SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND ROADWAY MARKINGSROADWAY MARKINGS
REGULATORY SIGNSREGULATORY SIGNS
Controls trafficControls traffic Tells about LAWS you Tells about LAWS you MUST OBEYMUST OBEY Ex: STOP/YIELDEx: STOP/YIELD
WARNING SIGNSWARNING SIGNS Help avoid SURPRISE Situations. Helps Help avoid SURPRISE Situations. Helps
ALERT YOU!!ALERT YOU!! Diamond-shaped, black symbols/lettering Diamond-shaped, black symbols/lettering
on a yellow backgroundon a yellow background
GUIDE SIGNSGUIDE SIGNS INFORMATIONINFORMATION Mark routes, intersections, service areas, Mark routes, intersections, service areas,
and other points of interest/informationand other points of interest/information
TRAFFIC SIGN SHAPESTRAFFIC SIGN SHAPES
SHAPESHAPE1.1. OCTAGONOCTAGON2.2. TRIANGLETRIANGLE3.3. VERTICAL VERTICAL
RECTANGLERECTANGLE4.4. PENTAGONPENTAGON5.5. ROUNDROUND6.6. PENNANTPENNANT7.7. DIAMONDDIAMOND8.8. HORIZONTALHORIZONTAL
SIGNSIGN1.1. StopStop2.2. YieldYield3.3. RegulatoryRegulatory
4.4. SchoolSchool5.5. Railroad crossingRailroad crossing6.6. No passingNo passing7.7. WarningWarning8.8. GuideGuide
TRAFFIC SIGN COLORSTRAFFIC SIGN COLORS
COLORCOLOR1.1. REDRED2.2. YELLOWYELLOW3.3. WHITE/WHITE/BLACKBLACK4.4. ORANGEORANGE5.5. GREENGREEN6.6. BLUEBLUE7.7. BROWNBROWN
SIGNSIGN1.1. stop, yield, or stop, yield, or
prohibitedprohibited2.2. WarningWarning3.3. RegulatoryRegulatory4.4. Construction/detourConstruction/detour5.5. GuideGuide6.6. Motorist serviceMotorist service7.7. Public recreation and Public recreation and
cultural interestcultural interest
WHAT NEXT…WHAT NEXT…
Get in groups of 2/3Get in groups of 2/3 You will get a signYou will get a sign IDENTIFY:IDENTIFY:
ColorColor ShapeShape Regulatory/warning/guideRegulatory/warning/guide Demonstrate/discuss purpose of signDemonstrate/discuss purpose of sign
TRAFFIC SIGNALSTRAFFIC SIGNALS
You can start turning to the right earlier. This sign must be accompanied by a turn right on green plate. There is only a single red light, the maximal number of faces an assembly can have in the US is five.
RIGHT TURN ON REDRIGHT TURN ON RED
Turning right when Turning right when the signal is redthe signal is red
QUESTION: Can you QUESTION: Can you turn right when the turn right when the sign says….sign says….
NO NO
TURN ONTURN ON
REDREDWHEN WHEN
PEDESTRIANS PEDESTRIANS
ARE PRESENTARE PRESENT
LEFT TURN ON REDLEFT TURN ON RED
YES YOU CAN!!YES YOU CAN!! When turning from a one-way street into a one-When turning from a one-way street into a one-
way streetway street
ROADWAY MARKINGSROADWAY MARKINGSYELLOW LINESYELLOW LINES
separate traffic in separate traffic in OPPOSITEOPPOSITE directions directions
CANNOT PASS, CANNOT PASS, divides traffic divides traffic
CAN PASS, divides CAN PASS, divides traffic traffic
ROADWAY MARKINGSROADWAY MARKINGSWHITE LINESWHITE LINES
separate traffic in separate traffic in SAMESAME direction direction Keep drivers in their lane Keep drivers in their lane
and restrict lane and restrict lane changing. DO NOT changing. DO NOT CROSSCROSS
Separate lanes of traffic Separate lanes of traffic that are moving in the that are moving in the same direction.same direction.
ROADWAY MARKINGS: ROADWAY MARKINGS: can you pass?can you pass?
ROADWAY MARKINGSROADWAY MARKINGS
RUMBLE STRIPS AND RUMBLE STRIPS AND OTHER ROAD WAY OTHER ROAD WAY
MARKINGS…..MARKINGS…..
SIGN BINGOSIGN BINGO
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36
37 38 39 40 41 42
SIGNOSIG
NOSIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
SIGNO
YIELDYIELD
RAILROAD CROSSINGRAILROAD CROSSING
NO PASSINGNO PASSING
REDRED
BLACKBLACK
WARNINGWARNING
WHITEWHITE
SOLID SOLID WHITE/YELWHITE/YELLOW LINELOW LINE
GREEN GREEN LIGHTLIGHT
ORANGEORANGE
REGULATORYREGULATORY
BLUEBLUE
GREENGREEN
SPLITS SPLITS TRAFFIC IN TRAFFIC IN
SAME SAME DIRECTIONDIRECTION
SCHOOLSCHOOL
BROWNBROWN
STOPSTOP
INCLUDES ALL SOCIAL,
PHYSICAL, AND MENTAL SKILLS REQUIRED TO
DRIVE