New York 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 warning signs normally?
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Sample road signs questions
What color and shape are warning signs normally?
- A White and rectangular, with black letters
- B Green, with white letters
- C Yellow diamonds with black letters or symbols
- D Blue, with white letters
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C. Yellow diamonds with black letters or symbols
Warning signs are normally yellow diamonds with black letters or symbols, and they alert you to hazards or special rules ahead. Some carry a yellow and black recommended-speed plaque.
What does a blue sign with white letters or symbols show?
- A A route through a work zone
- B The direction and distance to towns
- C The location of services such as rest areas, gas stations or hospitals
- D A rule you must obey
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C. The location of services such as rest areas, gas stations or hospitals
Blue service signs point you to rest areas, gas stations, camping and medical facilities. Remember the colors: green for destinations, blue for services, yellow for warnings, orange for work zones.
You come to a STOP sign with no stop line and no crosswalk. Where must you stop?
- A Before entering the intersection, at the point nearest it where you can see cross traffic
- B Even with the STOP sign, wherever it is posted
- C In the middle of the intersection, to see better
- D Any distance back, as long as you come to a full stop
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A. Before entering the intersection, at the point nearest it where you can see cross traffic
Stop before the stop line if there is one; if not, before the crosswalk. With neither, stop before entering the intersection, at the point nearest it that lets you see traffic on the crossing road.
What must you do at a YIELD sign?
- A Always come to a full stop
- B Slow down, and stop if traffic or pedestrians require it
- C Keep your speed, because cross traffic must yield to you
- D Stop only if a police officer is present
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B. Slow down, and stop if traffic or pedestrians require it
At a YIELD sign, reduce speed, check carefully, and give the right-of-way to vehicles and pedestrians in or approaching the intersection. If traffic requires it, you must come to a full stop.