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Arizona permit test: road signs

Sign shapes and colors, regulatory, warning, railroad, school, guide and route signs, and work-zone signs and devices. 30 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. A triangle-shaped sign means you must yield the right-of-way to cross traffic or merging traffic. (p. 41)
  2. Yellow diamond-shaped signs warn of a possible danger ahead. (p. 41)
  3. At a stop sign you must come to a complete stop. (p. 41)
  4. Do not cross until every signal has stopped and the barricade is up all the way, and never drive around or under it. (p. 42)
  5. The maximum speed from the first school crossing sign to past the crossing is 15 mph. (p. 42)
  6. Permanent five-sided school crossing signs warn that children may be crossing at any time of day. (p. 42)
  7. All Arizona state highways have mile posts about 1 mile apart, set 2 feet off the right shoulder. (p. 43)
  8. Buses and gasoline tankers must stop at railroad crossings, so watch for them. (p. 43)
  9. Mile posts, set about 1 mile apart, can tell where you are after a crash, breakdown or running out of gas. (p. 43)
  10. Most construction and maintenance signs are diamond-shaped. (p. 44)

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample road signs questions

  1. 1.What does this sign warn you about?

    • AA side road crosses the road ahead
    • BTwo-way traffic is just ahead
    • CThe road winds through several curves
    • DTraffic may merge into your lane ahead
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    ✓ D. Traffic may merge into your lane ahead

    The merge sign warns that traffic from another lane or ramp will be joining your road ahead.

    Source: Arizona Driver License Manual (99-0117) (Revised September 2026), page 41

  2. 2.What does a yellow, diamond-shaped sign tell you?

    • AYou must come to a full stop
    • BYou are entering a school crossing
    • CThere may be a danger ahead
    • DYou must yield to merging traffic
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    ✓ C. There may be a danger ahead

    Yellow diamond-shaped signs warn of a possible danger ahead.

    Source: Arizona Driver License Manual (99-0117) (Revised September 2026), page 41

  3. 3.Your car breaks down on an Arizona state highway. How can a nearby mile post help?

    • AIt shows the speed limit for the road
    • BIt shows the distance to the next exit
    • CIt marks a safe place to leave the car
    • DIt helps you tell others where you are
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    ✓ D. It helps you tell others where you are

    Mile posts, set about 1 mile apart, can tell where you are after a crash, breakdown or running out of gas.

    Source: Arizona Driver License Manual (99-0117) (Revised September 2026), page 43

  4. 4.What does this sign mark?

    RAILROADCROSSING
    • AA four-way intersection ahead
    • BThe start of a no-passing zone
    • CA crossroad on the right ahead
    • DThe location of a railroad crossing
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    ✓ D. The location of a railroad crossing

    The railroad crossing sign marks the exact location of a railroad crossing.

    Source: Arizona Driver License Manual (99-0117) (Revised September 2026), page 42