Roadwise States New Jersey Driving lessons Warning and guide signs to recognize New Jersey driving lesson · Signs, Signals, and Road Markings
Warning and guide signs to recognize A 2-minute lesson from the New Jersey 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, and Road Markings
Checkpoint questions 5
Source pages 222, 223, 224 These are the warning and guide signs pictured in the New Jersey manual. Warning signs are yellow diamonds (orange in work zones); guide and service signs are blue, green or route shields. Learn to name each one at a glance.
Yellow warning signs pictured Sharp Turn, Winding Road, Hill Road Narrows, Lane Reduction Ahead, Merge Divided Highway, Two-Lane Traffic Cross Road, Side Road Signal Ahead, Stop Sign Ahead, Yield Ahead Slippery When Wet, Cattle Crossing, School Bicycles Present, Advisory Ramp Speed, No Passing Zone Handbook p. 222 ↗ Sharp Turn Ahead Winding Road Lane Reduction Ahead Merge Divided Highway Two-Lane (two-way) Traffic Slippery When Wet Signal Ahead Stop Sign Ahead Cattle Crossing Advisory Ramp Speed Orange work zone and blue/green guide signs pictured Workers, Flagman Ahead, Detour, Road Closed Ahead (orange) Hospital, Person with a Disability (blue service signs) Exit Marker (green), Rest Area (blue) Interstate, U.S. Route, State Route and County Route markers Handbook p. 222 ↗ Hospital (blue service sign) Interstate route marker Exit marker A useful reminder Yellow diamond with a symbol = something ahead to prepare for, not an order.
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.
Which sign shape is generally reserved for warning signs about hazards like curves or deer crossings? A red octagon A yellow diamond A white rectangle A blue square Answer: A yellow diamond
Warning signs, including hazards like curves and deer crossings, are yellow diamond-shaped signs with a black symbol.
Handbook p. 216 ↗ What does a yellow diamond-shaped sign combined with a black symbol most likely indicate? A regulatory speed limit Direction guidance to a destination A roadway hazard or warning condition A motorist service location Answer: A roadway hazard or warning condition
Yellow diamond signs with black symbols indicate roadway hazards and warning conditions, including railroad crossing warnings.
Handbook p. 216 ↗ Warning signs are generally yellow, diamond-shaped signs with a black symbol or word message. True False Answer: True
Warning signs are yellow and diamond-shaped with a black symbol or message alerting motorists to hazards.
Handbook p. 216 ↗ A yellow diamond sign shows a black silhouette of a cow. What does it warn of? Deer crossing Slow-moving vehicles Cattle crossing Farm equipment ahead Answer: Cattle crossing
The manual's sign chart labels the yellow diamond with a cow as Cattle Crossing.
Handbook p. 222 ↗ A yellow diamond sign shows a red octagon with a black arrow above it. What does it mean? Stop here on red All-way stop Road closed ahead Stop sign ahead Answer: Stop sign ahead
The manual's chart labels this warning sign Stop Sign Ahead: a stop sign is coming up.
Handbook p. 223 ↗ Previous lesson Warning, work zone, and regulatory signs Next lesson Regulatory signs to recognize More in Signs, Signals, and Road Markings About the source Roadwise’s New Jersey course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 222, 223, 224. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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