Chapter 4 Traffic Control

Signs

There are four types of types based on the shape and color to tell you the information that they provide.

Regulation signs: They are normally white rectangles with black letters or symbols.
Warning signs: Normally yellow and diamond shaped with black letters or symbols.
Destination signs: Are green with white letters and symbols, like highway or expressway guide signs
Service signs: Are blue and white letters and symbols. Like how many more miles until gas station or McDonalds

Regulation signs

Stop sign
You must come to a full stop. Give the right of way to vehicles and pedestrians in or heading towards the intersection. Go when it is stopped fully. If there are no stop line, then you must stop before the crosswalk.

Yield sign
Decrease speed as you get to the intersection and get ready to stop to give right-of-way to vehicles and people in or heading towards the intersection. Check for traffic and be prepared to stop.

Other regulatory signs
Give information about the rules for traffic direction, lane use, turns, speed, and parking.

Warnings Signs

You are approaching something dangerous or a location where there are special rules that you need to follow.

Work area signs, traffic will be controlled by a flag person, and you must follow the speed limit.

Flag Person

Destination Signs

Shows the direction and distance to locations

Route Signs

Indicates the interstate, county routes.

Service Signs

Show location or services.

Traffic Signals

Steady red: Stop don't go until the light is green. If a red light is shown with a green arrow, then you can go towards the arrow and only if the intersection is clear.

You can make a right turn at a steady red light after you come to full stop and give right of way to oncoming traffic and people.
You can make a left turn at steady red light when you turn into one way road into another one-way road after you come full stop and give right of way
YOU CANNOT MAKE TURNS IN NYC! UNLESS PERMITTED BY SIGN
You cannot make a turn at red light if there is a NO TURN ON RED sign

Flashing Red: Same as STOP sign, you must stop and give right of way.

Red arrow: Do not drive in the direction of the arrow until the red arrow light is off.

Steady Yellow: The light will be changing from green to red be prepared

Flashing yellow: Drive with caution

Steady green: Go but give right of way

Green arrow: Go in the direction of the arrow but give right of way

Lane use Control Lights

These signs are used to indicate which lanes of a highway can be used at certain times.

Steady red X: Don't use this lane
Steady yellow X: Move from this lane
Flashing yellow X: This lane can only be used for a left turn
Green arrow: You can use this lane

Pavement Markings (Dread)

A solid line along the side of a road tell you where the edges is. You cannot drive across the edge it is illegal.

White lines separate traffic moving in the same direction.
Yellow lines separate traffic moving in the opposite direction.

One broken line: You can pass other vehicle if or change lane if you can do it safely

Solid line with broken line: If you are on the side it has solid line then you cannot pass the line except when you are making a left turn into driveway. If you are on the side with broken line then you can pass.

Double solid line: You must stay in lane and cannot go across line. But you can go across the line if you are making a U-Turn or leaving the highway.