flashing yellow light means you must slow down and watch for others. It is found at intersections, construction areas, and on some vehicles, like tow trucks.

    Manual page 35 · Open this page in the manual

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Pavement markings - Kentucky

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More signs from our practice questions

  • A traffic signal head on a pole with three left-pointing arrow lights, the top two unlit and the bottom one lit green.

    What does a green arrow signal mean?

    You may go in the direction of the arrow, if you are in the proper lane

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 35 · Open this page in the manual

  • A yellow diamond sign with a vertical line with a shorter line joining it from the right

    A yellow diamond-shaped sign shows a black vertical line with a short line branching off to the right. What does it tell you?

    A side road is ahead

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 36 · Open this page in the manual

  • A white square sign showing a red circle with a red diagonal line through it over a black arrow turning right.

    What does a red circle with a red slash over a symbol on a regulatory sign mean?

    It prohibits certain actions

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 38 · Open this page in the manual

  • A white and black speed limit sign

    What does a black and white speed limit sign indicate?

    The maximum legal speed allowed in ideal conditions

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 38 · Open this page in the manual

  • A black and white ONE WAY sign

    What does a one-way street sign tell you?

    Traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 38 · Open this page in the manual

  • A square white sign with a large red circle crossed by a wide horizontal white bar, with the words DO NOT above the bar and ENTER below it in white.

    What does a sign with a red circle and a white horizontal bar across it tell you?

    You cannot enter the street or roadway

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 38 · Open this page in the manual

  • Four route markers side by side: a blue shield with a red top and 70, a black-and-white shield with 40, a white square with a black border and 14, and a blue pentagon with a yellow 16.

    What do the shape and color of a route number sign indicate?

    The type of roadway

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 39 · Open this page in the manual

  • A fluorescent orange triangle with a red reflective border mounted on the rear of a farm tractor

    What does a fluorescent or reflective orange and red triangle on the rear of a vehicle drawn by an animal, or of farm or construction equipment, mean?

    The vehicle is traveling less than 25 mph

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 66 · Open this page in the manual