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Nevada permit test: road signs

Sign shapes and colors, regulatory, warning, guide, school and railroad signs, and freeway lane-use and active traffic management signs. 31 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. Orange signs warn of road construction or repair work. (p. 28)
  2. The eight-sided octagon shape is reserved for STOP signs. (p. 28)
  3. A pentagon (five-sided) sign marks a school zone or a school crossing. (p. 28)
  4. Yield signs are shaped like an inverted (upside-down) triangle. (p. 28)
  5. The pennant shape is used for no-passing zone signs. (p. 28)
  6. At a four-way stop, wait for vehicles already in the intersection and let those that arrived before you go first. (p. 29)
  7. At a stop sign you must come to a full stop behind the stop line or crosswalk, then yield to pedestrians and cross traffic. (p. 29)
  8. Regulatory signs are white rectangles that tell you traffic laws and regulations you must obey. (p. 29)
  9. The HOV bypass lane is for carpools of two or more people; a solo driver must use a metered lane and follow its signal. (p. 37)
  10. You may not drive in a lane under a red X with CLOSED; merge safely into another open lane. (p. 37)

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 color and shape are standard warning signs?

    • AGreen shields with white numbers
    • BOrange circles with white letters
    • CYellow diamonds with black symbols
    • DWhite rectangles with black letters
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    ✓ C. Yellow diamonds with black symbols

    Warning signs are yellow and diamond-shaped with black letters or symbols, telling you of hazards ahead.

    Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (DMV 700) (DMV 700 March 2024), page 29

  2. 2.What does the color red on a sign usually mean?

    • AServices are ahead
    • BNo, do not, or stop
    • CFollow this route
    • DSlow down for workers
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    ✓ B. No, do not, or stop

    Red on a sign means no, do not, or stop.

    Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (DMV 700) (DMV 700 March 2024), page 28

  3. 3.You see a five-sided sign ahead. What should you expect?

    • AA school zone or crossing
    • BA route marker
    • CA railroad crossing
    • DA no-passing zone
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    ✓ A. A school zone or crossing

    A pentagon (five-sided) sign marks a school zone or a school crossing.

    Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (DMV 700) (DMV 700 March 2024), page 28

  4. 4.A yellow X with CAUTION and a red X with CLOSED both mark lanes. Which may you still drive in?

    • AOnly the red X lane
    • BBoth lanes at reduced speed
    • CNeither lane
    • DOnly the yellow X lane
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    ✓ D. Only the yellow X lane

    A yellow X with CAUTION lane may be used with care, but you may never drive in a lane under a red X with CLOSED.

    Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (DMV 700) (DMV 700 March 2024), page 37