Alaska road signs practice test
Regulatory, warning and guide signs: shapes, colors and what each requires you to do. 114 questions.
What do regulatory signs, such as black or red on white signs, tell you?
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Sample road signs questions
What do regulatory signs, such as black or red on white signs, tell you?
- A Suggestions you may ignore if no one is around
- B Directions to nearby gas and food
- C Warnings about hazards ahead
- D Instructions you must obey by law
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D. Instructions you must obey by law
Regulatory signs give instructions that must be understood and obeyed. They are backed by state law, regulation, or local ordinance, and violating them can bring a ticket.
What does a five-sided (pentagon) yellow sign warn you about?
- A A railroad crossing ahead
- B A no-passing zone
- C A construction zone
- D A school area or school crosswalk
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D. A school area or school crosswalk
Five-sided signs warn of school areas and school crosswalks that require reduced speed. Be prepared to stop for children.
What color are signs that point you to services such as gas, food, lodging, and rest areas?
- A White on green
- B Black on orange
- C White on blue
- D Black on yellow
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C. White on blue
Services such as gas, phone, food, lodging, rest areas, and campgrounds are shown on white-on-blue signs. Learning the color code helps you understand a sign before you can read it.
You pass a red-and-white DO NOT ENTER sign and then see a WRONG WAY sign. What does this mean?
- A The road ahead is closed for repairs
- B You may continue if you drive slowly
- C Only trucks may use this road
- D You are going the wrong way and must turn around safely
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D. You are going the wrong way and must turn around safely
A DO NOT ENTER sign faces traffic entering a roadway or ramp in the wrong direction, and a WRONG WAY sign may be placed farther down. If you see them, you are facing oncoming traffic and must get out of the way.