idaho public driver education signs, signals, & roadway markings
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Idaho Public Driver Education Idaho Public Driver Education
Signs, Signals, & Roadway Markings
Colors Have Meaning
Red Green
Blue Yellow
Black White
Orange Brown
Shapes Have Meaning
Octagon Rectangle
Triangle
Diamond
Pentagon
Pennant
Rectangle
Circle
Crossbuck
Traffic signs have three purposes:
1. Regulate traffic, movement or parking
2. Warn of potential dangers or road conditions
3. Provide information and guidance
Three Types of Signs
Regulatory
Warning
Guide
Signs that require obedience!
Where must drivers stop?
Where are they located?
The 60 Second Driver
When must drivers yield?
Where are they located?
SPEED LIMIT SIGNS
Speed Limits
Urban Areas
Parks
Rural Interstate
Urban Interstate
School Zones
Other Regulatory Signs
Give you advanced warning of a hazard
WARNING SIGNS
Yellow and black is the most eye-catching color combination!
RR sign or RR painted on the pavement are advanced warning signs.
Crossbucks are yield signs.
The train has the right-of-way!
Railroad Crossing Warnings
Flashing red lights
Bells
Gates
If you hear or see a train
ORANGE is for Construction
REMEMBER
Common Sense
Caution
Concentration
Types of Work Zones
Stationary
Work Areas
Moving
Work Areas
Markings Indicating Drivers are Entering a Work Zone
Work Zones Areas
Advance Warning
Transition
Buffer
Work Area
END
Tips for Driving Through Work Zones:
Fines double in a work zone!
Proceed with extreme caution
Drive at the posted speed
Watch out for workers
Stay in your lane
Report unsafe conditions
Guide you to a Location
US Route Marker
Roadway Information
Services
Recreation
Signals
o Steady lights
o Flashing lights
o Signal/Sign combinationsNO NO
TURN TURN ON ON
REDRED
Dog House Signals
Dog house signals are beingreplaced by the typeseen at right which allow for a flashing yellow light instead ofthe solid green light that wasconfusing to some drivers.
When the Light Turns Green
• The 60 Second Driver
Pavement Markings
Left turn only lane
Stop lines
Cross Walks
ONE Way TWO Way
Two lane ruralMulti-lane
YELLOW LINES• ALWAYS KEEP TO THE RIGHT OF A YELLOW LINE
BROKEN YELLOW LINES
• SEPARATES TRAFFIC GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
• BOTH DIRECTIONS MAY CROSS THIS LINE
YELLOW DOTS
• SEPARATES TRAFFIC GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
• LANE GUIDE MARKERS• KEEP TO THE RIGHT OF
THIS LINE
SOLID YELLOW LINE
• SEPARATES TRAFFIC GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
• KEEP TO THE RIGHT OF THIS LINE• DO NOT CROSS EXCEPT WHEN
TURNING LEFT OFF OF THE ROADWAY
DOUBLE SOLID YELLOW LINES
• SEPARATES TRAFFIC GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
• KEEP TO THE RIGHT• BOTH DIRECTIONS OF TRAFFIC MAY NOT
CROSS• BOTH DIRECTIONS CANNOT PASS• LEFT TURNS FROM ROADWAY PERMITTED• PASSING IS PERMITTED
SOLID YELLOW WITH A YELLOW BROKEN LINE
• TRAFFIC WITH THE SOLID LINE CANNOT PASS
• TRAFFIC WITH THE BROKEN LINE MAY PASS
Passing Lane Markings
WHITE LINES
SOLID WHITE• DO NOT CROSS• USUALLY A FOG LINE ALONG THE
RIGHT SIDE OF A ROADWAY MARKING THE EDGE OF THE TRAVEL PORTION OF A ROADWAY
BROKEN WHITE
• SEPARATES TRAFFIC GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION
• ONE WAY STREETS• DRIVERS MAY CROSS THIS
LINE• STAY TO THE LEFT OF THE FOG LINE
DOUBLE SOLID LINES
• SEPARATES TRAFFIC GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION
• BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC CAN’T CROSS
BARRIER LINE
• TREAT THIS LINE AS IF IT WERE A CONCRETE BARRIER
• DO NOT CROSS• THIS LINE IS TWICE AS WIDE
AS A NORMAL LANE LINE
Shared Turn Lanes
Car Pool Lane
