New Jersey permit test: road signs
Sign shapes and colors, regulatory, warning, guide, work-zone and railroad signs. 23 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Sample road signs questions
1. A white, vertical rectangle sign with black wording and a black border is usually what type of sign?
- A. A warning sign for a hazard ahead
- B. A regulatory sign, such as a speed limit
- C. A guide sign to a destination
- D. A motorist services sign
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B. A regulatory sign, such as a speed limit
Regulatory signs, such as speed signs, are generally white vertical rectangles with black wording and border. They tell you the rules you must follow.
2. What is the main purpose of green signs like this one?
- A. To regulate speed
- B. To give direction guidance
- C. To warn of road hazards
- D. To mark school zones
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B. To give direction guidance
Green rectangular signs give direction guidance, such as destinations, routes and distances.
3. What does an orange, diamond-shaped sign warn you about?
- A. Construction and maintenance work
- B. Motorist services such as gas and food
- C. The start of a no-passing zone
- D. Public recreation areas
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A. Construction and maintenance work
Orange diamonds are construction and maintenance warning signs. They warn of things like lane closings, lane shifts, flaggers, uneven pavement and detours.
4. Which description matches the DO NOT ENTER sign?
- A. A white inverted triangle with a red border
- B. A red octagon with white letters and a white border
- C. A white square with a red circle crossed by a white horizontal band
- D. A white X with black lettering
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C. A white square with a red circle crossed by a white horizontal band
The DO NOT ENTER sign is a white square holding a red circle with a white bar across the middle and the words in white.