Warning signs
Hill / Steep Downgrade sign
A steep downgrade is ahead. Check your brakes and use a lower gear.
What it looks like
Yellow diamond with a black truck on a downward slope.
- Type
- Warning
- Federal design code
- MUTCD W7-1
From real handbooks
How permit tests ask about it
22 of our verified questions in 22 states show this sign. A few of them, each from a different handbook where we can:
1.What does this sign warn you about?
- AThe road ahead goes downhill
- BTrucks are crossing ahead
- CA steep uphill climb
- DA bump in the road ahead
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✓ A. The road ahead goes downhill
This warning sign means the road ahead goes downhill.
2.What does this warning sign mean?
- AFalling rocks are ahead
- BA truck stop is ahead
- CTrucks must use this lane
- DA steep hill is ahead
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✓ D. A steep hill is ahead
The sign with a truck on a slope warns of a hill ahead; check your speed and be ready to use a lower gear.
3.You see this sign before a long downgrade. What should you do?
- ASlow down and be ready to shift lower
- BBrake hard all the way down
- CSpeed up to keep momentum
- DShift into neutral to save fuel
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✓ A. Slow down and be ready to shift lower
This sign warns of a steep hill. Slow down and be ready to shift to a lower gear to control speed and save your brakes.