Georgia Road Signs Quiz – The Road Signs You Must Know

Reduction in Lanes or Lane Ends.

Number of lanes reduced ahead.

A round sign means you are approaching a railroad crossing. This sign is posted a few hundred feet in front of the tracks and alerts you to slow down, look, listen, and prepare to stop.

Cars in left lane may turn left or go straight. Cars in center lane must go straight. Cars in right lane must turn right.

Lane use control signs are rectangular, black and white signs. These signs are used where turns are required or permitted from lanes as shown.

You must move your vehicle only in the direction indicated for your traffic lane.

Merge. Traffic is merging from the side shown on the sign (left). Prepare to allow traffic to safely merge.

The one-way sign is used to indicate streets or roadways where traffic is allowed to travel in one direction only. You may travel only in the direction of the arrow.

The color orange means road work. Highway work zones are defined as portions of a highway or street where construction, reconstruction, or maintenance work is being done to the road, its shoulders, or any other areas near the roadway.

Side Road Ahead.

Side road enters highway ahead at an angle.

Divided highway ends.

The divided road ends ahead. Two-way traffic will no longer be divided by a center island. You will be on an undivided roadway with two-way traffic. Keep to the right.

Reverse turn. This sign tells you there is a sharp turn to left and then a sharp turn to the right. Reduce speed and look well ahead.

Some roadways are designed to accommodate different traffic demands during the day through the use of a reversible lane system. Appropriate travel lanes on a roadway utilizing a reversible lane system are indicated as follows:

• Steady Red X: No travel allowed in this lane in the direction you are going.
• Steady Yellow X: Clear the lane.
• Flashing Yellow X: Left turn permitted.
• Steady Green X: Travel in lane.

This is a regulatory sign. It means that bicycles are prohibited from entering this roadway.

Remember that regulatory signs have a red circle with a red slash over a symbol. These signs prohibit certain actions indicated by the sign.

This is a yield sign.

A triangle sign means yield. You must slow down to a speed that is reasonable for existing conditions and stop if necessary. If you must stop, do so at a marked stop line, if it exists. After slowing or stopping, you must yield the right-of-way to other vehicles in the intersection or approaching closely on another roadway or auxiliary road leading into a major highway.

Pedestrian crossing.

Just ahead is a location where people on foot often cross. Use caution as you approach and drive more slowly and carefully, watching both sides of the street for pedestrians.

When pedestrians are in the crosswalks, they must be given the right-of-way.

Deer crossing.

These signs alert drivers in advance of areas where animals may be crossing.

Advisory speed signs or plaques indicate the safe speed with which you should proceed.

Traffic signal ahead. Slow down and be prepared to stop, if necessary.

No right turn. You cannot make a right turn at this intersection.

Remember, regulatory signs with a red circle with a red slash over a symbol prohibit certain actions.

Winding road ahead.

The road ahead winds back and forth. Slow to a safe or indicated speed.

Green and white signs give information about directions and distances.

Remember, blue and white signs will give directions to service facilities. A sign with a wheelchair symbol means a facility or parking area is accessible to a person with a disability.