Oklahoma permit test: road signs
Sign colors and shapes, regulatory, warning, school, railroad, construction and guide signs, and channeling devices. 35 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key road signs rulesShow the rules
- You must stop before the pedestrian crosswalk, even if it isn't marked, and stay stopped until the way is clear. (p. 19, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- A 4-WAY or ALL-WAY red rectangle under a stop sign means all traffic approaching the intersection must stop. (p. 19, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- Brown signs point to recreation, cultural and historical places. (p. 19, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- A rectangle is always a regulatory sign that tells you about laws and regulations or gives instructions. (p. 19, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- If there is more than one track, a sign shows the number of tracks. (p. 22, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- A T intersection ahead sign means you must turn right or left and be prepared to yield. (p. 22, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- The round railroad advance warning sign means slow down and be prepared to stop within 15 to 50 feet of the first track. (p. 22, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- Orange signs mean construction and maintenance warnings. (p. 23, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- The slow-moving vehicle emblem is used on farm, construction and maintenance equipment traveling at 25 mph or less. (p. 24, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- Watch for the litter barrel sign. (p. 25, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample road signs questions
1.What does a red circle with a line through it mean on a sign?
- AHospital nearby
- BCaution ahead
- COptional action
- DDo not or not allowed
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✓ D. Do not or not allowed
A red circle with a line through it means DO NOT or NOT ALLOWED for the action shown.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 19
2.You see this sign near a crosswalk. What does the handbook tell you to do?
- APass on the left
- BHonk so walkers move
- CSlow down, prepare to stop and yield
- DKeep speed, pedestrians must wait
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✓ C. Slow down, prepare to stop and yield
At a pedestrian crossing sign, slow down and prepare to stop, watch both sides of the street, and yield to pedestrians.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 21
3.A barricade has diagonal stripes sloping down to the right. What do the stripes tell you?
- ABear to the right
- BThe road is closed
- CBear to the left
- DStop before the barricade
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✓ A. Bear to the right
Stripes sloping downward to the right mean bear to the right; stripes sloping down to the left mean bear to the left.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 22
4.What does a brown guide sign usually point to?
- AInterstate highway exits
- BRoad construction zones
- CRecreational or historical places
- DHospitals and gas stations
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✓ C. Recreational or historical places
Brown signs point to recreation, cultural and historical places. Blue signs show services and green signs give driver guidance.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 19