U.S. Road Signs – Most Difficult Signs on Your Permit Test

U.S. Most Difficult Road Signs

1 / 20

This traffic sign warns you of the following:

A) A one-way roadway

B) A low clearance

C) A narrow bridge

D) A soft shoulder

Narrow bridge. The bridge is wide enough to accommodate two lanes of traffic but with little clearance.

2 / 20

What does this sign mean?

A) Stop sign ahead

B) Pedestrian crossing

C) Workers ahead

D) Flagger ahead

This sign tells you a flag person controls traffic. Slow down and be prepared to stop.

3 / 20

What does this sign indicate?

A) The end of a no-passing zone

B) The beginning of a work zone

C) The end of a school zone

D) The beginning of a no-passing zone

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.

4 / 20

Signs with fluorescent pink background alert you to:

A) Evacuation routes

B) Emergency traffic incidents

C) Pedestrian crossings and school areas

D) No passing zones

Fluorescent pink marks emergency traffic incidents.

5 / 20

What should you expect before coming to the T-intersection?

A) A closed gate

B) A barrier

C) A dip in the roadway

D) A railroad crossing

This sign warns you of a railroad crossing before you come to the T-intersection ahead.

6 / 20

This warning sign means:

A) Narrow roadway

B) No passing

C) Two-way traffic

D) Traffic must merge right

Two-way Traffic. This sign tells you that you are leaving a divided roadway and will be driving on a two-way highway. The sign may also be posted along a roadway to remind you of oncoming traffic in the left lane.

7 / 20

What does this sign mean?

A) You cannot turn from this lane

B) All traffic must go straight through

C) You should merge left

D) You can turn left or go straight through

Lane Use Control. Your lane is splitting off into two separate directions. You can turn left or go straight through.

8 / 20

This sign is:

A) An advisory speed sign

B) A minimum speed limit sign

C) A maximum speed limit sign

D) A warning of an upcoming speed limit

This is an Advisory Speed sign. These cautionary signs show the recommended safe speed around curves, corners, and off-ramps.

9 / 20

What does this sign mean?

A) Two-Way Traffic

B) Added Lane

C) Lane ends

D) Merging Traffic

Added lane sign. Two roadways come together, but you are not required to merge. An additional lane begins. The added lane sign is usually visible from both roadways. There could also be a sign placed on the side of each roadway.

10 / 20

This sign means:

A) Pass on either side

B) Merging traffic

C) Added lane ahead

D) Divided highway begins

Divided highway ahead. The highway ahead is divided into two one-way roadways. Divided highways have a center strip that separates traffic going in opposite directions.

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What does this sign mean?

A) Cross road

B) Divided highway

C) Pass on either side

D) Two-way traffic

Double Arrow. Traffic can pass on either side of an island, obstruction, or gore in the roadway. Traffic separated by this sign may either rejoin or change directions.

12 / 20

This sign warns you of the following:

A) A low-type road surface or earth road

B) A work zone

C) A soft shoulder

D) A flooded roadway

The road surface changes ahead from a hard-surfaced pavement to a low-type surface or earth road.

13 / 20

On which side should you pass a panel like this?

A) On either side

B) To the left

C) On no side since the road is closed to traffic

D) To the right

The diagonal stripes on the barricade or vertical panel guide the driver towards the direction to where the traffic is to pass. Stripes slowing downward to the left means the driver should bear to the left.

14 / 20

What does this Large Arrow sign mark?

A) A sharp curve

B) End of a central median

C) The direction in a roundabout

D) A side road

The One-Direction Large Arrow sign is used either as a supplement or alternative to the Chevron signs. It can also be used to supplement a Turn or Reverse Turn sign. The sign is not used in roundabouts, at the beginnings and ends of medians, or center piers.

15 / 20

This road sign means:

A) The roadway you are on ends

B) Divided highway begins

C) Side road enters highway ahead

D) You must bear either right or left

Y Intersection. The road branches to the right and left ahead. You must bear either right or left.

