U.S. Random Road Signs from a Large Pool of DMV Questions

Low shoulder. This road sign indicates sharp drop from the pavement edge to the shoulder. If you must leave the pavement, slow down and steer firmly.

Two-direction arrow. You cannot go straight ahead. This sign is placed at a T-intersection. Yield right of way or stop before turning right or left.

You are approaching a one-way highway or ramp. Driving on the highway or ramp in the direction you are traveling is not allowed.

The wrong way sign is a supplement to the do not enter sign. It is placed along the exit ramp or the one-way roadway farther from the crossroad. It tells you that you have already entered a one-way road and are driving in the wrong direction.

The pass-with-care sign indicates the end of the no-passing zone. When you have passed this sign, you are again allowed to pass other vehicles with care.

Merging Traffic sign. Traffic merging from the right. Prepare to allow traffic to safely merge.

An octagon (eight-sided shape) always means stop.

When you come to it, you must make a complete stop at a marked stop line. If there is no stop line, stop before the crosswalk on your side of the intersection. If there is no crosswalk, stop at a point from which you can best see oncoming traffic.

Reverse turn. This sign tells you there is a sharp turn to the right and then a sharp turn to the left. Slow down.

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.

Narrow bridge ahead. The bridge ahead is narrower than the roadway.

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.

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.

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.

Remember, blue and white signs will give directions to service facilities. Hospital is a word message sign or an H symbol sign.

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

When two or more traveling lanes are available in the direction you are traveling, slower traffic should travel in the right (outside) lane(s).

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.

Crossroad.

Another road crosses the highway ahead.

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

Vertical Rectangle signs are generally used for regulatory signs, which tell you what you must do. You must obey them in the same manner as traffic laws.

Winding road ahead.

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