Service signs
Hospital (service) sign
Blue signs show motorist services; this one points to a hospital.
From real handbooks
How permit tests ask about it
13 of our verified questions in 13 states show this sign. A few of them, each from a different handbook where we can:
1.What does this blue sign tell you?
- AA first-aid class is ahead
- BStop for an ambulance
- CA hospital is nearby
- DParking for doctors only
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✓ C. A hospital is nearby
Blue driver services signs give information about nearby amenities. This one shows a hospital nearby.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual (Published July 2026), page 38
2.What does this blue sign tell you?
- AA school zone is ahead
- BA hospital is nearby
- CA park or recreation area is nearby
- DEmergency vehicles may cross ahead
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✓ B. A hospital is nearby
Blue and white service signs direct you to services such as gas, food, motels and hospitals.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Class E) (rev. 08/2023), page 54
3.What kind of information does a blue sign like this one give?
- AConstruction work ahead
- BRecreational and historic areas
- CSpeed limits for the road
- DDirections to service facilities
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✓ D. Directions to service facilities
Signs with blue backgrounds give directions to service facilities. Brown signs point to recreational, historic or cultural areas.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337) (DR 2337), page 11