16 / 20

This sign means:

A) Merging traffic

B) Two sharp curves

C) Intersection in curve

D) Added lane

This sign warns you of a horizontal alignment (curve) in combination with an intersection side road (intersection). Start by comparing it with a standard curve sign. This is a curve. Then compare this sign with the Merge sign. They are similar, and it can be difficult to tell them apart. But you will immediately see that the merge sign has a thick line going straight.

17 / 20

This sign marks a lane for:

A) Emergency parking

B) Both left and right turns

C) Left turns only

D) Passing on either side of an obstruction

Two-way left turn only. Traffic shares the center lane for left turns in both directions.

18 / 20

What does this sign mean?

A) Merge right

B) Right turns only

C) End of divided highway

D) Keep right

This is a regulatory sign indicating you must keep right. At locations where it is not readily apparent that traffic must keep to the right, this sign tells you to pass only to the right-hand side of a roadway feature or obstruction. It is often placed at raised medians, parkways, islands, and underpass piers. The sign can be reversed (Keep Left).

19 / 20

This sign means:

A) Stop ahead

B) Speed zone ahead

C) No outlet

D) Road is closed ahead

Stop sign ahead. When you come to this sign, slow down to be ready to stop at the stop sign.

20 / 20

This sign warns you of the following:

A) Two sharp turns

B) Two gradual curves

C) A winding road

D) A detour

Reverse turn. This sign tells you there are two sharp turns ahead (one to the left and then a sharp turn to the right). Reduce speed.

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The Hardest Road Signs Quiz for Americans

Difficult Signs on the Driver’s License Test

Many licensed drivers in the United States fail to recognize the meanings of some common road signs they see daily. In some cases, it also means that licensed drivers would fail their license knowledge test if forced to retake the exam.

Teenagers without driving experience also need help with some of the most common road signs. It is usually because they still need to figure out the universal language of road signs.

In fact, very few first-time applicants get the perfect score on their first DMV test, even though road signs probably are the easiest part of the written test.

Quiz-A-Go-Go has put together this quiz with some of the most challenging signs because knowing road signs and their meanings is essential for safety on our highways. The quiz shows you the signs on which most test takers fail.

Any driver behind the wheel is responsible for knowing all signs and their meanings. Disobeying a road sign just because you didn’t understand it may be costly and put yourself and others at risk of an accident.

Some signs in this quiz may never show up on a DMV test, but if you aim to be the best driver you can be, you should learn them. In a real-life situation, they can be challenging to interpret. By knowing them, you can avoid unnecessary mistakes.

In this quiz, you will see some of the hardest road signs. These signs confuse many test takers on the license or permit test. On average, new drivers miss six out of the 20 signs.

Can you do better?

What are the Most Important Signs on the DMV Test?

DMV will not ask you to identify the most difficult signs. They are well aware that many students will fail to recognize them.

Instead, DMV will focus on standard signs you must be able to recognize on the road.

Failing to stop at a Stop sign is, for example, an offense and puts you and others in danger. DMV often has a question about what you must do at a stop sign, and you should be aware that rolling stop is not enough, even if the way is clear.

Questions about Yield signs and Railroad Crossing signs are also common. The RR Crossing sign is a warning sign. The crossbuck sign has the same meaning as a Yield sign. Sometimes, the state combines the crossbuck sign with a stop sign unless signals and gates control the crossing.

Two other warning signs you must know are Divided Highway and Divided Highway Ends. At first glance, they look the same, and it can be easy to miss one of them on a test. Ensure you can tell them apart.

The Speed Limit sign is also one you must recognize. You must always obey the black-and-white sign. Some states have special rules about exceeding the speed limit when passing other vehicles. Still, most states will not allow exceeding the speed limit under any circumstances.

Some Speed signs are yellow or orange. Do you know why?

If you have studied your driver’s manual, you know that yellow and orange are colors that display a warning. They are not regulatory, but you should obey them for your safety.

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