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