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Pennsylvania permit test: road signs

Regulatory, lane-use, warning, work zone, guide, route and service signs. 48 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. At a STOP sign you must come to a complete stop and check for pedestrians and cross traffic before going; slowing without stopping is illegal. (p. 14, Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95) (opens the handbook))
  2. The STOP sign is the only octagon-shaped (8-sided) sign used on the highway. (p. 14, Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95) (opens the handbook))
  3. YIELD signs are triangular, with three sides. (p. 14, Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95) (opens the handbook))
  4. A ONE WAY sign means traffic may move only in the direction the arrow points; turning the wrong way risks a head-on crash. (p. 15, Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95) (opens the handbook))
  5. The winding road sign means there are three or more curves in a row on the road ahead. (p. 18, Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95) (opens the handbook))
  6. The one-way road ends ahead and becomes two-way; stay in your lane to the right of the centerline. (p. 19, Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95) (opens the handbook))
  7. LANE ENDS signs warn that one lane on a multi-lane road will end ahead, so traffic in that lane must merge. (p. 19, Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95) (opens the handbook))
  8. Pennsylvania law requires headlights in all posted work zones, active or not, at any time of day. (p. 22, Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95) (opens the handbook))
  9. Even-numbered one- or two-digit interstates generally run east-west; odd-numbered ones generally run north-south. (p. 24, Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95) (opens the handbook))
  10. Mile markers start at zero in the west or south and increase as you travel east or north. (p. 24, Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95) (opens the handbook))

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 route marker shaped like a keystone shows the number 39. What kind of road are you on?

    • AA U.S. traffic route
    • BA county road
    • CA Pennsylvania traffic route
    • DAn interstate highway
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    ✓ C. A Pennsylvania traffic route

    The keystone marker shows a Pennsylvania traffic route.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95) (PUB 95), page 25

  2. 2.A five-sided SCHOOL sign has a downward-pointing arrow under it. What does the arrow tell you?

    • AYou are at the school zone crosswalk
    • BThe school is 1 mile ahead
    • CChildren are not allowed to cross here
    • DSchool is closed today
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    ✓ A. You are at the school zone crosswalk

    A SCHOOL sign alone means you are approaching a school zone; with a downward arrow it means you are at the school zone crosswalk.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95) (PUB 95), page 21

  3. 3.Police stop you for a violation in a work zone and your headlights are off. What extra fine do you face?

    • A$100
    • B$10
    • C$25
    • D$250
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    ✓ C. $25

    If you are pulled over in a work zone and your headlights are off, you face an additional $25 fine.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95) (PUB 95), page 22

  4. 4.A DIVIDED HIGHWAY sign shows your road crosses a divided highway with a median. Which way may you turn at the first roadway you reach?

    • ARight only
    • BLeft only
    • CStraight through only
    • DEither left or right
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    ✓ A. Right only

    A divided highway is two one-way roadways; at the first roadway you can only turn right, and at the second you can only turn left.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95) (PUB 95), page 15