North Dakota driving lesson · Signs, Signals & Markings
Guide, service & recreation signs
A 2-minute lesson from the North Dakota course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Guide signs help you find your way: directions, distances, services and places to visit. They are rectangular, and their color tells you what kind of information they give.
Guide signs are rectangular, but their colors vary with their message. They give directions, distances, services, points of interest, and other geographic, recreational or cultural information.
Milepost signs are long rectangles, white on green. The number tells how many miles you are from the south or west border of the state, or from where the route begins within the state.
You're low on fuel on a rural highway and see a blue sign with a gas pump symbol. Blue signs point to services, so gas is available at the next exit or turn.
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 color scheme is used on guide signs giving direction and distance information?
White letters on a brown background
White letters on a blue background
White letters on a green background
Black letters on a white background
Answer: White letters on a green background
Direction and distance guide signs use white letters on a green background.
