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Variable Speed Limit Sign

Variable Speed Limit Sign

An adaption of the speed limit to the condition of road

Basic Rule Law

You need to adapt to the speed limit yourself, if it’s icy slow down, if someone is behind you, speed up!!

15 MPH

Alleys and narrow residential areas

20 MPH

Business district and school zone

25 MPH

Residential, public parks, and ocean shores

55 MPH

All roads highways (may vary)

65 MPH

Interstates highway (may vary)

Slow driver (actions)

Drive closest to the right-hand curb unless making left turns. If driving too slow, park in a safe spot and wait.

Racing

Illegal, it could be accelerating or contest.

Yellow marking (middle)

To define traffic moving opposite direction

Solid yellow line (side)

Marks the left edge of one way road

Broken yellow center line

Means you can pass with caution

Two yellow marking, one dotted and one solid (center)

If you are on the dotted side, you can pass. If you’re on the solid side, you can’t pass.

Double solid yellow line

You can’t pass on both sides unless you making a turn, though wait for traffic.

Two way special left turn lane

A lane to perform turns to roads. Be caution since it shared with both lane.

Solid white lane

Used for an edge or fog line to help drivers

Wide solid white line

Used to indicate different lanes. EX: Bike lane and turns lane

Broken white line

Separate lanes in the same direction

Double solid white line

No lane changes

Marked crosswalk

To walk across the road

Stop line

A white solid line for you to stop before traffic lights or stop signs

A row of white triangle

Yield line, and you are required to yield

White chevrons (<<<)

Fixed objects are ahead

Safe following distance

2-4 secs, but if >30MPH then 4 sec. Check if you can see back (rear) tires meet the road.

Backing up (actions)

Look both ways behind you

Curves (actions)

Slow down and use the speed on the signs as a guide

You can’t pass on

Markings that said so, your view is blocked (curves/hills), intersections, railroads and crosswalks

Entering freeways (actions)

You accelerate to match the speed, check mirrors, wait for the existing traffic.

Leaving freeways (actions)

Turn on your signals (well ahead), maintain the speed before driving off, then slow down to match the speech limit.