Traffic Signs, Signals and Road Markings
What the exam tests
This domain checks whether you can read Lebanon's sign families, obey signal phases and interpret painted lines without guessing. Questions often show a sign shape or a road marking and ask what it requires, not merely what it warns about.
Core rules
- Red circles prohibit; blue circles command; red triangles warn; rectangles inform. An octagon means stop; an inverted triangle means give way.
- Traffic lights: red means stop at the stop line; amber means stop unless stopping is unsafe; green means proceed only when the exit is clear. Flashing amber means proceed with caution.
- A solid white line should not be crossed. A broken line may be crossed to change lane or overtake when safe. A zebra crossing gives pedestrians priority. The stop line marks where to stop.
- Yellow markings often restrict parking or loading. Signs and markings must be read together; the stricter instruction applies.
- Position matters: overhead lane signals, temporary roadworks signs and school signs can override a general rule.
Worked example
You approach a junction on a green light, but traffic is queued beyond the junction and your exit is blocked. The correct action is to wait behind the stop line until there is room beyond, then proceed. Reasoning: green grants permission to proceed, not a guarantee of space; entering would block the junction and cross traffic.
Traps
Treating a warning triangle as a prohibition; stopping on amber when it is safer to continue; crossing a solid line to reach a turn; ignoring a sign because a marking looks permissive; stopping past the stop line and blocking the crossing.