Traffic Signs, Signals, and Road Markings
This domain tests whether you can read a sign by shape and colour alone, obey signals correctly, and interpret pavement markings without hesitating.
Signs by shape and colour
- Octagon and red means stop; inverted triangle means yield.
- Diamond and yellow warns; orange means construction; fluorescent yellow-green marks schools and pedestrians.
- Rectangles in white and black are regulatory; green gives direction; brown marks points of interest; a crossbuck marks a railway crossing.
- A plaque under a warning sign modifies it, and a speed shown on a yellow diamond is advisory, not the legal limit.
Signals
- Steady red: stop. Steady amber: stop unless you are too close to stop safely. Steady green: proceed when clear.
- Flashing red means a full stop, then proceed when safe. Flashing amber means caution; proceed only if it is safe.
- A green arrow is a protected movement; opposing traffic is held at a red.
- The pedestrian countdown shows seconds remaining; do not start crossing once the hand is flashing.
Markings
- Yellow lines separate traffic moving in opposite directions; white lines separate traffic moving the same way.
- A broken line may be crossed when safe; a solid line may not.
- A solid yellow on your side of a double line means no passing for you, even if the other side is broken.
Worked example
You see a yellow diamond showing a curve with a '40 km/h' plaque. The sign warns of a curve and 40 is the recommended safe speed, not a new legal limit. The posted limit still applies, but entering the curve far above 40 can cost you control and a careless-driving charge. Treat the plaque as the speed at which you can hold your lane.
Traps
- Mistaking a white regulatory sign for a yellow warning sign.
- Treating a flashing amber as a green and not checking the crosswalk.
- Crossing a solid white line to make a late exit.