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About Signs Flashcards

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How many types of signs are there?

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What are the sign types you can see?

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Compulsory, warning and information signs.

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What does a compulsory sign do?

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Compulsory signs tell you what you must or must not do.

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What colour(s) are compulsory signs?

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They’re usually red or blue.

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What are three examples of compulsory signs and what do they tell you to do?

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Right arrow, turn right.
Straight arrow, keep going straight ahead.
Left pointing arrow, keep left.
50 in red circle, you must not go father than 50km/h.
No entry, you must not drive into this road.
Left arrow with cross through, you must not turn left.
U shaped arrow with cross through, you must not make a U-turn.
STOP sign, you must stop and then give way.
GIVE WAY sign, you must slow down and give way (or stop if necessary)
School Patrol STOP, you must stop.

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T or F, some compulsory signs have red boarders.

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T or F, some compulsory signs have blue boarders.

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F

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What are three red bordered compulsory signs and hat do they tell you to do?

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Keep left unless passing, you must keep left unless passing.
Bus icon LANE, bus lane that can also be used by cycles, motorcycles and mopeds.
Bus icon ONLY, Bus lane that can only be used by buses.
TRANSIT LANE, can only be used by passenger service vehicles, cycles, motorcycles, mopeds and vehicles carrying at least the number of people shown on the sign. T2 means two or more, T3 means three or more.

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T or F, Road authorities, such as local councils, may have special rules for road users in specific areas. These restrictions can be shown by signs or road markings.

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T

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Road authorities, such as local councils, may have special rules for road users in specific areas. How can these be shown?

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These restrictions can be shown by signs or road markings.

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What does a warning sign do?

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Warning signs alert you to a hazard on the road ahead. They warn you to be careful for your own safety, for the safety of other road users or the safety of road workers carrying out maintenance.

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Who do warning signs protect?

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You, other road users and road workers carrying out maintenance.

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How many types of warning signs are there?

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2

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What are the two types of warning signs?

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Those that warn you of a permanent hazard and those that warn you of a temporary hazard.

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What colour(s) are permanent warning signs?

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Yellow and black.

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What are three types of permanent warning signs and what do they do?

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7 lines, pedestrian crossing.
Two people holding hands, look out for children.
A car followed by two wonky lines, slippery surface.
One straight and one bent line, road narrows.
Number with two arrows, clearance height advance warning.

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What colour(s) are temporary warning signs?

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Orange and black.

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What are three types of temporary warning signs and what do they do?

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Person with shovel, roadworks.
Person holding sign, stop on request.
Falling rocks, slips.
One straight and one bent arrow with orange left corner, left lane closed.
Car flicking up rocks to broken car window, gravel surface.
!, other hazard.
CHECKPOINT
POLICE OPERATION

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T or F, you may also see some signs in both te reo Māori and English.

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T

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T or F, you may see bilingual signs.

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T

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T or F, all road signs are in English.

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F

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What is an example of a bilingual sign?

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Kura, school.

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What does an information sign do?

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These signs give you useful information, for example, the distance to the next town.

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What does an information sign look like?

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They’re all rectangular and come in a range of colours and sizes.

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What are three examples of information signs?

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TURN LEFT at anytime with care, you may turn left but first give way to any pedestrians and vehicles.
Shield with number followed by (place)…(distance), shows the state highway number and the distance in kilometers to places listed.
Donut with lines coming out, shows directions to places at the next intersection.
(place) number is shield and arrow, shows the state highway number and direction to places listed.
i and arrow in blue, shows the way to the nearest information centre.
SITE ACCESS (number in metres) long arrow, temporary information sign - roadworks or construction site access (num) meters ahead.

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T or F, signs can be mounted on vehicles.

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T

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T or F, signs cannot be worn by vehicles.

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F

28
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What vehicles carry mounted signs?

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Oversize vehicles carrying very large loads must have special signs on them.

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What can accompany oversize vehicles?

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They may also have pilot vehicles to warn other road users to take care.

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What do you do if you see a signs or pilot vehicle when you’re driving?

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If you see one of these signs or pilot vehicles when you’re driving, you should slow down. If the oversize vehicle or load is coming towards you, you may need to pull over and stop to let it pass. Look for instructions from the pilot vehicle driver who may be holding a stop/slow paddle, a red traffic baton or a red flag.

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What are the three types of vehicle mounted signs?

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OVERSIZE, this signs will be on the oversize vehicles.
WIDE LOAD FOLLOWS, pilot vehicles - when a vehicle is carrying a large load, it may be accompanied by a pilot vehicle, with flashing orange roof lights and a signs on the roof, to warn other road users.
DANGER SLOW DOWN, very large loads - If a vehicle is very large, 2 pilot vehicles will travel ahead of it. The first pilot vehicle will have orange and purple roof lights and a roof-top sign that says DANGER SLOW DOWN.

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What do you do if you see an oversize sign on a vehicle?

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If you see this signs when driving, drive carefully until the vehicle has passed. The vehicle may be very big so give it plenty of room on the road.

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If the pilot vehicle is in front of the load, the sign will say…

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Either LONG LOAD FOLLOWS or WIDE LOAD FOLLOWS.

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If the pilot vehicle is behind the load, the sign will say…

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Either LONG LOAD AHEAD or WIDE LOAD AHEAD.

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The second pilot vehicle will have flashing _____ and a _____ that says _____ .

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a. orange roof lights
b. roof-top sign
c. WIDE LOAD FOLLOWS

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If you see an oversize sign or a pilot vehicle with flashing lights…

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you must slow down and be prepared to pull over and stop. Look for any instructions from the pilot vehicle driver.

New Zealand Road Code (1 decks)

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