NC DMV SIGN TEST

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This set lists common road warning signs used to alert drivers about upcoming changes or potential hazards on the road. Each sign provides advance notice, helping ensure safe driving conditions by indicating situations like merging traffic, animal crossings, lane drops, and height restrictions.

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Key Terms

Term
Definition

signal ahead
Warning

merging traffic
Warning

lane drop
Warning

divided highway
Warning

cattle crossing
Warning

deer crossing
Warning

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TermDefinition

signal ahead
Warning

merging traffic
Warning

lane drop
Warning

divided highway
Warning

cattle crossing
Warning

deer crossing
Warning

low clearance
Warning

no passing zone
Regulatory

right turn
Warning

curve right
Warning

farm machinery
Warning

side road
Warning

divided highway ends
Warning

two way traffic
Warning

hill
Warning

slippery when wet
Warning

bike crossing
Warning

soft shoulder
Warning

side road
Warning

cross road
Warning

winding road
Warning

stop sign ahead
Warning

yield ahead
Warning

road closed 1500 ft
Warning

school
Warning

school crossing
Warning

railroad crossing
Warning

stop
Regulatory

yield
Regulatory

speed limit 50
Regulatory

do not enter
Regulatory

no bicycles
Regulatory

left turn only
Regulatory

thru and left
Regulatory

left lane must turn left
Regulatory

no left turn
Regulatory

one way
Regulatory

keep left
Regulatory

keep right
Regulatory

no right turn
Regulatory

no u turns
Regulatory

double left turns
Regulatory

keep off median
Regulatory

Service

-Blue
-Square, Rectangle
-Food, lodging, rest area, telephone, hotel, hospital, gas, etc.

Guide

-Green
-Rectangles and Route Marker shape
-How to get from here to there
-Distance
-Street name
-marker
-city name

Recreational

-Brown
-Rectangles, Trapezoids
-Fishing, Swimming, Camp, Horses

Right Hand Signal

Left Hand Signal

Stop Hand Signal

Broken White Lines

Roadways that have more than one lane moving in one direction, separate traffic lanes.

Solid White Lines

Mark the edge of the road, aka fog lines. Passing to the right edge of the roadway is always prohibited.

Solid white lines

Used to separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction. Not recommended to cross.

Double Solid White Lines

Used to show a travel path where driving in the same direction is permitted on both sides of the line but crossing is prohibited.

Broken Yellow Lines

This usually marks the center of a two-way roadway where a vehicle may pass if safe.

Solid yellow line

If one is on your side of the center lane, do not cross it to pass. On a four-lane divided roadway or a one-way road, it usually marks the left edge of the pavement.

Double Solid yellow line

If it's down the middle of a two-lane roadway it means that passing is not allowed for vehicles traveling in either direction.

White triangular symbols

When painted across a traffic lane means be ready to stop and yield to traffic

Dashed white lines

When painted across a roundabout's traffic lane it indicates you should yield to traffic.

8 Illegal Places to Park

1. Where "no parking" signs are posted
2. Within 500 feet of a fire or a crash
3. Within 15 feet of fire hydrant
4. Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing
5. More than 12 inches from the curb.
6. Within 30 feet of a stop sign, traffic light or flashing beacon, including a warning sign
7. On or under a bride, on an overpass or in a tunnel
8. On the street-side of a legally parked vehicle.

Regulatory Signs

-Triangle, Square, Octagon, X*, Rectangle
-Red, White, Black
-What you must do and what you must not do
-Regulate the flow of traffic

Warning Signs

-Diamond, Circle (with X), Pentagon, Rounded Triangle
-Yellow, Black, Orange
-Alerting us to changes
-The road condition
Construction:
-$7500 fines of 15 years in jail
-Maximum speed for Construction is 45

Third category of signs

Guide, Service and Recreational

Regulatory

Absolute, Posted or Maximum speed you can travel

Regulatory

Fixed

Warning

Advisory

City

35

Urban

45-50

Downtown

25 (Not Res.)

Residential

25 (Not Down.)

Parking lots

15

Rural

55 (Not Highway)

Highway

55 (Not Rural)

Freeway

70/55