Warning, Construction & Information Signs
You see several of these signs in a row beside the road ahead. What do they tell you?
- AThe road ends ahead, and you must turn right at a T-intersection.
- BAn object such as a barrier stands at the edge of the road.
- CKeep to the right of a traffic island in the road ahead.
- DThe road curves to the right; the signs outline the curve.
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Correct answer: D. The road curves to the right; the signs outline the curve.
Why
Chevron signs stand on the outside of a curve or turn. Each chevron points the way the road goes, here to the right, and a row of them outlines the curve, which helps most at night. Slow down before the curve and steer along it. Chevrons do not mark a T-intersection, where a wide sign with one large arrow is used, or an object at the road edge.
Why the other answers are not correct
- A. Wrong: the MUTCD does not allow chevrons on the far side of a T-intersection; a large arrow sign does that job.
- B. Wrong: the MUTCD does not allow chevrons to mark objects next to the road; object markers do that.
- C. Wrong: a Keep Right sign is a white regulatory sign; right-pointing chevrons are not allowed on a central island.
Verified against Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th Edition with Revision 1 · Section 2C.08 Chevron Alignment Sign (W1-8) · p. 199
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