Texas Driver Handbook Flashcards: Signals, Signs, and Markers

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering standard road sign colors, shapes, regulatory signs, warning signs, guide signs, and railroad markers from the Texas Driver Handbook.

Red (Road Sign Color)

Indicates stop, yield, or do what is posted on the sign.

Green (Road Sign Color)

Indicated movements permitted, direction guidance.

Blue (Road Sign Color)

Motorist services guidance.

Yellow (Road Sign Color)

General warning or caution.

Black and White (Road Sign Colors)

Colors used for regulations.

Orange (Road Sign Color)

Construction and maintenance warning.

Brown (Road Sign Color)

Public recreation and scenic guidance.

Octagon

Shape used exclusively for stop signs.

Horizontal Rectangle

Shape generally used for guide signs.

Equilateral Triangle

Shape used exclusively for yield signs.

Pennant

Shape used for advance warning of no pass zones.

Diamond

Shape used exclusively to warn of existing or possible hazards on roads or adjacent areas.

Vertical Rectangle

Shape generally used for regulatory signs.

Pentagon

Shape used for school advance and school crossing signs.

Round

Shape used for railroad advance warning signs.

Warning Signs

Signs that alert drivers to conditions immediately ahead, such as road hazards or changes in direction.

LOW CLEARANCE

Sign showing the height of an underpass from the road surface; loads higher than the figure shown must not enter.

Advisory Speed Sign

Sign giving the highest speed which you can safely travel around the curve or turn ahead.

SOFT SHOULDER

Warning that the dirt on the side of the pavement is soft and may cause a driver to lose control of the car.

WATCH FOR ICE ON BRIDGE

Sign displayed continuously during winter periods warning of hazardous ice conditions on bridges.

Regulatory Signs

Signs that instruct drivers what they should or should not do in certain circumstances; they must be obeyed in the same manner as traffic laws.

High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Preferential Lane

Lanes for buses and carpools, typically restricted between the hours of $6\,\text{a.m.}$ to $9\,\text{a.m.}$, Monday through Friday.

STOP (Sign)

A red sign with white letters (or yellow with black) meaning come to a complete stop before the crosswalk, intersection, or sign.

SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT

Instruction to stay in the right-hand lane if you are driving slower than other vehicles on the road.

SPEED LIMIT (Sign)

Signs indicating the maximum speed permitted in miles per hour (mph) for day and night.

DO NOT ENTER

Indicates the road ahead is for one-way traffic in the opposite direction; driving in that direction is prohibited.

Yield

Slow down or stop if necessary to give the right-of-way to vehicles, pedestrians, or bicycles on the joining road.

4-WAY or ALL-WAY

Added to a stop sign to advise that all approaching traffic at the intersection must stop.

LEFT LANE FOR PASSING ONLY

On roadways with multiple lanes in one direction, the farthest left lane is reserved for passing.

Guide Signs

Signs that help drivers unfamiliar with an area identify their road and travel safely to their destination.

LITTER BARREL 1 MILE

Advises that the only place to lawfully throw trash on the highway is a barrel located one mile ahead.

Loop

A short state highway located in a city or urban area.

Business (Route Marker)

An officially designated highway that branches off a numbered highway to go through the business portion of a city.

Mileposts

Markers erected every mile on interstate highways to help identify the location of crashes, breakdowns, or emergencies.

Lane-use control signals

Overhead signals indicating if motorists should drive in a specific lane (Red X = do not drive, Yellow X = prepare to vacate, Green Arrow = permitted).

Railroad Crossbuck

Sign posted at every railroad grade crossing showing the location of the tracks and the number of tracks if more than one.

Emergency Notification System (ENS)

Signs at railroad crossings with an emergency contact number and a USDOT National Crossing Inventory Number to report unsafe situations.