Washington permit test: work zones
Orange signs, flaggers, fines and speed in construction zones. 4 questions.
When are traffic fines doubled in a construction area?
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Sample work zones questions
When are traffic fines doubled in a construction area?
- A Only at night
- B Only on interstate highways
- C When workers are present
- D Only if you cause a crash
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C. When workers are present
Fines double for offenses committed in construction areas when workers are present. Slow down and stay alert for people and equipment.
You enter a work zone and see no workers. What should you do?
- A Reduce your speed anyway
- B Drive the normal speed limit
- C Speed up to get through quickly
- D Use the closed lane to pass
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A. Reduce your speed anyway
Always reduce your speed in a work zone, even if there are no workers. Narrower lanes and rough pavement create hazards on their own.
How long should you keep obeying posted work zone signs?
- A Until you pass the last worker
- B Until the lanes widen again
- C Until you see the End Road Work sign
- D For one mile after the first sign
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C. Until you see the End Road Work sign
Observe the posted work zone signs until you see the End Road Work sign. Hazards can continue after the last visible worker.
Inside a highway work zone, a construction vehicle with flashing yellow lights pulls out ahead of you. Who must yield?
- A The construction vehicle must yield to you
- B You must yield to the construction vehicle
- C Whoever arrived first
- D No one; both continue carefully
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B. You must yield to the construction vehicle
Motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists must yield to highway construction workers, vehicles with flashing yellow lights, and equipment inside a construction or maintenance work zone.