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Pennsylvania road sign library

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

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Regulatory signs - Pennsylvania

  • SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT 15 WHEN FLASHING

    SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT 15 WHEN FLASHING

    School zone signals are flashing yellow signals placed on the school zone speed limit signs. You must travel no faster than 15 mph when the yellow signals are flashing or during the time periods indicated on the sign. Exceeding the speed limit in a school zone will result in three (3) points on your driving record, and you will also be fined.

    Manual page 9 · Open this page in the manual

  • STOP

    STOP

    The STOP sign is the only octagon-shaped (8-sided) sign you see on the highway. At an intersection with a STOP sign, you must stop completely, check for pedestrians and cross traffic to clear the intersection before you go again. Slowing down without coming to a full stop is illegal.

    Manual page 10 · Open this page in the manual

  • Plain red octagon

    Plain red octagon

    Stop completely, check for pedestrians, and cross traffic

    Manual page 23 · Open this page in the manual

  • EXCEPT RIGHT TURN

    EXCEPT RIGHT TURN

    This sign is also used in conjunction with stop signs. This sign allows motorists to make the right turn without stopping.

    Manual page 10 · Open this page in the manual

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Warning signs - Pennsylvania

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Work zone signs - Pennsylvania

  • WORK ZONE STATE LAW TURN ON HEADLIGHTS

    WORK ZONE STATE LAW TURN ON HEADLIGHTS

    Turn on your headlights when traveling through a work zone, no matter what time of day. This is the law for all posted work zones, not just for active ones. Using your headlights makes your vehicle more visible to other traffic as well as to highway workers. If you are pulled over by police for a traffic violation in a work zone and your vehicle's headlights are not turned on, you will be fined an additional $25.

    Manual page 18 · Open this page in the manual

  • ACTIVE WORK ZONE WHEN FLASHING

    ACTIVE WORK ZONE WHEN FLASHING

    These WORK ZONE signs are placed at the beginning and end of an active work zone. An active work zone is the portion of a work zone where construction, maintenance or utility workers are on the roadway, or on the shoulder of the highway next to an open travel lane.

    Manual page 18 · Open this page in the manual

  • END ACTIVE WORK ZONE

    END ACTIVE WORK ZONE

    These WORK ZONE signs are placed at the beginning and end of an active work zone. An active work zone is the portion of a work zone where construction, maintenance or utility workers are on the roadway, or on the shoulder of the highway next to an open travel lane.

    Manual page 18 · Open this page in the manual

  • ROAD WORK AHEAD

    ROAD WORK AHEAD

    This sign informs you there is road work ahead and also cautions you to slow down.

    Manual page 18 · Open this page in the manual

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Guide, railroad and other signs - Pennsylvania

  • Railroad crossing signal with gate

    Railroad crossing signal with gate

    You are required to stop at all railroad crossings when there is a signal of an approaching train. These signals include flashing red lights, a lowered crossing gate, a flagger signaling or a train's audible signal of warning. Do not move forward or attempt to go around any gate or ignore any signal of an approaching train. If there are no signals at the railroad crossing, you should slow down and prepare to stop, if you see or hear a train approaching.

    Manual page 9 · Open this page in the manual

  • 3 TRACKS plate

    3 TRACKS plate

    The manual does not state it

    Manual page 9 · Open this page in the manual

  • RAILROAD CROSSING crossbuck

    RAILROAD CROSSING crossbuck

    This sign is placed at a railroad crossing where the tracks cross the roadway. You should treat the crossbuck sign as a YIELD sign; slow down and prepare to stop, if you see or hear a train approaching.

    Manual page 10 · Open this page in the manual

  • RAILROAD CROSSING AHEAD

    RAILROAD CROSSING AHEAD

    You are approaching a railroad crossing. When you see this sign, begin looking and listening for a train. This sign is placed far enough in advance to allow you to stop before you reach the tracks, if necessary.

    Manual page 16 · Open this page in the manual

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Traffic signals - Pennsylvania

  • Horizontal traffic signal

    Horizontal traffic signal

    Traffic signals are arranged in either vertical lines or horizontal lines. When they are arranged vertically, red is always on top and green on the bottom. When they are arranged horizontally, red is always on the left and green on the right.

    Manual page 7 · Open this page in the manual

  • Vertical traffic signal

    Vertical traffic signal

    Traffic signals are arranged in either vertical lines or horizontal lines. When they are arranged vertically, red is always on top and green on the bottom. When they are arranged horizontally, red is always on the left and green on the right.

    Manual page 7 · Open this page in the manual

  • STEADY RED LIGHT

    STEADY RED LIGHT

    When there is a STEADY RED LIGHT, you must stop before crossing the marked stop line or crosswalk. If you do not see any lines, stop before entering the intersection. Wait for a green light before you start. You may turn right while the light is red, unless a NO TURN ON RED sign is posted at the intersection. You must first stop, check for and yield to pedestrians and other traffic.

    Manual page 7 · Open this page in the manual

  • STEADY YELLOW LIGHT

    STEADY YELLOW LIGHT

    A STEADY YELLOW LIGHT tells you a steady red light will soon appear. If you are driving toward an intersection and a yellow light appears, slow down and prepare to stop. If you are within the intersection or cannot stop safely before entering the intersection, continue through carefully.

    Manual page 7 · Open this page in the manual

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Pavement markings - Pennsylvania

  • Broken yellow center line

    Broken yellow center line

    A single, broken yellow centerline shows the center of a two-way, two-lane road. Passing is permitted on either side, if safe conditions exist. When passing, you must use the lane belonging to oncoming traffic.

