Traffic Signs and Signals
What this domain tests
Traffic Signs and Signals checks whether you can recognise Jordan's sign families and obey light sequences and officer signals without hesitation. Jordan drives on the right, and the exam expects quick decisions about who must stop or give way.
Sign shapes and colours
- Red octagon: STOP. Stop completely at the stop line and give way.
- Inverted triangle: GIVE WAY. Slow down, prepare to stop, and enter only when clear.
- Red-bordered circle: prohibition, such as a speed limit, no entry, or no overtaking.
- Blue circle: mandatory instruction, such as a required turn direction.
- Red-bordered triangle: warning of a bend, junction, pedestrian crossing, or other hazard.
- Rectangle: information or service sign.
Signals and overriding authority
A steady red means stop before the line. Green means proceed only if the exit is clear. Amber means stop unless you are too close to stop safely. A green arrow authorises only the arrow direction. A police officer's hand signals override signs and lights; emergency vehicles with sirens should be given a safe path.
Worked example
You enter a junction on green and the light turns amber as you cross the line. Reasoning: amber requires you to stop if you can do so safely. Once you are committed and stopping would cause a sudden stop or block the junction, continue and clear it. Do not reverse.
Traps that cost marks
Treating GIVE WAY as a compulsory stop can cause a rear-end collision. Accelerating on amber is dangerous. Reading only the sign shape and ignoring a supplementary plate, such as a time restriction, also loses marks. Finally, obeying a light while a traffic officer is directing otherwise is an error.