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SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND ROADWAY MARKINGS. REGULATORY SIGNS. Controls traffic Tells about LAWS you MUST OBEY Ex: STOP/YIELD. WARNING SIGNS. Help avoid SURPRISE Situations. Helps ALERT YOU!! Diamond-shaped, black symbols/lettering on a yellow background. GUIDE SIGNS. INFORMATION
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REGULATORY SIGNS • Controls traffic • Tells about LAWS you MUST OBEY • Ex: STOP/YIELD
WARNING SIGNS Help avoid SURPRISE Situations. Helps ALERT YOU!! Diamond-shaped, black symbols/lettering on a yellow background
GUIDE SIGNS INFORMATION Mark routes, intersections, service areas, and other points of interest/information
TRAFFIC SIGN SHAPES SHAPE • OCTAGON • TRIANGLE • VERTICAL RECTANGLE • PENTAGON • ROUND • PENNANT • DIAMOND • HORIZONTAL SIGN • Stop • Yield • Regulatory • School • Railroad crossing • No passing • Warning • Guide
TRAFFIC SIGN COLORS COLOR • RED • YELLOW • WHITE/BLACK • ORANGE • GREEN • BLUE • BROWN SIGN • stop, yield, or prohibited • Warning • Regulatory • Construction/detour • Guide • Motorist service • Public recreation and cultural interest
WHAT NEXT… • Get in groups of 2/3 • You will get a sign • IDENTIFY: • Color • Shape • Regulatory/warning/guide • Demonstrate/discuss purpose of sign
TRAFFIC SIGNALS You can start turning to the right earlier. This sign must be accompanied by a turnright on green plate. There is only a single red light, the maximal number of faces an assembly can have in the US is five.
RIGHT TURN ON RED • Turning right when the signal is red • QUESTION: Can you turn right when the sign says….
LEFT TURN ON RED YES YOU CAN!! When turning from a one-way street into a one-way street
ROADWAY MARKINGSYELLOW LINESseparate traffic in OPPOSITE directions • CANNOT PASS, divides traffic • CAN PASS, divides traffic
ROADWAY MARKINGSWHITE LINESseparate traffic in SAME direction • Keep drivers in their lane and restrict lane changing. DO NOT CROSS • Separate lanes of traffic that are moving in the same direction.
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