    Manual page 22 · Open this page in the manual

  • Double solid yellow lines

    Double solid yellow lines

    A double, solid yellow centerline shows the center of a two-way road. Even if it is not marked with a NO PASSING sign, passing by traffic traveling in either direction is not allowed on roads marked in this manner.

    Manual page 22 · Open this page in the manual

  • Solid and broken yellow lines

    Solid and broken yellow lines

    The combination of a solid yellow and a broken yellow centerline also shows the center of a two-way roadway. You may pass if the broken line is on your side of the road and safe conditions exist, but you may not pass when a solid yellow line is on your side of the road.

    Manual page 22 · Open this page in the manual

  • TURNING LANE ONLY (center lane)

    TURNING LANE ONLY (center lane)

    Marking patterns like these may be found on many three-lane or five-lane highways. The outside, solid yellow centerline means you cannot use the center lane for passing. The inside, broken yellow and solid yellow centerlines show vehicles traveling in either direction may use the center lane only to make left turns.

    Manual page 22 · Open this page in the manual

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More signs from our practice questions

  • A five-section traffic signal on a pole with the lower left green arrow lit and all other lights dark.

    Why is a turn made during a steady green arrow phase called a "protected" turn?

    Because oncoming traffic is stopped by a red light

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 7 · Open this page in the manual

  • A black two-lens signal head with both lenses dark on a gray post at the left of a paved lane that runs toward a road where four cars are driving.

    What is the purpose of ramp-metering signals on highway entrance ramps?

    To control traffic flow onto congested highways

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 8 · Open this page in the manual

  • Overhead lane-control signals above a three-lane road with a double yellow center line on its left: a steady yellow X over the left lane and green downward arrows over the other two lanes

    What does a steady yellow "X" displayed over a traffic lane mean?

    You must change lanes; the lane is about to reverse direction

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 8 · Open this page in the manual

  • Four signs on posts: white DO NOT PASS, a yellow diamond with a black cross, green CITY CENTER 3 MILES, and a blue square with a white H

    What do regulatory signs tell drivers?

    What you must do, or must not do, according to the law

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 10 · 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.

    Where is a DO NOT ENTER sign placed?

    At the beginning of a one-way street or ramp

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 11 · Open this page in the manual

  • A white square sign showing a red circle with a red diagonal slash over a black arrow that curves back on itself.

    What does a NO U-TURN sign prohibit?

    Making a complete turn to go in the opposite direction

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 11 · Open this page in the manual

  • Sign showing two lanes designated for left turns

    A lane use control sign showing an arrow pointing left, posted over the left lane at an intersection where the adjoining lane may turn left or go straight, means:

    traffic in the left lane must turn left

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 11 · Open this page in the manual

  • A white rectangular sign reading SPEED LIMIT 50

    A SPEED LIMIT sign indicates:

    The maximum legal speed under ideal conditions

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 12 · Open this page in the manual

  • A blue sign with white RESERVED PARKING lettering, a white wheelchair symbol and a white double-headed arrow.

    A RESERVED PARKING sign, even though it is not black and white, is classified as which type of sign?

    A regulatory sign

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 12 · Open this page in the manual

  • A tall yellow rectangular sign with a black border and a bold black arrowhead shape facing left, on a gray post.

    CHEVRON signs, used along a curve, indicate that:

    the road bends in the direction the chevron points

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 13 · Open this page in the manual

  • A yellow diamond sign with a black upward arrow whose shaft zigzags from side to side, above a small yellow square plate reading 35 MPH.

    A WINDING ROAD sign indicates that the road ahead has:

    three or more curves in a row

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 14 · Open this page in the manual

  • A yellow diamond-shaped Narrow Bridge warning sign

    A NARROW BRIDGE OR UNDERPASS AHEAD sign warns that:

    each lane narrows and there is generally no shoulder

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 15 · Open this page in the manual

  • A blue car with its right wheels off the pavement on a gravel shoulder, and a white car in the other lane

    If one of your wheels drops off the roadway onto a low or soft shoulder, what should you do?

    Do not slam on the brakes or steer sharply to get back on the road

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 16 · Open this page in the manual

  • A brown rectangular sign for Yellowstone National Park

    Square or rectangular signs, colored blue or brown with white lettering, that direct motorists to museums, historical landmarks, or state or national parks are called:

    Tourist-oriented directional signs

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 21 · Open this page in the manual

  • An orange-and-red slow-moving vehicle emblem on the rear of a farm tractor

    In rural Pennsylvania, an orange triangle displayed on the back of a farm tractor or horse-drawn vehicle indicates the vehicle is designed to operate at:

    25 mph or less

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 44 · Open this page in the manual

    When following a slow-moving farm tractor or horse-drawn vehicle marked with an orange triangle, what should you do?

    Stay a safe distance back and do not honk to pass

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 44 · Open this page in the manual

  • A blue car on a narrow two-lane road approaching a divided highway with a grass median, as a car approaches on each side of the highway

    What sign will you typically see posted on your road as you approach an intersection with a divided highway?

    DIVIDED HIGHWAY

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 49 · Open this page in the manual

    Besides ONE WAY signs, what other signs will you typically see together where a road intersects a divided highway?

    WRONG WAY and DO NOT ENTER signs

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 49 · Open this page in the manual

  • Yellow chevron signs posted along the outside of a sharp curve in the road

    What are chevron warning signs, sometimes placed throughout a sharp curve, especially helpful for?

    Driving at night or in poor visibility

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 51 · Open this page in the manual

  • A white ROAD CLOSED sign mounted on an orange-and-white striped barricade

    Under Pennsylvania law, what must a driver do when a road or highway is closed by signs or traffic control devices because of a hazardous condition?

    Find another route, never around or through the closure

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 62 · Open this page in the manual