FLVS Review (chp 3)

red

color:
-stop signs
-wrong way signs
-yield signs
-do not enter signs (3.2)

black and white

color:
-one way signs
-speed limit signs
-turn only signs (3.2)

warning sign

gives notice to road users of situations that might not be readily apparent (3.2)

yellow

color:
-pedestrian crossing sign
-dip in the road sign
-slippery road surface sign (3.2)

fluourescent

color:
-pedestrian crossing sign
-school zone sign
-shared bicycle lane sign (3.2)

construction sign

gives notice to road user of detours, rules, and situations in a work zone needing temporary traffic control (3.2)

orange

color:
-road work ahead signs
-detour signs
-construction signs (3.2)

guide signs

shows route designations, destinations, distances, services, and other geographical, recreational, or cultural info (3.2)

green

color:
-guide signs
-mileposts
-street name signs (3.2)

green text

color:
-permissive regulation
-parking signs (3.2)

blue

color:
-motor assistance signs
-disabled parking signs
-evacuation route markers
-street name signs (3.2)

brown

color:
-public recreation signs
-cultural sites
-historical sites (3.2)

octagon

shape:
-stop signs exclusively (3.2)

triangle

shape:
-yield sign exclusively

vertical rectangle

shape:
-speed limit signs
-no parking signs
-carpool lane signs
-keep right signs
-warning signs (3.2)

horizontal rectangle

shape:
-marking routes
-service areas
-intersection signs
-points of interests (3.2)

square

shape:
-do not enter sign
-do not u turn sign
-no parking sign
-pedestrian crossing sign
-some warning signs (3.2)

pentagon

shape:
-school zones
-school crossings (3.2)

diamond:

shape:
-cross road ahead signs
-end/begin divided road signs
-merging traffic signs
-curves
-construction warnings (3.2)

shield

shape:
-interstate or state highway signs (3.2)

pennant

shape:
-no passing zones exclusively (3.2)

circle

shape:
-railroad crossing signs
-evacuation route markers (3.2)

crossbuck

shape:
-exclusively railroad crossing sign (3.2)

lines

symbol:
-indicates a lane (3.2)

arrows

symbol:
-indicates a direction (3.2)

median

symbol:
-indicates divider between lanes (3.2)

person

symbol:
-pedestrian warning signs (3.2)

H

symbol:
-hospital indication sign (3.2)

bridge

symbol:
-narrow bridge warning ahead (3.2)

pass with care

words:
-two lane roads which driver must cross into opposing lane to pass another vehicle (3.2)

soft shoulder

words:
-ground on shoulder lane is soft and unpaved
-dont use unless emergency (3.2)

detour

words:
-used when direct route cannot be used (3.2)

HOV

words:
-indicates lane only available for vehicles containing a certain number of passengers
-High Occupancy Vehicle
-aka carpool lanes (3.2)

DIP

words:
-indicates low spot in road ahead
-drive slowly to avoid damage to vehicle (3.2)

green

colors:
-intersection light
-indicates driver may proceed if path is clear (3.3)

u-turn

turning of a vehicle to the complete opposite direction (3.3)

yellow

color:
-intersection light
-slow down gradually and stop
-never speed to beat (3.3)

red

color:
-intersection light
-complete stop (3.3)

red light

may turn right if:
-right most lane
-turning into right most lane on cross road
-no sign prohibits it (3.3)

red light

may turn left if:
-turning onto one way street
-in left most lane
-turning into left most lane on cross road
-no signs prohibit (3.3)

arrows

symbol:
-intersection light
-indicates direction of movement (3.3)

red arrow

-street light
-indicates driver cannot go to given direction (3.3)

yellow arrow

-street light
-slow down and stop before entering intersection if possible (3.3)

green arrow

-street light
-may proceed into given direction (3.3)

yellow X

-street light
-indicates lane is about to close or change direction (3.3)

red X

-street light
-indicates lane is closed (3.3)

flashing red light

-street light
-acts like a stop sign (3.3)

flashing yellow light

-street light
-proceed with caution
-yield to traffic in opposite direction (3.3)

railroad crossings

-red flashing lights
-approaching train (3.3)

work zones

-orange or yellow flashing lights
-obstructions or changes in road (3.3)

school zones

-flashing lights
-special speed limits in effects (3.3)

lane lines

lines running alongside lanes of traffic to organize roads (3.4)

white

color:
-pavement markings
-separate traffic moving the same direction (3.4)

yellow

color:
-pavement markings
-separate traffic moving in opposite directions (3.4)

broken lines

-pavement markings
-allowed to cross (3.4)

solid lines

-pavement markings
-not allowed to cross (3.4)

one solid and one broken line

-pavement markings
-driver may cross if center line closest is broken (3.4)

single solid line

-pavement markings
-may cross only if to avoid a hazard (3.4)

double solid line

-pavement markings
-must not cross at all (3.4)

white diamond

-pavement markings
-mark HOV/carpool lanes (3.4)

green

color:
-pavement markings
-indicate bike lane (3.4)

sharrow

symbol:
-pavement markings
-two arrows above bike
-indicate shared bike lane (3.4)

yellow

color:
-pavement markings
-painted against curbs
-indicate parking is prohibited (3.4)

yellow

color:
-reflectors
-increase visibility of yellow lines (3.4)

white

color:
-reflectors
-indicates driving in right direction (3.4)

red

color:
-reflectors
-indicates driving in wrong direction (3.4)

blue

color:
-reflectors
-marks location of fire hydrants (3.4)

right-of-way

permission to proceed instead of another road user (3.5)

right-of-way

privilege to drivers that can be given but not taken away (3.5)

controlled intersection

intersection directed by traffic lights or stop signs (3.5)

roundabout

circular intersection without traffic signals (3.5)

uncontrolled intersection

intersection with no traffic control signs or signals at all (3.5)

t-intersection

intersection where a minor road joins a major road but does not cross it (3.5)

railroad crossing

intersection where railroad tracts intersect with the road (3.5)

stop line

-pavement marking
-indicates where driver must stop for a stop sign or red light (3.5)

crosswalk

-pavement marking
-area where sidewalk path would extend across the road (3.5)

yield marking

-pavement marking
-solid white triangles pointing towards driver
-indicates requirement to yield (3.5)

-pavement markings
-RR with crossbuck symbol in between (3.5)

right-of-way

police officers, emergency workers, or construction crews directing traffic will decide (3.5)

right-of-way

four-way stop sign:
-first in, first out
-yield to right
-turning traffic yields to straight traffic
-eye contact if still confused (3.5)

right-of-way

uncontrolled intersections:
-yield if entering state highway from secondary road
-yield if entering paved road from unpaved road (3.5)