Unit 2 Learning the Basics

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Unit 2 Learning the Basics
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Chapter 5

• Signs, Signals, and Markings

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What Are Regulatory Signs?

• Regulatory signs regulate or control the movement
  of traffic. These signs tell you and other
  drivers what you must do and what you must not do
  when you drive. Regulatory signs are red, white,
  black, green on white, or white on black

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Regulatory Signs
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Can you name some more Regulatory Signs?
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What Actions Should You Take at Regulatory Signs?

• Regulatory signs give commands or set limits.
  When you see a stop sign, you must stop. When you
  see a yield sign, you must slow and yield right
  of way to traffic on the cross road or the road
  into which you are merging. A speed limit sign
  indicates the maximum speed you may drive under
  ideal conditions.

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What are Warning Signs?
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What Actions Should You Take at Warning Signs?

• When you see a warning sign, in-crease your level
  of alertness to changes in the roadway, in
  traffic, or in environmental conditions. Always
  proceed with caution.

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What actions should you take at a Stop Sign?

• You must come to a full stop at a stop sign.
  Often a white stop line is painted on the
  pavement in line with the sign. There may be two
  white lines indicating a pedestrian cross-walk
  just beyond the stop line, or there may be walk
  lines and no stop line.

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What should you do at a Yield Sign?

• A Yield Sign assigns right-of-way to traffic on
  certain approaches to an intersection. Vehicles
  controlled by a YIELD sign need stop only when
  necessary to avoid interference with other
  traffic that is given the right-of- way.

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What does a Rail-road Crossbuck sign tell us?

• This sign is located where railroad tracks cross
  the roadway. Regardless of whether or not lights
  or gates are present, if a train is coming you
  must stop.

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How do you know what signs are Warning Signs?

• All warning signs are either yellow or orange
  with black symbols or letters

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School Area Signs

• When you see a school zone or school crossing
  sign, you must slow down and proceed with
  caution. Children may be playing nearby and may
  dart into the street. At a school crossing sign,
  give right of way to children crossing the
  roadway.

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How do you proceed when you see this sign

• When you see a school zone or school crossing
  sign, you must slow down and proceed with
  caution. Children may be playing nearby and may
  dart into the street. At a school crossing sign,
  give right of way to children crossing the
  roadway.

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Guide Signs

• As you travel along the roadways, youll see four
  kinds of guide signs. These signs give
  information about roadways and routes the
  mileage to certain destinations roadside
  ser-vices such as rest stops, service stations,
  and campsites and recreational areas and nearby
  points of interest.

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Route Makers

• Routes are the numbered road-ways that crisscross
  the continent. Interstate routes that lead into
  cities have three digits and begin with an odd
  digit. If a three-digit route begins with an even
  digit, the route goes around a city

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Destination and Mileage Signs

• Youll often see destination and mileage signs
  mounted over highway lanes. They tell you where
  you are, which lane to take to get to your
  destination, what exits are coming up, and how
  far away the exits are.

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International Signs

• International signs are those that you can
  understand without knowing another language. The
  meaning is conveyed by their color, shape,
  symbols, and numbers.

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Yellow or White Lines on the Roadway

• Yellow and white roadway lines provide directions
  or warnings for drivers. Yellow lines divide
  traffic traveling in opposite directions. White
  lines parallel to the roadway separate
  same-direction traffic into lanes. White lines
  perpendicular to the roadway indicate crosswalks,
  railroad crossings, and stop signs at
  intersections.

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Broken White Line A broken white line separates
two lanes traveling in the same direction. Once
you have signaled, and if it is safe to do so,
you may cross this line when changing lanes.
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White Lane Lines White lane lines separate lanes
of traffic moving in the same direction. Single
white lines may also mark the right edge of the
pavement.
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Solid with Turn Lane Arrow Solid white lines are
used for turn lanes and to discourage lane
changes near intersections. Arrows are often used
with the white lines to show which turn may be
made from the lane.
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Two-Way Roadway with Center Lane Two-way roadway
with a center lane for left turns in either
direction of travel. The specially marked center
turn lane is intended for slowing down and for
sheltering turning vehicles and may not be used
for passing.
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Red Come to a complete stop at the marked stop
line or before moving into the crosswalk or
intersection. At most intersections, after
stopping, you may turn right on red if the way is
clear. Some intersections display a "NO TURN ON
RED" sign, which you must obey. Left turns on a
red light from a one-way street into a one-way
street are also allowed
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Yellow Stop if you can. The light will soon be
red.
Green Go - but only if the intersection is clear.
Yield to pedestrians and vehicles still in the
intersection. If turning left, wait for gap in
oncoming traffic to complete a turn.
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Flashing Signals A flashing red light means the
same thing as a stop sign. It is used at
dangerous intersections.
A flashing yellow light means you may move
forward with caution. It is used at, or just
before, dangerous intersections, or to alert you
to a warning sign such as a school crossing or
sharp curve.
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Many street crossings have pedestrian signals
that show the words "WALK" and "DON'T WALK" or
show a "WALKING PERSON" in white and a "RAISED
HAND" in orange. Pedestrian signals direct
pedestrians while crossing the street. The "WALK"
or "WALKING PERSON" appears when it is legal to
start crossing
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• Now turn to the page 95, in Chapter 5, and do
  the questions on that page and turn them in!