Minnesota permit test: road signs
Sign colors and shapes, regulatory, warning, construction, service and route signs. 45 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key road signs rulesShow the rules
- Green signs guide and inform, showing exits, distances to cities and route names. (p. 59)
- Brown signs point out historic sites, parks and other cultural or recreational points of interest. (p. 59)
- Blue signs describe services for motorists, such as gas, food, lodging, hospitals and rest areas. (p. 59)
- A speed limit sign shows the maximum speed you may drive on that road. (p. 60)
- A one way sign means traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow. (p. 61)
- Most warning signs are yellow; school, pedestrian and bicycle crossing signs may be fluorescent yellow-green. (p. 62)
- Animal-drawn vehicles must have a light or lamp visible within 500 feet from sunset to sunrise and in poor visibility. (p. 64)
- Crossing signs warn you to watch for animals, people or vehicles crossing the road. (p. 66)
- Lane ends means two lanes become one; drivers in the ending lane must yield and merge. (p. 66)
- Violating the work zone speed limit when workers are present brings a $300 fine. (p. 67)
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample road signs questions
1.You see an orange sign ahead. What does its color tell you?
- AYou are entering a construction zone
- BServices are at the next exit
- CA school is nearby
- DA historic site is ahead
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✓ A. You are entering a construction zone
Orange signs warn and control traffic in construction and work zones; slow down when you see one.
2.A lane has a white diamond symbol on its sign and pavement. What does the diamond mean?
- ATrucks must stay out of all other lanes
- BThe lane is closed ahead
- CThe lane is for passing only
- DThe lane is reserved for certain vehicles or uses
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✓ D. The lane is reserved for certain vehicles or uses
A diamond symbol means the lane is reserved for specific uses, such as carpools, buses, commercial vehicles or bicycles.
3.You see this sign and you are in the lane that ends. What must you do?
- AKeep going on the shoulder
- BYield and merge into the other lane
- CStop at the end of your lane
- DSpeed up and cut in first
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✓ B. Yield and merge into the other lane
Lane ends means two lanes become one; drivers in the ending lane must yield and merge.
4.What does this sign mean for you on the main road?
- AYou must stop for merging cars
- BCars may merge in; let them enter
- CYour own lane is ending ahead
- DYou must take the next exit
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✓ B. Cars may merge in; let them enter
A merging traffic sign warns that vehicles will merge onto your road; be prepared to allow them to enter.