Kentucky: Road signs
Warning, regulatory, work zone, guide and route signs in the Kentucky Driver Manual. Split into 2 shorter tests so you're not stuck in one long quiz.
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What are warning signs meant to alert drivers to do?
- Slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary
- Stop completely every time they see one
- Pull over and let other traffic pass
- Move to the left lane as soon as possible
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Correct answer: Slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary
Warning signs tell of possible danger ahead and alert the driver to slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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A yellow diamond-shaped sign shows a black arrow pointing up, with a red octagon below it. What does it tell you?
- A traffic signal is ahead
- The road ahead is closed
- A stop sign is ahead
- A yield sign is ahead
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Correct answer: A stop sign is ahead
The Stop Sign Ahead warning sign tells you a stop sign is ahead.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A yellow diamond-shaped sign shows a red, a yellow, and a green light stacked vertically. What does it tell you?
- A traffic signal is ahead
- A stop sign is ahead
- Traffic lights are out of order ahead
- A railroad crossing with lights is ahead
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Correct answer: A traffic signal is ahead
The Traffic Signal Ahead warning sign tells you a traffic signal is ahead.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A yellow diamond-shaped sign shows a black car with wavy skid marks below it. What does it tell you?
- The road is slippery when wet
- The road ahead is under construction
- Loose gravel is on the road ahead
- The road ahead is bumpy
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Correct answer: The road is slippery when wet
The Slippery When Wet warning sign tells you the road may be slippery when wet.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A yellow diamond-shaped sign shows a black vertical arrow with a second line joining it from the lower right. What does it tell you?
- A lane is added
- A lane ends
- Merging traffic
- The road splits into two
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Correct answer: Merging traffic
The Merging Traffic warning sign tells you that traffic from another road is merging ahead.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A fluorescent yellow five-sided sign shows two black figures of children walking. What does it tell you?
- A pedestrian crossing is ahead
- A school crossing is ahead
- A playground is located ahead
- A bicycle crossing is ahead
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Correct answer: A school crossing is ahead
The School Crossing warning sign tells you of a school crossing.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A yellow diamond-shaped sign shows a black T symbol. What does it tell you?
- A Y-intersection is ahead
- A cross road is ahead
- A side road is ahead
- A T-intersection is ahead
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Correct answer: A T-intersection is ahead
The T-Intersection Ahead warning sign tells you a T-intersection is ahead.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A yellow diamond-shaped sign shows a black Y symbol. What does it tell you?
- A T-intersection is ahead
- A divided highway begins ahead
- Traffic merges ahead
- A Y-intersection is ahead
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Correct answer: A Y-intersection is ahead
The Y-Intersection Ahead warning sign tells you of a Y-intersection ahead.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A yellow diamond-shaped sign shows a black plus symbol. What does it tell you?
- A hospital is ahead
- A cross road is ahead
- A side road is ahead
- A T-intersection is ahead
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Correct answer: A cross road is ahead
The Cross Road Ahead warning sign tells you a road crosses yours ahead.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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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 cross road is ahead
- A T-intersection is ahead
- A side road is ahead
- A lane ends ahead
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Correct answer: A side road is ahead
The Side Road Ahead warning sign tells you a side road joins yours ahead.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A yellow diamond-shaped sign shows a bicycle and a car with the words SHARE THE ROAD. What does it tell you?
- Bicycles share the road with motor vehicles
- Bicycles are not allowed on the road
- Bicycles must use the left lane
- A bicycle race is in progress
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Correct answer: Bicycles share the road with motor vehicles
The Share the Road with Bicycles warning sign tells you that bicycles use the road along with motor vehicles.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A yellow diamond-shaped sign shows a curved arrow bending to the right, with a small square plate reading 35 M.P.H. below it. What does it tell you?
- The advised speed around the curve is 35 mph
- The speed limit for the whole road ahead is 35 mph
- The minimum speed around the curve is 35 mph
- The curve ends in 35 miles
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Correct answer: The advised speed around the curve is 35 mph
The Advisory Speed Around Curve warning sign gives the advised speed around the curve.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A yellow diamond-shaped sign shows a black walking figure with a line beneath it. What does it tell you?
- A school crossing is ahead
- A pedestrian crossing is ahead
- A hiking trail is ahead
- Pedestrians are not allowed ahead
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Correct answer: A pedestrian crossing is ahead
The Pedestrian Crossing warning sign tells you of a pedestrian crossing.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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An orange diamond-shaped sign shows a black figure holding a flag. What does it tell you?
- A school crossing guard is ahead
- The work zone has ended
- A police officer is ahead
- A flagger is ahead
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Correct answer: A flagger is ahead
The Flagger Ahead work zone sign tells you a flagger is ahead.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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An orange diamond-shaped sign shows a black figure digging with a shovel. What does it tell you?
- A road survey is under way ahead
- A detour is ahead
- A flagger is ahead
- Workers are ahead
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Correct answer: Workers are ahead
The Workers Ahead work zone sign tells you workers are on or near the roadway ahead.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What do regulatory signs tell you about?
- Points of interest along the highway
- Specific laws that you must obey
- Existing or possible hazards on the roadway
- Services such as food and fuel
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Correct answer: Specific laws that you must obey
Regulatory signs tell you about specific laws that you must obey, such as rules for traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed, and parking.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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What does a red circle with a red slash over a symbol on a regulatory sign mean?
- It permits the action shown
- It warns of a hazard ahead
- It marks a recommended route
- It prohibits certain actions
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Correct answer: It prohibits certain actions
A red circle with a red slash over a symbol prohibits certain actions.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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What does a black and white speed limit sign indicate?
