Warning signs: crossings, schools and roadside objects
A 3-minute lesson from the Pennsylvania course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Some warning signs tell you who might cross your path: deer, bicyclists, pedestrians, children or trains. Others mark objects right next to the road. Several of these may use a bright fluorescent yellow-green background instead of plain yellow.
Deer crossing and low clearance signs
Know the rule
DEER CROSSING is posted where deer often cross and crashes with deer have occurred.
ADVANCED INTERSECTION/RAILROAD CROSSING: the road you may turn onto has tracks very close to the intersection. If turning and a train is coming, be prepared to stop.
SHARE THE ROAD (bicycle/motor vehicle) is used at pinch points with no shoulder or narrow lanes: give bicyclists adequate space. PEDESTRIAN CROSSING: be ready to slow or stop.
The SCHOOL sign is the only pentagon (5-sided) sign on the road. It means a school zone is ahead; with a downward arrow you are at the school crosswalk. Slow, watch for children and stop if needed.
You see a pentagon-shaped yellow sign with two walking children and a downward arrow beneath it. You are at the school crosswalk itself: slow down, watch for children crossing and stop if necessary.
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.
A yellow diamond sign showing a walking person near a crosswalk warns you to:
Proceed at normal speed; pedestrians must yield
Be ready to slow or stop for pedestrians
Only slow down if children are visible
Stop only if a crossing guard is present
Answer: Be ready to slow or stop for pedestrians
This warning sign alerts drivers to a marked crosswalk or likely pedestrian crossing area.
