Warning, Construction & Information Signs
You see this sign as you drive along. What should you do?
- ALook for a railroad crossing with flashing red lights.
- BPrepare to stop at the STOP sign at the next intersection.
- CKeep your speed, because cross traffic ahead must stop for you.
- DSlow down and be ready to stop at the traffic signal ahead.
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Correct answer: D. Slow down and be ready to stop at the traffic signal ahead.
Why
This warning sign tells you that a traffic signal is ahead, often one that a curve, a hill or trees hide until you are close. Slow down and be ready to stop if the light is yellow or red, and watch for vehicles that are stopped at the signal. Obey the signal itself when you reach it. The Stop Ahead sign looks similar, but it shows a red octagon, and the Yield Ahead sign shows a red and white triangle.
Why the other answers are not correct
- A. Railroad crossing warnings show an X or the letters RR; this sign shows a traffic signal.
- B. The Stop Ahead sign shows a red octagon; this sign shows a traffic signal.
- C. The sign warns of a signal that may show you red; it does not give you the right-of-way.
Verified against Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th Edition with Revision 1 · Section 2C.35 Advance Traffic Control Signs (W3-1, W3-2, W3-3, and W3-4) · p. 218
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