Roads And Traffic Signs Flashcards
Circular signs do what
Give orders
Blue circular signs do what?
Give an instruction or show what sort of road users can use a route eg cyclists, pedestrians,la and trams.
Red rings or circles do what?
Tell you what you mustnt do
Triangular signs do what?
Triangular signs give warnings
Rectangular signs do what?
They give information
Signs with brown background?
Give tourist information
Where are maximum speed limits shown?
They are shown inside red circles
Who many types of road marking are there?
3
The three types of road marking?
Short broken white lines
Longer broken white lines
Cross or straddle double white lines with a solid white line
What do longer broken white lines mean?
Show that a hazard is ahead: only overtake if the road ahead is clear
Double white lines?
Must not cross or straddle
Unless =
Turning into a junction
Pass a stationary veichle
If something isn’t moving 10 mph or more
Types of lines along the side of the road?
A white line
Yellow lines
Zig zag lines
What does a white line mean on the side of the road?
The edge of a carriageway
What do yellow lines show a long the side of the road?
Show waiting and stopping restrictions
What do Zig zag lines on the side of the road mean?
Mean no stopping and parking at any time
Lines across the road?
Broken lines
Single solid lines
Various markings on the road
What do broken lines across the road mean?
Give way
At a roundabout giveway to the traffic from the right
What does a single white line mean across the road?
Means ‘stop’
Types of various road markings?
Give way triangles
Road hump markings
Rumble strips
Traffic light sequence?
Red - stop and wait behind the stop line
Red and Amber - stop and wait ; don’t pass or start until the green light shows
Green - go, if the way is clear
Amber - Stop unless you’ve already crossed the stop line or you’re so close to it that pulling up might cause an incident
Types of flashing lights on the motorway?
Amber warning lights
Red warning lights
What do Amber flashing lights mean on the motorway?
Amber lights warn you of a hazard or a temporary maximum speed advised for the conditions
What does a red flashing light mean above a motorway?
Red above the lane tells you that the lane is closed beyond this point and should move into another lane.
Red above all the lanes, on the central reservation or on the roadside tells you to stop. You must not go beyond this point.
