Roadwise States Ohio Driving lessons Guide, route & work zone signs Ohio driving lesson · Rules of the Road
Guide, route & work zone signs A 2-minute lesson from the Ohio 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 Rules of the Road
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 15 Not every sign is a command. Guide and route signs help you find your way, while orange work zone signs warn that people and machines may be in the road ahead.
Guide signs Square or rectangular signs, colored green, brown or blue, showing points of interest, services, intersecting roads and directions to cities and towns.
Handbook p. 15 ↗ Know the rule
Guide signs help you find hospitals, gas or service stations, restaurants and hotels.
Handbook p. 15 ↗ Green guide sign with directions and distances to cities Route number signs Signs whose shape and color show the type of road: interstate, U.S., state, city, county or local.
Handbook p. 15 ↗ Route number signs: county, interstate, business loop, U.S. and state routes Work zone signs Signs that generally have a distinctive orange background, warning of construction ahead.
Handbook p. 15 ↗ ROAD WORK AHEAD Flagger ahead Near and in a work zone: Follow the instructions of a person directing traffic with a sign or flag Barriers such as drums and cones keep traffic out of closed or dangerous areas Be alert, reduce speed and be prepared to stop suddenly Yield right-of-way to, and keep a space cushion for, workers and equipment on the road Keep a clear distance from the vehicle ahead — don't tailgate Handbook p. 15 ↗ Know the rule
Speeding in a work zone can bring doubled fines and jail time.
Handbook p. 15 ↗ Put it into practice
A flagger holds up a STOP paddle even though the orange sign behind her says the lane is open. Stop — you must follow the flagger's instructions.
A useful reminder Give construction workers a "brake": orange sign means slow down, even before you see anyone working.
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 is the purpose of a guide sign? To warn of hazards ahead To prohibit certain actions To mark work zones To show points of interest, services, and directions Answer: To show points of interest, services, and directions
Guide signs help direct drivers to cities, towns, hospitals, gas stations, restaurants, and other services.
Handbook p. 15 ↗ What colors might a guide sign be? Green, brown, or blue Red or white Orange or yellow Black or white Answer: Green, brown, or blue
Guide signs may be green, brown, or blue, and are square or rectangular.
Handbook p. 15 ↗ What background color do work zone signs typically use? Yellow Orange Red Blue Answer: Orange
Work zone signs generally have a distinctive orange background.
Handbook p. 15 ↗ In a work zone, a flagger is directing traffic with a hand signal that conflicts with a posted sign. What should you do? Follow the posted sign instead Stop and wait for both to agree Follow the flagger's instructions Proceed based on your own judgment Answer: Follow the flagger's instructions
In work zones, traffic may be controlled by a person with a sign or flag directing traffic, and you must follow their instructions.
Handbook p. 15 ↗ What consequence can result from speeding in an Ohio work zone? A verbal warning only A small flat fine Points are waived in work zones Doubled fines and possible jail time Answer: Doubled fines and possible jail time
Speeding in a work zone can lead to doubled fines and jail time.
Handbook p. 15 ↗ Route number signs are all identical regardless of whether the road is interstate, state, or local. True False Answer: False
The shape and color of route number signs indicate the type of roadway — interstate, U.S., state, city, county, or local.
Handbook p. 15 ↗ Previous lesson Regulatory, prohibitory & warning signs Next lesson Lane markings, left-turn lanes & crosswalks More in Rules of the Road About the source Roadwise’s Ohio course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 15. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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