Chapter 2 Drive Right

The purposes of traffic signs are

• to stop, to warn, to decide.

• to regulate, to warn, to guide.

• to observe, to direct, to guide.

You are approaching an intersection. You intend to make a left turn after stopping for a STOP sign. Bushes block your view to the right. You should

• stop evenly with the STOP sign, creep forward, and stop again if necessary.

• reduce speed early, stop where you can see best, and continue when the way is clear.

• accelerate after stopping since you have the right of way.

Yielding in traffic means

• allowing others to go before you.

• coming to a complete stop every time.

• expecting others to stop for you.

The basic speed law requires you to drive

• no faster than is safe for existing conditions.

• at the maximum posted speed limit.

• within 5 mph of the 55 mph speed limit.

A red circle and diagonal slash on a sign means that

• the action is not allowed.

• a hazard is ahead.

• two roads intersect ahead.

Most warning signs are

• diamond-shaped.

• square-shaped.

• round-shaped.

The message on a diamond-shaped sign might be

• Curve, Hill, or Winding Road.

• No Turn, Speed Zone Ahead, or Left Lane Must Turn Left.

• One Way, Wrong Way, or No Trucks.

This yellow warning sign means

• a left curve ahead.

• the roadway narrows.

• a winding road ahead.

You pass a school zone sign. You should

• know you are within one block of a school.

• stop immediately.

• go 30 mph.

What does this sign mean?

• yield the right of way

• no passing

• railroad crossing