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Signs, Signals & Markings
Sign shapes and colors, signals, and pavement markings — shown visually, the way the exam station shows them. This guide has 43 questions, each citing the OH manual section it comes from — the first 18 are free to read below.
1 · TRAFFIC SIGNALS
At a steady red light, where must a driver stop?
- ✓ Before the stop line, crosswalk, or intersection
- · In the middle of the crosswalk
- · Past the intersection
- · Only beside the signal pole
A red light requires a stop before entering the controlled area.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signals, p. 102 · TRAFFIC SIGNALS
A steady yellow traffic light means:
- ✓ The light is about to turn red; prepare to stop
- · Speed up to beat the red
- · Traffic from all sides must stop
- · The signal is broken
Yellow warns that red is imminent and calls for caution and preparation to stop.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signals, p. 103 · TRAFFIC SIGNALS
A steady green light permits travel through the intersection only when:
- ✓ The intersection is clear
- · You sound the horn
- · You are in the left lane
- · No pedestrians are visible anywhere
Green permits cautious movement, not entry into a blocked or unsafe intersection.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signals, p. 104 · TRAFFIC SIGNALS
At a flashing yellow signal, a driver should:
- ✓ Slow down and proceed with caution
- · Come to a mandatory full stop
- · Accelerate through
- · Treat it as a railroad gate
A flashing yellow calls for caution and readiness to stop for conflicting traffic.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signals, p. 105 · TRAFFIC SIGNALS
A flashing red traffic signal is treated like:
- ✓ A stop sign
- · A yield sign
- · A green light
- · A school-zone sign
Stop completely, yield, and proceed only when the path is clear.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signals, p. 106 · TRAFFIC SIGNALS
Unless an officer directs traffic, an inoperable traffic signal should be treated as:
- ✓ A stop sign
- · A green light
- · A yield sign
- · An uncontrolled freeway merge
Ohio requires drivers to stop and yield at a nonworking signal.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signals, p. 107 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What does this Ohio manual sign require?
- ✓ All traffic in the lane must stop before proceeding
- · Slow only if traffic is present
- · Yield without stopping
- · Stop only during school hours
The red octagonal STOP sign requires a complete stop.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signs, p. 118 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What must a driver do at this sign during the posted restricted hours?
- ✓ Observe the 20 mph school-zone speed limit
- · Stop for five seconds
- · Drive 35 mph
- · Use hazard lights
The manual shows the posted school-zone speed applying during restricted hours.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signs, p. 119 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
Where is this sign commonly used?
- ✓ At one-way-road intersections and freeway exit ramps
- · At railroad crossings only
- · At hospital entrances
- · At school crosswalks
The manual associates DO NOT ENTER with wrong-way entry points and freeway exits.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signs, p. 1110 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What does this sign indicate?
- ✓ Traffic on the road travels in one direction
- · Passing is prohibited
- · A divided highway ends
- · A right turn is required at every intersection
The ONE WAY arrow shows the permitted traffic direction.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signs, p. 1111 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
At this sign, when must you stop?
- ✓ Only when needed to yield to affected traffic
- · Always for five seconds
- · Never
- · Only after entering the intersection
Yield means give right-of-way and stop when necessary, not an automatic stop every time.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signs, p. 1112 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
Which maneuver is prohibited by the displayed left-arrow sign?
- ✓ Turning left
- · Turning right
- · Making a U-turn only
- · Proceeding straight
The red circle and slash means the illustrated left turn is prohibited.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signs, p. 1113 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
Which maneuver is prohibited by the displayed U-shaped-arrow sign?
- ✓ Making a U-turn
- · Turning left
- · Backing up
- · Entering a roundabout
The slashed U-shaped arrow means no U-turn.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signs, p. 1114 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
Which maneuver is prohibited by the displayed right-arrow sign?
- ✓ Turning right
- · Turning left
- · Proceeding straight
- · Passing bicycles
The red prohibition symbol over the right arrow means no right turn.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signs, p. 1115 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What does this sign prohibit?
- ✓ Bicycles
- · Motorcycles
- · Pedestrians
- · School buses
The bicycle symbol under a red circle and slash means bicycles are prohibited.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signs, p. 1116 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What hazard does this sign warn of?
- ✓ A roundabout ahead
- · A railroad crossing
- · A divided highway
- · A one-way road ending
The circular arrows on a yellow diamond warn of a roundabout.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signs, p. 1117 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What hazard is shown by this winding-arrow warning sign?
- ✓ Road curves ahead
- · Slippery road only
- · A U-turn lane
- · Two-way traffic ending
The winding arrow warns of a series of curves.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signs, p. 1118 · TRAFFIC SIGNS
What hazard is shown by this descending-truck warning sign?
- ✓ A downhill grade ahead
- · A truck route begins
- · A low bridge
- · A runaway-truck ramp ends
The descending truck symbol warns drivers about a steep downgrade.
📖 OH Manual · Sec. 4 · Traffic Signs, p. 11Tip: use your ← and → arrow keys
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