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Hawaii permit test: road signs

Sign colors and shapes, regulatory, speed and lane-use signs, warning, school, guide signs, and construction devices and flagpersons. 37 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. Black and white signs show a required action and are always rectangular. (p. 43)
  2. Red on a sign means an action is prohibited. (p. 43)
  3. Yellow warns of hazardous or dangerous conditions and almost always appears on a diamond-shaped sign. (p. 43)
  4. Orange signs warn about road work. (p. 43)
  5. A stop sign is an 8-sided white-on-red sign. (p. 44)
  6. At a stop sign you must always come to a complete stop and yield to approaching traffic before going on. (p. 44)
  7. A yield sign is a red and white triangle. (p. 44)
  8. Do Not Pass signs mark places on two- or three-lane roads where you must not pass. (p. 45)
  9. Lane use control signs show required turns. (p. 45)
  10. Most warning signs are yellow diamonds with black symbols or words. (p. 47)

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.A freeway sign shows a 40 mph minimum speed. Traffic is light and the road is clear. May you drive at 35 mph?

    • ANo, not below the posted minimum
    • BOnly in the left lane
    • CYes, slower is always safer
    • DYes, if your hazards are on
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    ✓ A. No, not below the posted minimum

    You must not drive faster than the posted maximum or slower than the posted minimum speed limit.

    Source: Official Hawaii Driver's Manual (English) (HMG 5/2023), page 44

  2. 2.On which side of the road is the No Passing Zone pennant placed?

    • AOver the center lane
    • BThe left side
    • CThe right side
    • DOn the median only
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    ✓ B. The left side

    The pennant is placed on the left side of the road, pointing to where the no-passing zone begins.

    Source: Official Hawaii Driver's Manual (English) (HMG 5/2023), page 45

  3. 3.A speed limit sign has a plaque saying the limit applies only during school hours. What does the handbook say about such signs?

    • AThey can set limits for certain times
    • BThey show the minimum only
    • CThey are only advice
    • DThey apply only to trucks
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    ✓ A. They can set limits for certain times

    Speed limit signs may show special limits that apply at certain times, under certain conditions or to certain kinds of vehicles.

    Source: Official Hawaii Driver's Manual (English) (HMG 5/2023), page 44

  4. 4.A work-zone barricade has stripes sloping downward to the right. Which way should you go?

    • ABear to the left
    • BGo straight through
    • CStop and wait
    • DBear to the right
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    ✓ D. Bear to the right

    Stripes sloping down to the right mean bear right; sloping down to the left mean bear left.

    Source: Official Hawaii Driver's Manual (English) (HMG 5/2023), page 50