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What are traffic control signals?

A

Traffic control signals are lights that use the colors green, yellow, and red to control the flow of traffic at intersections or where roadways merge

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What determines which stream of traffic has the right of way?

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The color of light

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What color comes first in all traffic lights?

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Red

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What does a solid red light mean?

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A driver must bring their vehicle to a complete stop before

The stop line or crosswalk

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What does a solid double red light mean?

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They have the same meaning as a single red light?

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What can a driver do at a red light?

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If in the correct lane a driver can turn right at a red light after coming to a complete stop

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How can a driver make a left turn at a red light?

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A driver can make a left turn at a red light from a one way street to a one way street after the vehicle has come to a complete stop

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What does a solid yellow light mean?

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It warns that the light will change to red immediately and drivers must prepare to stop or clear the intersection.

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What does a solid green light mean?

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Drivers facing the solid green light are permitted to travel through the intersection without stopping

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Can a driver turn left or light facing a solid green light?

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Yes after yielding to oncoming traffic or to pedestrians

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What is a stale green light?

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It means the light has been green for a while and will soon turn yellow

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What does a green arrow with a green light mean?

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Drivers may enter the intersection and proceed without yielding in the direction indicated by the arrow

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What does a green arrow with red light mean?

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Drivers may enter the intersection and proceed in the direction indicated by the arrow

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What does a flashing red light mean?

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Drivers must stop before the stop line or crosswalk, and should only proceed when it is safe after yielding the right of way. And drivers should treat it like a stop sign.

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What does a flashing yellow light mean?

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Drivers may proceed with caution after yielding to pedestrians and other vehicles within the intersection

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What does a flashing green light mean?

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Drivers are permitted to go through, turn left, or right without stopping. However they must still yield to pedestrians

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What are lane reversal signs used to control?

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They are used to control the direction of traffic on specific lanes of a roadway

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What does a solid Red X over a roadway mean?

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A driver should not enter or remain in a roadway and means that the lane is being used by oncoming traffic

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What does a green downward pointing arrow on a roadway mean?

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A driver is permitted to travel in the lane

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What does a red circle with a slash on a whit background mean?

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An action or activity within a the circle is not permitted

21
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What does a green circle on white background mean?

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An action or activity within the circle is permitted

22
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What does a sign with a yellow green background mean?

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Indicates a school zone/area or school crosswalk

23
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What does a white message on black background indicate?

A

Lane control

24
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What does information or a picture on an orange background mean?

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Construction Area Information

25
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What does a white message on a green background mean?

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Provides information about distance to a certain destination

26
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What does a white message on a brown or blue background mean?

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A indicates fuel, food, lodging, or assistance

27
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What does black lettering on a yellow background mean?

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Indicates a warning of a hazard displayed in the sign

28
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What does a stop sign mean?

A

Come to a complete stop and do not proceed until safe

29
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What does a yield sign mean?

A

Yield the right of way to traffic not facing the sign and to all pedestrians waiting to cross within the crosswalk or intersection

30
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What does a wrong way sign mean?

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Indicates traffic is moving in an oncoming direction

31
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What does a do not enter sign look like?

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A red circle with a horizontal white line across

32
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What does a railway crossing look like?

A

An X

33
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What do speed limits signs indicate?

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The maximum speed limit when conditions are ideal

34
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What is the maximum speed on a provincial highway located outside an urban area?

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100 km/h

35
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What is the maximum speed on a provincial highway located inside a corporate limit of a city?

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80 km/h

36
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What is the maximum speed located outside an urban area?

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80km/h

37
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What is the maximum speed limit within an urban area?

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50 km/h

38
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What are permissive signs?

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Signs with a green circle on a white square. The action in the green square is permitted

39
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What is the maximum speed limit in a school zone?

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30

40
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What is the maximum in a playground zone?

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30 km/h

41
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What signifies the end of a playground or school zone?

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A new higher speed limit or sign that says the end

42
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What is a TTY sign?

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A sign that indicates pay phones that assists people who are hearing impaired

43
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What do warning signs do?

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Warn drivers in advance of notice or actions required or potentially hazardous conditions on or near a road

44
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What are route markers?

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Route markers indicate numbers, names or other designations of roads

45
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What is a slow moving vehicle sign?

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A sign that is placed on the back of a vehicle that cannot travel above 40 km/h

46
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What do solid line markings mean?

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It means that crossing the line to change lanes is not permitted

47
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What do broken lines mean?

A

Crossing to change lanes is permitted

48
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What do diamond marking indicate?

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That a lane is reserved for a specific vehicle

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