Traffic Laws, Road Signs, Signals, and Markings
What you must know
Traffic law is a system of priority rules. Candidates should be able to classify signs by shape and colour (regulatory, warning, guide, and information signs), read road markings (solid versus broken lines, edge lines, box junctions, stop lines), and interpret signal phases including flashing amber and flashing red where they exist. Understand right-of-way at junctions, roundabouts, and pedestrian crossings, the meaning of speed-limit and restriction signs, and how temporary signs and markings override permanent ones.
Traps in questions
Questions often test the difference between a warning (you are being told about a hazard) and a regulatory sign (you are being told what to do). Watch for 'must' versus 'should' wording. A broken line may be crossed when safe; a solid line generally may not. At a roundabout, priority is normally to traffic already circulating unless signs say otherwise. Flashing amber at a pelican-style crossing means give way to pedestrians already on the crossing, not that traffic has an automatic green.
Worked example
You approach a junction with a STOP sign and a solid white stop line. A question asks whether you may proceed if the road looks clear. The rule of thumb: a STOP sign requires a complete stop at the line every time, regardless of visibility; a GIVE WAY sign requires yielding but not necessarily a full stop if the way is clearly safe. Match the sign to the required action, not to what you can see.
Rule of thumb
Sign shape and colour first, then markings, then signals: the most restrictive instruction wins.