NC DMV SIGN TEST signal ahead Warning merging traffic Warning lane drop Warning divided highway Warning cattle crossing Warning 1 / 11 deer crossing Warning low clearance Warning no passing zone Regulatory right turn Warning curve right Warning 2 / 11 farm machinery Warning side road Warning divided highway ends Warning two way traffic Warning hill Warning 3 / 11 slippery when wet Warning bike crossing Warning soft shoulder Warning side road Warning cross road Warning 4 / 11 winding road Warning stop sign ahead Warning yield ahead Warning road closed 1500 ft Warning school Warning school crossing Warning 5 / 11 railroad crossing Warning stop Regulatory yield Regulatory speed limit 50 Regulatory do not enter Regulatory 6 / 11 no bicycles Regulatory left turn only Regulatory thru and left Regulatory left lane must turn left Regulatory no left turn Regulatory one way Regulatory 7 / 11 keep left Regulatory keep right Regulatory no right turn Regulatory no u turns Regulatory double left turns Regulatory keep off median Regulatory 8 / 11 Service -Blue -Square, Rectangle -Food, lodging, rest area, telephone, hotel, hospital, gas, etc. Guide -Green -Rectangles and Route Marker shape -How to get from here to there -Distance -Street name -marker -city name Recreational -Brown -Rectangles, Trapezoids -Fishing, Swimming, Camp, Horses Right Hand Signal Left Hand Signal Stop Hand Signal Broken White Lines Roadways that have more than one lane moving in one direction, separate traffic lanes. Solid White Lines Mark the edge of the road, aka fog lines. Passing to the right edge of the roadway is always prohibited. Solid white lines Used to separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction. Not recommended to cross. Double Solid White Lines Used to show a travel path where driving in the same direction is permitted on both sides of the line but crossing is prohibited. 9 / 11 Broken Yellow Lines This usually marks the center of a two-way roadway where a vehicle may pass if safe. Solid yellow line If one is on your side of the center lane, do not cross it to pass. On a four-lane divided roadway or a one-way road, it usually marks the left edge of the pavement. Double Solid yellow line If it's down the middle of a two-lane roadway it means that passing is not allowed for vehicles traveling in either direction. White triangular symbols When painted across a traffic lane means be ready to stop and yield to traffic Dashed white lines When painted across a roundabout's traffic lane it indicates you should yield to traffic. 8 Illegal Places to Park 1. Where "no parking" signs are posted 2. Within 500 feet of a fire or a crash 3. Within 15 feet of fire hydrant 4. Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing 5. More than 12 inches from the curb. 6. Within 30 feet of a stop sign, traffic light or flashing beacon, including a warning sign 7. On or under a bride, on an overpass or in a tunnel 8. On the street-side of a legally parked vehicle. Regulatory Signs -Triangle, Square, Octagon, X*, Rectangle -Red, White, Black -What you must do and what you must not do -Regulate the flow of traffic Warning Signs -Diamond, Circle (with X), Pentagon, Rounded Triangle -Yellow, Black, Orange -Alerting us to changes -The road condition Construction: -$7500 fines of 15 years in jail -Maximum speed for Construction is 45 Third category of signs Guide, Service and Recreational Absolute, Posted or Maximum speed you can travel Regulatory Fixed Regulatory Warning Advisory 10 / 11 City 35 Urban 45-50 Downtown 25 (Not Res.) Residential 25 (Not Down.) Parking lots 15 Rural 55 (Not Highway) Highway 55 (Not Rural) Freeway 70/55 11 / 11