Roadwise States Louisiana Driving lessons Sign colors Louisiana driving lesson · Signs, Signals & Markings
Sign colors A 2-minute lesson from the Louisiana course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 2 minutes
Course unit Signs, Signals & Markings
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 29 Color is your second clue. Red means stop or do not. Yellow and orange warn. White and black regulate. Green, blue and brown guide you to places and services. Fluorescent pink flags an unplanned incident like a crash or hurricane.
Red, orange, yellow and black Blue, green, fluorescent yellow-green, brown and pink Know the rule
Black is also the lettering color on white, yellow, orange, fluorescent pink and fluorescent yellow-green signs.
Handbook p. 29 ↗ Know the rule
White is the lettering color on red, green, blue, brown and black signs.
Handbook p. 29 ↗ Know the rule
Green is also used for the legend on permissive regulation and parking signs, and blue is part of interstate and some state route markers.
Handbook p. 29 ↗ Put it into practice
After a hurricane you see a fluorescent pink sign reading ROAD CLOSED. Pink means incident management: an unplanned closure. Follow the posted detour.
Check your understanding Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
What does a red sign generally mean? Stop or do not Caution, slow down Construction ahead Information only Answer: Stop or do not
Red is reserved for stop, yield, do-not-enter, and wrong-way signs — all meaning 'stop' or 'do not'.
Handbook p. 29 ↗ Orange is used as the background color for: Permanent regulatory signs Construction zone signs Guide signs to hospitals School zone signs Answer: Construction zone signs
Orange signals a construction zone ahead.
Handbook p. 29 ↗ Yellow signs are used as background color for: Guide signs to restaurants Stop and yield signs Warning and school signs Handicap parking signs Answer: Warning and school signs
Yellow warns you to be alert and prepare to slow down.
Handbook p. 29 ↗ Fluorescent yellow-green is specifically used as background color for: Route number signs Fire zone curb markings Construction zone signs Pedestrian, bicycle, and school warning signs Answer: Pedestrian, bicycle, and school warning signs
This distinct fluorescent color is reserved for pedestrian, bicycle, and school-related warnings.
Handbook p. 29 ↗ Fluorescent pink signs are used for: Incident management, like a crash road closure Long-term construction zones Emergency evacuation routes School zone warnings Answer: Incident management, like a crash road closure
Fluorescent pink is reserved for temporary incident-management situations like closures from a crash or hurricane.
Handbook p. 29 ↗ Brown signs are used as background color for: Speed limit signs Stop signs Guide and information signs about recreational or cultural sites Construction warnings Answer: Guide and information signs about recreational or cultural sites
Brown marks points of recreational or cultural interest, like parks and museums.
Handbook p. 29 ↗ Previous lesson Sign shapes Next lesson Warning signs More in Signs, Signals & Markings About the source Roadwise’s Louisiana course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 29. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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