Traffic signs, signals, and road markings applied in practice
Reading the road
Signs and markings are tested where they affect your next action, not as a memory quiz. Regulatory signs such as stop, yield, no entry and speed limits must be obeyed. Warning signs for bends, pedestrian crossings, schools and humps tell you to adjust speed and observation. Informational signs guide lanes and destinations but do not give priority.
Markings and signals
A solid white line is not crossed; a broken line may be crossed when safe. Stop lines mark where you must stop; give-way lines mean slow and yield. At traffic lights, a green light gives permission to proceed only if the junction is clear; a yellow light means stop unless stopping would be unsafe. Pedestrian crossings require a scan and readiness to stop.
Worked example
You approach a yield sign with a broken line at a slip road. You slow, look right and left, and merge only when clear; you do not stop dead if the road is empty. The reasoning: the sign gives way, not a mandatory stop, and unnecessary stopping can cause a rear-end collision.
Traps that cost marks
Confusing stop and yield; crossing a solid line to overtake; ignoring a sign hidden by a truck; entering a box junction without a clear exit; and reading the sign but not the road marking beneath it.