Pennsylvania: Road signs — Part 4 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Besides posted signs, what is another clue that a road is one-way?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Pennsylvania Driver's Manual" (Pub 95), Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Bureau of Driver Licensing.
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If a SCHOOL sign is accompanied by a downward-pointing arrow, it means:
- the school zone has ended
- you are at the school zone crosswalk
- the school is closed
- the arrow points to the nearest exit route
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Correct answer: you are at the school zone crosswalk
A downward-pointing arrow on a SCHOOL sign means you are at the school zone crosswalk; slow down, watch for children crossing, and stop if necessary.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 17 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 17)
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Roadside object markers (for hazards like underpass supports or guiderails) have stripes angled down in the direction you need to move to avoid the hazard. A Right Hazard marker tells you to:
- keep to the right
- keep to either the left or right
- stop before the object
- keep to the left
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Correct answer: keep to the left
A Right Hazard marker (for an object on the right side of the road) tells you to keep to the left.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 17 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 17)
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A Center Hazard object marker tells you to:
- keep to the left or right
- keep to the left only
- keep to the right only
- stop and wait for oncoming traffic to clear
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Correct answer: keep to the left or right
A Center Hazard marker tells you that you may keep to the left or to the right to avoid the object.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 17 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 17)
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A Left Hazard marker tells you to:
- keep to the left
- keep to the right
- keep to the left or right
- reverse direction
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Correct answer: keep to the right
A Left Hazard marker (for an object on the left side of the road) tells you to keep to the right.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 17 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 17)
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Guide signs, which provide information about intersecting roads, direct you to cities and towns, and point out hospitals, gas stations and other services, are usually shaped like:
- A diamond
- A horizontal rectangle
- An octagon
- A downward-pointing triangle
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Correct answer: A horizontal rectangle
Guide signs are usually horizontal rectangles.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 19 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 19)
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Highway and expressway guide signs (such as exit signs) are:
- Yellow with black letters
- Orange with black letters
- Green with white letters
- Blue with white letters
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Correct answer: Green with white letters
Highway and expressway guide signs are green with white letters.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 19 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 19)
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Highway and expressway guide signs for an exit are usually posted more than once - two advance signs plus one at the exit itself - mainly because:
- State law requires exactly three signs per exit
- Each sign shows a different exit number
- Only the third sign is official; the first two are advisory
- High speed and heavy traffic can make drivers miss a single sign
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Correct answer: High speed and heavy traffic can make drivers miss a single sign
Several signs are necessary because the high speed and heavy traffic on highways can cause drivers to miss seeing a single sign, and motorists may need to make one or more lane changes to exit.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 19 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 19)
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The sign shown, displaying only the number 22, is a:
- Keystone route marker
- Junction plate
- Direction plate
- U.S. Traffic Route marker
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Correct answer: U.S. Traffic Route marker
The route marker shows you the road is a U.S. Traffic Route.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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A keystone-shaped route marker sign identifies:
- A Pennsylvania Traffic Route
- A U.S. Traffic Route
- An interstate highway
- A tourist attraction route
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Correct answer: A Pennsylvania Traffic Route
The keystone marker shows you the road is a Pennsylvania Traffic Route.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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A 'JCT' plate above a route marker tells you that you are:
- Leaving the numbered route permanently
- Approaching the intersection of that route
- Entering a construction zone
- Approaching a toll plaza
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Correct answer: Approaching the intersection of that route
The junction plate on a route marker shows you are approaching the intersection of that Traffic Route.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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A plate reading 'WEST' (or another compass direction) attached to a route marker tells you:
- The direction of the nearest rest area
- That the route is one-way westbound only
- The direction you are traveling on that route
- The direction to the state capital
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Correct answer: The direction you are traveling on that route
The direction plate on a route marker shows you the direction you are traveling on that Traffic Route.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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A supplemental arrow shown with a route marker assembly, such as one pointing right under a 'Route 22 West' sign, indicates:
- A detour is in effect
- The route number is about to change
- Passing is not allowed ahead
- A turn is ahead to continue on that route
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Correct answer: A turn is ahead to continue on that route
The supplemental arrow on a route marker assembly means you are approaching a turn to continue on that route.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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A route marker combined with a 'TO' trailblazer sign and a supplemental arrow means that to reach that numbered route, you must:
- Continue ahead
- Turn around immediately
- Exit at the next available ramp
- Stop and wait for a gap in traffic
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Correct answer: Continue ahead
The route marker sign and 'TO' trailblazer sign with the supplemental arrow mean that to gain access to that route, you must continue ahead.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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Signs that are blue with white letters or symbols and show services such as hospitals, food, gas, diesel and lodging located at the next exit are called:
- Regulatory signs
- Service signs
- Route markers
- Warning signs
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Correct answer: Service signs
Service signs are square or rectangular, blue with white letters or symbols, and show the location of services at the next exit.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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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:
- Service signs
- Interstate shields
- Tourist-oriented directional signs
- Regulatory signs for parks and museums
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Correct answer: Tourist-oriented directional signs
Tourist-oriented directional signs are square or rectangular and may be blue or brown with white lettering, directing motorists to tourist attractions.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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What sign will you typically see posted on your road as you approach an intersection with a divided highway?
- YIELD
- NO OUTLET
- MERGE
- DIVIDED HIGHWAY
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Correct answer: DIVIDED HIGHWAY
You will usually see a DIVIDED HIGHWAY sign on your road as you approach the intersection.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 49 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 49)
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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
- SPEED LIMIT and SCHOOL ZONE signs
- YIELD and STOP signs
- MERGE and LANE ENDS signs
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Correct answer: WRONG WAY and DO NOT ENTER signs
You will see ONE WAY, WRONG WAY and DO NOT ENTER signs all together at roads intersecting with divided highways.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 49 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 49)
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Besides posted signs, what is another clue that a road is one-way?
- The road has a yellow centerline
- Vehicles parked on both sides all face the same way
- The road has no lane lines or pavement markings
- The road is unusually wide
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Correct answer: Vehicles parked on both sides all face the same way
Another clue a road is one way is when you see vehicles parked on both sides of the road headed in the same direction.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), page 49 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 49)