- The maximum legal speed allowed in ideal conditions
- The minimum speed allowed on the road in ideal conditions
- The recommended speed that drivers should use in all conditions
- The average speed of all traffic in ideal conditions
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Correct answer: The maximum legal speed allowed in ideal conditions
Speed limit signs show the maximum legal speed allowed in ideal conditions.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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What does a yield sign require you to do?
- Stop completely and wait for a green light before entering the intersection
- Slow down and let traffic with the right of way cross before you enter
- Maintain your speed and honk to warn cross traffic before entering
- Speed up so that you clear the intersection before cross traffic arrives
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Correct answer: Slow down and let traffic with the right of way cross before you enter
A yield sign means you must slow down and allow traffic that has the right of way to cross before entering.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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Which vehicles may use a lane marked by a sign with a left-turn arrow pointing both ways and the words CENTER LANE and ONLY?
- Left-turning vehicles from either direction
- Through traffic traveling in both directions
- Vehicles passing slower traffic
- Left-turning vehicles from one direction only
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Correct answer: Left-turning vehicles from either direction
A Shared Center Lane Left Turn Only lane is reserved for left-turning vehicles from either direction and is not for through traffic or passing.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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What does a one-way street sign tell you?
- Traffic flows in the direction of the arrow except at night
- Traffic in the lane nearest the arrow has the right of way
- Traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow
- Traffic may turn only opposite the direction of the arrow
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Correct answer: Traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow
One-way street signs tell you that traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow, and you must not turn in the opposite direction.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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What does a red sign with the words WRONG WAY tell you?
- That the road ahead is closed to all traffic
- That you are going in the wrong direction
- That only one lane is open to traffic ahead
- That you must turn around at the next corner
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Correct answer: That you are going in the wrong direction
The Wrong Way sign tells you that you are going in the wrong direction.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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Where are Wrong Way and Do Not Enter signs often found?
- At railroad crossings and school crossings
- At exit ramps and at the end of one-way streets
- In parking lots and at the drive-through lanes of businesses
- At exit ramps and at the beginning of one-way streets
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Correct answer: At exit ramps and at the beginning of one-way streets
Both signs are often found at exit ramps and at the beginning of one-way streets.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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What does a sign with a red circle and a white horizontal bar across it tell you?
- You must yield before entering
- You cannot enter the street or roadway
- Only emergency vehicles may stay on the roadway
- You may enter only after coming to a full stop
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Correct answer: You cannot enter the street or roadway
The Do Not Enter sign tells you that you cannot enter a street or roadway.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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What do guide signs give information about?
- Intersecting roads, cities and towns, and points of interest
- Specific laws that you must obey, such as rules for turning lanes
- Existing or possible hazards on the roadway ahead of you
- Where school zones and work zones begin and end
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Correct answer: Intersecting roads, cities and towns, and points of interest
Guide signs give information on intersecting roads, help direct you to cities and towns, and show points of interest along the highway.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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Which services can guide signs help you find?
- Driver licensing offices, post offices, banks, and schools
- Repair shops, car washes, tow companies, and garages
- Hospitals, service stations, restaurants, and hotels
- Police posts, courthouses, libraries, and city halls
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Correct answer: Hospitals, service stations, restaurants, and hotels
Guide signs can help you find hospitals, service stations, restaurants, and hotels.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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What do the shape and color of a route number sign indicate?
- The speed limit of the roadway
- The distance to the next city
- The type of roadway
- The number of lanes ahead
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Correct answer: The type of roadway
The shape and color of route number signs indicate the type of roadway: interstate, U.S., state, city, county, or local road.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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When planning a trip, how should you determine your route?
- Use a road map
- Follow the roads with the lowest speed limits
- Choose the route with the most traffic signals
- Follow the first guide sign you see
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Correct answer: Use a road map
The manual says to use a road map to determine the route when planning a trip.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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During a trip, what will help prevent you from getting lost in an unfamiliar area?
- Driving only on interstate routes
- Staying behind a local driver
- Taking only roads with guide signs
- Following the route signs
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Correct answer: Following the route signs
You should follow the route signs during the trip to prevent getting lost in an unfamiliar area.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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What does a yellow diamond sign with a cow on it warn of?
- Narrow bridge
- Soft shoulder
- Cattle crossing
- Lane ends
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Correct answer: Cattle crossing
A yellow diamond sign showing a cow warns of a cattle crossing.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 41 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 41)
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What does a yellow diamond sign showing a bicycle warn of?
- Pedestrian crossing
- School crossing
- Merging traffic
- Bike crossing
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Correct answer: Bike crossing
A yellow diamond sign showing a bicycle warns of a bike crossing.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 41 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 41)
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What does a yellow diamond sign with two straight arrows side by side, one pointing up and one pointing down, warn of?
- Two way traffic
- Divided highway
- Merging traffic
- Low clearance
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Correct answer: Two way traffic
A diamond sign with one arrow up and one arrow down warns of two way traffic.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 41 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 41)
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What does a yellow diamond sign showing a snake-like S-shaped arrow warn of?
- Reverse turn
- Cross road
- Winding road
- Divided highway
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Correct answer: Winding road
A diamond sign showing a snake-like S-shaped arrow warns of a winding road.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 41 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 41)
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A yellow diamond-shaped sign shows curved arrows that form a circle. What does it warn of?
- A winding road with several curves
- A roundabout or traffic circle
- A lane that merges into traffic
- A dead end with a turnaround area
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Correct answer: A roundabout or traffic circle
A yellow sign with circling arrows warns of a roundabout or traffic circle.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 44 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 44)