Kansas Road Signs Practice flashcards
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- STOP sign shape
- A red octagon with white legend. It requires a complete stop at the stop line, crosswalk, or intersection edge before proceeding when safe.
- DO NOT ENTER sign
- A red square with a white horizontal bar and white words. It marks the wrong-way entrance to a one-way road or divided highway ramp.
- Speed limit sign meaning
- A white rectangle with black numerals showing the maximum lawful speed in ideal conditions. It is not a required speed and does not override slower safe speeds.
- One-way sign
- A black rectangle with a white arrow indicating traffic flows only in the arrow direction. Entering against the arrow is a violation.
- WRONG WAY sign
- A red rectangle with white legend placed on ramps and one-way roads. It warns a driver who is traveling against the intended direction of traffic.
- Yellow diamond sign
- The standard shape and color for warning signs. The black symbol or legend shows the hazard ahead, such as a curve, merge, or crossing.
- Advisory speed plaque
- A yellow rectangle with black numerals mounted below a warning sign. It gives a recommended speed for the hazard, not a legal maximum limit.
- Curve warning sign
- A yellow diamond with a black curving arrow showing the direction of the bend. The symbol shape matches the actual road geometry ahead.
- Crossroad warning sign
- A yellow diamond with a black cross symbol warning of an intersection ahead. A stop or yield may be required at the crossing road.
- Merge warning sign
- A yellow diamond showing two lanes joining into one. It warns that traffic from an entrance ramp will merge with your lane ahead.
- Green guide sign
- A green sign with white legend directing drivers to destinations, routes, and exits. Green marks conventional highway guidance rather than regulation.
- Blue service sign
- A blue sign with white symbols marking motorist services such as gas, food, lodging, and hospitals. An H symbol indicates a hospital.
- Brown guide sign
- A brown sign with white legend marking recreational, cultural, or scenic attractions. It provides guidance rather than a legal requirement.
- Interstate route marker
- A red, white, and blue shield with the route number. It identifies an Interstate highway and appears on guide and reassurance signs.
- Mile marker sign
- A small green sign with white numerals showing the distance along the route. Drivers use it to report their location in an emergency.
- Orange work zone sign
- Orange backgrounds with black legend mark construction and maintenance activity. Orange is reserved for work zones and temporary traffic control.
- Flagger ahead sign
- An orange diamond with a black symbol of a person holding a flag. It warns that a flagger controls traffic ahead in the work zone.
- Detour sign
- A sign with an arrow and the word DETOUR directing traffic around a closure. It is part of temporary traffic control in work zones.
- Channelizing device
- Cones, drums, barricades, and tubular markers that guide traffic through or around a work zone. Their color and reflectors identify the temporary path.
- End road work sign
- A sign marking the end of a construction zone. Normal speed limits and lane configurations resume after the sign unless otherwise posted.
- School crossing pentagon
- A five-sided fluorescent yellow-green sign with a pedestrian symbol. The pentagon shape is unique to school crossings and school zones.
- School speed limit sign
- A sign showing a reduced limit that applies during posted hours or when beacons flash. Outside those times the normal limit applies.
- School bus red lights
- Flashing red lights and an extended stop arm require drivers to stop. Proceed only after the lights stop and the arm retracts, unless separated by a divided highway.
- Pedestrian crossing sign
- A yellow diamond with a walking-person symbol warning of a crossing ahead. Drivers must yield to pedestrians in a marked crosswalk.
- Railroad advance warning sign
- A round yellow sign with a black X and two R's. It warns that a railroad crossing is ahead and that drivers should prepare to stop.
- Crossbuck sign
- A white X-shaped sign with black RAILROAD CROSSING legend at the crossing itself. It functions as a yield sign; yield to trains.
- Multiple track plaque
- A plaque reading 2 TRACKS or similar below a railroad sign. It warns that a second train may arrive after the first passes.
- Flashing red crossing lights
- Red lights flashing at a railroad crossing require a complete stop. Never drive around a lowered gate or past flashing lights.
- Red sign color meaning
- Red means stop, yield, do not enter, or prohibition. It appears on STOP, YIELD, DO NOT ENTER, and WRONG WAY signs.
- Yellow-green sign color
- Fluorescent yellow-green marks school zones, school crossings, and pedestrian or bicycle warnings. It increases conspicuity near schools.
- Shape rules summary
- Octagon means STOP; inverted triangle means YIELD; diamond means warning; pentagon means school crossing; round means railroad advance warning; crossbuck means railroad crossing.
- Double solid yellow line
- Two solid yellow lines mean no passing in either direction. A solid plus broken yellow line allows passing only on the side with the broken line.
- Solid white edge line
- A solid white line marking the right edge of the roadway. A wide white bar may mark a crosswalk or a stop line before an intersection.