Signs

Question 1

What are the three types of signs on the road?

Answer 1

• compulsory
• warning
• informative

Question 2

What does compulsory sign mean?

Answer 2

These are signs which tell you what you MUST or MUST NOT do

Question 3

What color are compulsory signs usually depicted as?

Answer 3

• red
• blue
• red border (sometimes)

Question 4

What does this mean?

Answer 4

turn right

Question 5

Meaning?

Answer 5

Keep left

Question 6

Meaning?

Answer 6

keep going straight ahead

Question 7

Meaning?

Answer 7

You must not go faster than 50 km/h

Question 8

Meaning?

Answer 8

You must not drive into this road

Question 9

Meaning?

Answer 9

You must not turn left

Question 10

Meaning?

Answer 10

You must not make a U-turn

Question 11

Meaning?

Answer 11

You must stop then give way

Question 12

Meaning?

Answer 12

You must slow down

(or stop if necessary,

and give way)

Question 13

Meaning?

Answer 13

school patrol - you must stop

Question 14

Meaning?

Answer 14

You must keep left unless passing

Question 15

Meaning?

Answer 15

• bus lane
• THAT CAN ALSO BE USED BY:
• cycles
• motorcyles
• mopeds

Question 16

Meaning?

Answer 16

• bus lane
• that can ONLY be used by buses

Question 17

Meaning?

Answer 17

• transit lane
• which can only be used by:
• passenger service vehicles
• cycles
• motorcycles
• vehicles carrying at least number of people displayed on the sign:
• eg. T2 means two or more people
• T3 means three or more people

Question 18

What are warning signs?

Answer 18

signs that alert you to a particular hazard on the road ahead

they warn you to be careful for your

• own safety
• safety of other road users
• safety of road workers carrying out maintenance

Question 19

What are the two types of warning signs?

Answer 19

1. permanent warning sign (warn you of permanent hazard)
2. temporary warning sign (warn you of temporary hazard)

Question 20

What are both types of warning signs usually shaped as?

Answer 20

diamond

Question 21

What are the color of permanent warning signs?

Answer 21

yellow and black

Question 22

Answer 22

• pedestrian crossing

Question 23

Answer 23

look out for children

Question 24

Answer 24

slippery surface

Question 25

Answer 25

road narrows

Question 26

Answer 26

clearance height

advance warning

Question 27

What color are temporary warning signs?

Answer 27

orange and black

Question 28

Answer 28

left lane closed

Question 29

Answer 29

road works

Question 30

Answer 30

slips

Question 31

Answer 31

gravel surface

Question 32

Answer 32

stop on request

Question 33

Answer 33

other hazard

Note: this sign will always be displayed with another sign explaining the hazard eg. flooding

Question 34

What are information signs?

Answer 34

• give you useful information
• for example the distance of the next town

Question 35

What shape are information signs?

Answer 35

All rectangle

Question 36

How do information signs vary?

Answer 36

• they vary in size
• and color

Question 37

Answer 37

• you may turn left
• but first give way to:
• pedestrians
• vehicles

Question 38

Answer 38

• shows the:
• state highway number ( eg. 2)
• distance in kilometres to places listed

Question 39

Answer 39

• shows directions to places at the next intersection

Question 40

Answer 40

• shows the way to the NEAREST information centre

Question 41

Answer 41

• shows state highway number (eg. 1)
• and direction to places listed