New Mexico road signs practice test
Regulatory, warning and guide signs: shapes, colors and what each requires you to do. 112 questions.
What color and shape are most warning signs?
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Sample road signs questions
What color and shape are most warning signs?
- A Red and octagonal
- B Yellow and diamond-shaped
- C Green and rectangular
- D Blue and square
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B. Yellow and diamond-shaped
Warning signs are usually yellow with black lettering or symbols, and most are diamond-shaped. They warn you of a hazard or special situation ahead so you can slow down.
Source: New Mexico Driver Manual, page 7
You reach a stop sign that has a stop line painted before it. Where must you stop?
- A Before you reach the stop line
- B Past the line where you can see best
- C At the edge of the cross street
- D Only where the sign post stands
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A. Before you reach the stop line
A stop sign has eight sides and is red with white letters. When a stop line is painted, stop before your vehicle reaches it, then go only when crossing vehicles and pedestrians have cleared.
What must you do at a downward-pointing red and white triangle sign?
- A Come to a full stop every time
- B Slow down and yield to traffic
- C Speed up to merge ahead of traffic
- D Stop only for pedestrians
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B. Slow down and yield to traffic
A yield sign means slow down and yield the right-of-way to traffic in the intersection you are crossing or the road you are entering. Stop if needed to let that traffic go first.
What does a square sign with a white horizontal bar inside a red circle mean?
- A No parking
- B Do not enter
- C Stop ahead
- D One-way street ahead
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B. Do not enter
This is the Do Not Enter sign. You will see it at openings you must not enter, such as exit ramps where you would be driving the wrong way.