Signs, Signals and Roadway Markings

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Chapter 2 Signs, Signals and Roadway Markings
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Standards and Benchmarks

• 1. Laws and Highway System
• a. know the laws outlined in the South Carolina
  Driver's manual
• b. understand the laws outlined in the South
  Carolina Driver's manual
• c. consistently demonstrate knowledge and
  understanding by responsible adherence to highway
  transportation system traffic laws and control
  devices
• 2. Responsibility
• d. develop habits and attitudes with regard to
  responsible driving
• 7. Lifelong Learning
• b. describe past, present and future motor
  vehicle laws

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Traffic Signs Have Three Purposes

1. Regulate traffic, movement or parking
2. Warn of potential dangers or road conditions
3. Provide information and guidance

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Colors Have Meaning
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
Black
White
Orange
Brown
Fluorescent Optic Yellow
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Shapes Have Meaning
Octagon
Rectangle
Triangle
Pennant
Diamond
Rectangle
Pentagon
Circle
Crossbuck
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Three Types of Signs
Regulate
Warn
Guide
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Where are they located?
Where must we stop?
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Where are they located?
Where must we yield?
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SPEED LIMIT SIGNS
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Speed Limits

• Urban Areas
• Parks
• Rural Interstate
• Urban Interstate
• School Buses

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Rail Grade Crossing Warnings
RR sign or RR painted on the pavement are
advanced warning signs.
Crossbucks are yield signs. The train has the
right-of-way!
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Other Regulatory Signs
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Other Regulatory Signs
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Other Regulatory Signs
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Warning Signs
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Warning Signs
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Warning Signs
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Warning Signs
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Warning Signs
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Warning Signs
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ORANGE Signals Work Zones

• REMEMBER
• Common Sense
• Caution
• Concentration

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Tips for Driving Through Work Zones

• Orange signs signal work zone areas
• Proceed with extreme caution
• Drive at the posted speed
• Watch out for workers
• Stay in your lane
• Report unsafe conditions

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GUIDE SIGNS
Us Route Marker
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GUIDE SIGNS
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Intersections

• Controlled by signs and signals
• Uncontrolled by signs and signals, multi-lanes,
  or pavement
• Single or two-lane road intersecting with
• multiple-lane road
• Turning left
• T Intersections
• Railroad grade crossings

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Signals

• Steady lights
• Flashing lights
• Signal/Sign combinations

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Traffic Lights
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Pavement Markings
Left turn only lane
Two lane rural
Multi-lane
ONE Way
TWO Way
Stop lines Crosswalks
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YELLOW LINES

• ALWAYS KEEP TO THE RIGHT OF A YELLOW LINE

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BROKEN YELLOW LINES

• SEPARATES TRAFFIC GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
• BOTH DIRECTIONS MAY CROSS THIS LINE
• PASSING IS PERMITTED

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SOLID YELLOW LINE

• SEPARATES TRAFFIC GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
• KEEP TO THE RIGHT OF THIS LINE
• DO NOT CROSS EXCEPT WHEN TURNING LEFT OFF OF THE
  ROADWAY

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DOUBLE SOLID YELLOW LINES

• SEPARATES TRAFFIC GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
• KEEP TO THE RIGHT
• BOTH DIRECTIONS OF TRAFFIC MAY NOT CROSS
• BOTH DIRECTIONS CANNOT PASS
• LEFT TURNS FROM ROADWAY PERMITTED

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SOLID YELLOW WITH A YELLOW BROKEN LINE

• TRAFFIC WITH THE SOLID LINE CANNOT PASS
• TRAFFIC WITH THE BROKEN LINE MAY PASS

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WHITE LINES
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SOLID WHITE

• DO NOT CROSS
• USUALLY A FOG LINE ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF A
  ROADWAY
• MARKING THE EDGE OF THE TRAVEL PORTION OF A
  ROADWAY
• STAY TO THE LEFT OF THIS LINE

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BROKEN WHITE

• SEPARATES TRAFFIC GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION
• ONE WAY STREETS
• YOU MAY CROSS THIS LINE

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DOUBLE SOLID LINES

• SEPARATES TRAFFIC GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION
• BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC CANNOT CROSS

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Share Lanes Left Turns Only
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Passing Markings
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Signaling

• Left
• Right
• Slow or Stop

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DRIVING IN TRAFFIC CIRCLES
Good Habits

• See the Yield sign on approach
• Slow, search for pedestrians, bicyclists
• Stop only if necessary
• Yield to traffic in the circle
• Select a safe gap when entering the circle
• When traveling in the circle, Yield to traffic
  attempting to leave
• Signal for your exit
• Search for pedestrians and bicyclists

Photo courtesy of the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety