DMV Maryland road Signs and pavement markings

Question 1

What is a traffic control device?

Answer 1

Traffic signals, signs, and pavement markings (lines on the road) that regulate, warn, and guide traffic.

Question 2

When do you not have to obey traffic control devices?

Answer 2

You do not have to obey traffic control devices when:
* one of the following tells you to do something different:
* A police officer or other emergency personnel.
* A school crossing guard in uniform directing traffic near a school.

Question 3

What do you do when a traffic signal is not working?

Answer 3

When a traffic signal is not working:
* You must stop at a clearly marked stop line.
A stop line is a wide white line painted across the road that shows where you must stop at an intersection.
* If there is no clearly marked stop line, you must stop before entering a crosswalk.
* If there is no clearly marked stop line or crosswalk, you must stop before entering the intersection.
* You must yield to vehicles and pedestrians in the intersection and remain stopped until it is safe to enter and continue through the intersection.

Question 4

Steady red signal:

Answer 4

Steady Red Signal
Come to a complete stop at the stop line.
* If there is no stop line, stop before the crosswalk and before entering the intersection.
* Remain stopped as long as the signal is red.

Unless a sign prohibits turning on red, after coming to a complete stop, you may:
* Turn right
* Turn left from a one-way street to another one-way street.

• When turning on a red signal, you must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and all other traffic

Question 5

Steady Yellow Signal

Answer 5

The signal is changing from green to red. It gives you time to stop safely.

It also provides time for vehicles already in the intersection to get through the intersection before the signal turns red.

• If you are too close to the intersection to stop safely, carefully continue through the intersection.

Question 6

Steady Green Signal

Answer 6

Proceed with caution after you have checked first to see that no other vehicles are in the intersection.
* Proceed with caution after you have checked first to see that no other vehicles are in the intersection.

Question 7

Steady Red Arrow Signal

Answer 7

Come to a complete stop before reaching the stop line. Remain stopped until the arrow changes

Question 8

Steady Yellow Arrow Signal

Answer 8

This means that permission to turn in the direction of the arrow is ending.
You should slow down and proceed with caution.

Question 9

Steady Green Arrow Signal (round)

Answer 9

Proceed with caution in the direction the arrow points.
* Remember that you must yield to all pedestrians and vehicles already in the intersection.

Question 10

Flashing Red Signal (round)

Answer 10

• Come to a complete stop at the stop line.
  Yield to all other traffic and pedestrians.
• Proceed when the way is clear.
• If a flashing red signal is located at a railroad crossing, you must come to a complete stop

Question 11

Flashing Yellow Signal (round)

Answer 11

You must slow down and proceed with caution.

Question 12

Flashing Red Arrow Signal

Answer 12

Come to a complete stop before reaching the stop line.
Yield to all other traffic and pedestrians.
Proceed in the direction of the arrow when the way is clear.

Question 13

Lane Use Signals

Answer 13

On some roads, traffic in some lanes can go in one direction during certain hours of the day, and the other direction during other hours. (reversible lanes)
* Lane use signals tell you which direction you can go.
Red X - Do not use the lane
Yellow X - Move out of the lane as soon as you safely can.

Question 14

Traffic sign color meanings:

Answer 14

Green - Destinations, distances, and directions.
Red - Stop, yield, do not enter, or wrong way.
Yellow - General warning of what to expect ahead.
White - Speed limit, keep right, and some guide signs.
Orange - Construction and maintenance work area warning.
Blue - Services like food, gas, and rest area signs.
Brown - Recreation and cultural interest areas.
Fluorescent Yellow-Green - School, pedestrian and bicycle signs.
Fluorescent Pink - Emergency traffic incidents.
Black - One Way signs and signs that change messages.

Question 15

Traffic sign shape meanings:

Answer 15

Octagon: Stop

Triangle: Yield
Slow down and, if necessary, stop to give the right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians.

Diamond: Warning
These signs warn you of special conditions or hazards ahead.
You may have to slow down, so be ready to take appropriate action.

Pennant: No Passing
Marks the start of a no-passing zone.
Do not pass other vehicles.

Rectangle: Regulatory or Guide
* Vertical signs usually give instructions or tell you the rules of the road.
* Horizontal signs usually give directions or information.

Pentagon: School Zone and School Crossing
The pentagon (five-sided) shape warns you of school zones and marks school crossings.

Round: Railroad Warning
Used to warn that there is a railroad crossing ahead.

Crossbuck: Highway–Rail Grade Crossing
Identifies the location of a railroad crossing.

Trapezoid Recreation and Cultural Interest Areas and National Forest Routes.

Overhead Lane Use:
signs above the road. They provide information about destinations, directions, and how to use the lanes.

Question 16

Pavement Markings - Line markings

Answer 16

Single Broken - White
Separates lanes where all traffic is going in the same direction, and crossing from one lane to the other is permitted.
Used on roads with more than one lane.

Single Broken - Yellow
Separates lanes where vehicles are traveling in opposite directions, and passing with care is permitted in either direction.
Used as the center line on 2-lane, 2-way roads.

Single Solid - White
Marks the right edge of the road. Also separates lanes where all vehicles are going in the same direction,
* Lane changing is discouraged

Single Solid - Yellow
Marks left edge lines on divided highways, one-way roads, and ramps.

Double (side-by-side) Broken - Yellow
Marks the edges of reversible lanes – lanes where traffic flows in one direction sometimes and the other direction other times. You may enter and exit the lane based on what traffic signs and signals say is permitted

Double (side-by-side) Solid - White
Separates lanes where all traffic is going in the same direction and you are not allowed to change lanes.
May also be used to separate general lanes from HOV lanes.
Also, may be used before obstructions that you may pass on either side.

Double (side-by-side) Solid - Yellow
Separates lanes where traffic is going in opposite directions and passing is not allowed in either direction.
You may make a left turn across a double solid yellow line.
For example, when turning into a driveway.

Solid plus Broken - Yellow
Used on two-way roads where passing is permitted in only one direction.
Careful passing is:
* Allowed for traffic on the side of the broken line.
* Not allowed for traffic on the side of the solid line.
Also used to mark the edges of two-way left-turn lanes

Single Dotted– Yellow or White
Continues lane lines through intersections.
Drivers in intersections should stay inside the lane markings

Stop Line White,
a solid line that shows where a vehicle must stop for a STOP sign or red traffic signal.

Yield Lines
Rows of small triangles across the lane show where a vehicle must yield to other vehicles or pedestrians.

Question 17

What is a divided highway?

Answer 17

A divided highway has a guardrail, strip of land, or other barriers between traffic traveling in each direction.

Question 18

Word and Symbol Markings

Answer 18

Markings that tell you:
* How to use a lane.
* About lane reductions (for example, the road is changing from two lanes to just one).
* What direction to travel.
* Markings used with arrows or other word messages to show how you may move in that lane. * ‘SCHOOL’ and ‘RxR’ markings to warn that you are approaching school areas and railroad crossings.