Maryland: Road signs — Part 1 Practice Test
Regulatory, warning, work zone, school, route marker and service signs in the Maryland Driver’s Manual. — Part 1
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Maryland Driver’s Manual" (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration.
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What are regulatory signs about?
- Suggestions you may follow if convenient
- Traffic laws that you must obey
- Places of recreation and culture
- Directions to nearby towns
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Correct answer: Traffic laws that you must obey
Regulatory signs are about traffic laws, and you must obey them.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 21
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You come to a stop sign that has a stop line. What must you do?
- Slow down and roll through if the way is clear
- Stop only if other vehicles are present
- Stop past the line to get a better view
- Make a complete stop at the stop line
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Correct answer: Make a complete stop at the stop line
At a stop sign you must make a complete stop at the stop line.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 21
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What should you do as you come to a yield sign?
- Slow down and look to the left and the right
- Come to a full stop every time
- Speed up to merge ahead of the traffic on the road
- Sound your horn to warn others
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Correct answer: Slow down and look to the left and the right
As you come to a yield sign, you should slow down, look to the left and the right, and yield to pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 21
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At a yield sign, you must yield to which road users?
- Only vehicles on the road to your left
- Only pedestrians in a crosswalk
- Pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles
- Only emergency vehicles
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Correct answer: Pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles
At a yield sign you yield to pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles, and may then proceed only when you can do so safely.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 21
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A rectangular sign with black letters on white reads SPEED LIMIT with a number. What does it tell you?
- The minimum speed you must drive on that part of the road
- The maximum speed limit for the part of the road where it is posted
- The speed limit for the next town ahead
- The speed you should use on curves
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Correct answer: The maximum speed limit for the part of the road where it is posted
A black-on-white rectangular speed limit sign tells you the maximum speed limit for the part of the road where it is posted.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 21
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A white rectangular sign shows a bent arrow with a heavy black bar beside it. What is it labeled in this manual?
- No Turn on Red
- Left Turn Only
- Left Turn Yield on Green
- Stay to the Right of Median
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Correct answer: Stay to the Right of Median
The regulatory sign with an arrow bending around a black median shape is labeled Stay to the Right of Median.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 21
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A white vertical rectangular sign has a red circle with a slash over a capital P and a double arrow below. What does the manual call it?
- No Parking
- Reserved Parking
- Do Not Enter
- Wrong Way
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Correct answer: No Parking
A red circle and slash over a capital P is the No Parking sign.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 21
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A white square sign shows a black right-turn arrow with a red circle and slash over it. What does the manual call it?
- Right Turn Only
- No U-Turn
- No Right Turn
- No Turns
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Correct answer: No Right Turn
A right-turn arrow under a red circle and slash is the No Right Turn sign.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 21
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A white square sign shows a black left-turn arrow with a red circle and slash over it. What does the manual call it?
- Left Turn Only
- No Left Turn
- No U-Turn
- Left Turn Yield on Green
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Correct answer: No Left Turn
A left-turn arrow under a red circle and slash is the No Left Turn sign.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 21
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A white square sign shows a U-shaped black arrow with a red circle and slash over it. What does the manual call it?
- No Turns
- Do Not Pass
- No Right Turn
- No U-Turn
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Correct answer: No U-Turn
A U-shaped arrow under a red circle and slash is the No U-Turn sign.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 21
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A green and white sign shows a wheelchair symbol and the word PARKING. What does the manual call it?
- Reserved for People with Disability Parking Permits
- Reserved for Emergency and Government Vehicles Only
- No Parking Zone
- Bike Lane
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Correct answer: Reserved for People with Disability Parking Permits
A green RESERVED PARKING sign with a wheelchair symbol is labeled Reserved for People with Disability Parking Permits.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 21
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A sign shows two curved arrows turning left from opposite directions above the word ONLY. What does it mean?
- Traffic in the center lane may only go straight ahead through the intersection
- The center lane is reserved for buses and may not be used for turns
- Vehicles traveling in either direction can use the center lane to turn left
- Only vehicles from one direction may use the center lane to turn left
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Correct answer: Vehicles traveling in either direction can use the center lane to turn left
A Two-way Left sign means vehicles traveling in either direction can use the center lane to turn left.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 21
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A ONE WAY sign has an arrow pointing one way. What does it mean?
- Traffic may go either way, but turns are banned
- Traffic can only go in the direction of the arrow
- Only emergency vehicles may enter
- Traffic must slow down before the arrow
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Correct answer: Traffic can only go in the direction of the arrow
A One Way sign means traffic can only go in the direction of the arrow.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 21
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A sign shows a diamond and reads HOV 2+ ONLY, 2 OR MORE PERSONS PER VEHICLE. When may you use that lane?
- Only during the morning and evening rush-hour periods
- Only if you are driving a motorcycle or a moped
- Whenever the other lanes are crowded
- Only if you have the number of people marked on the sign
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Correct answer: Only if you have the number of people marked on the sign
On a High Occupancy Vehicles lane you may only use the lane if you have the number of people that is marked on the sign.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 21
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What is the purpose of warning signs?
- They give notice of a situation that might not be readily apparent
- They tell you the legal speed limit that applies on every road
- They show which exits have food, gas, and lodging services
- They identify the route number and the type of road ahead
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Correct answer: They give notice of a situation that might not be readily apparent
Warning signs provide notice to road users of a situation that might not be readily apparent.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 22
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A yellow diamond-shaped warning sign shows an arrow pointing up above a red octagon. What does the manual call this sign?
- Yield Ahead
- Signal Ahead
- Stop Ahead
- Flagger Ahead
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Correct answer: Stop Ahead
Among the manual's warning signs, a yellow diamond with an up arrow over a red octagon is labeled Stop Ahead.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 22
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A yellow diamond-shaped warning sign shows an arrow pointing up above a downward-pointing red and white triangle. What does the manual call this sign?
- Stop Ahead
- Yield Ahead
- Signal Ahead
- School Bus Stop Ahead
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Correct answer: Yield Ahead
Among the manual's warning signs, a yellow diamond with an up arrow over a red and white downward triangle is labeled Yield Ahead.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 22