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Connecticut Road Signs Practice study materials
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Connecticut Road Signs Practice: School Zone, Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Crosswalk Signs and Signals

Connecticut Road Signs Practice · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.

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School Zone, Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Crosswalk Signs and Signals

School, pedestrian, bicycle, and crosswalk signs and signals protect people who are not in cars. School warning signs are fluorescent yellow-green pentagons; pedestrian and bicycle warnings are usually yellow diamonds. The exam tests when a school speed limit is in effect, how pedestrian signals work, and how drivers must yield at crosswalks.

Core rules

  • A school sign warns of children crossing or a school zone. A school speed limit sign is enforceable only when its conditions apply-often when flashing, when children are present, or during posted hours. Read the plaque; do not assume the limit applies all day.
  • A crossing guard's signal has the same effect as a pedestrian signal: stop when directed and do not proceed until the guard releases you.
  • Pedestrian signals: WALK means pedestrians may start; flashing DON'T WALK means finish crossing but do not start; steady DON'T WALK means do not enter the crosswalk.
  • Drivers must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk. Passing a vehicle that is stopped at a crosswalk is dangerous and illegal in Connecticut because the stopped vehicle may be yielding to a pedestrian you cannot see.
  • Bicycle signs and markings include bike lanes, shared-lane arrows, and share-the-road warnings. Bicyclists are vehicles; give them room and do not crowd a bike lane.

Worked example

You are turning right at a green light. The pedestrian signal for the crosswalk you are entering shows WALK. A pedestrian steps into the crosswalk. You must stop and yield, even though your light is green. The green light gives you permission to proceed only when the way is clear; it does not override the pedestrian's right of way in the marked crosswalk.

Traps

Do not treat a school sign as automatically lowering the speed limit; look for the plaque or flashing beacon. Do not start crossing on a flashing DON'T WALK. Do not pass a car stopped at a crosswalk. Do not assume a green light means you can turn through pedestrians. Do not confuse a bike lane with a shoulder or parking lane.