Warning signs
No Passing Zone sign
A pennant on the left side of the road marking the start of a no-passing zone.
What it looks like
Yellow pennant (sideways triangle) with black letters reading NO PASSING ZONE.
- Type
- Warning
- Federal design code
- MUTCD W14-3
From real handbooks
How permit tests ask about it
22 of our verified questions in 21 states show this sign. A few of them, each from a different handbook where we can:
1.Where on the road would you expect to find this pennant-shaped sign?
- AOn the right shoulder
- BHanging over the center lane
- CPainted on the pavement
- DOn the left side of the road
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✓ D. On the left side of the road
The yellow No Passing Zone pennant may be found on the left side of the road at the start of a no passing zone.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (Class O, English) (January 2025), page 50
2.This pennant-shaped sign appears on a two-lane road. Where is it posted, and what does it warn you about?
- AOn the left side; no passing ahead
- BAbove the road; low clearance ahead
- COn the right side; a lane ends ahead
- DAt a corner; a stop sign is ahead
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✓ A. On the left side; no passing ahead
The pennant-shaped sign is placed on the left side of a two-lane road to warn of the start of a no-passing zone.
3.On which side of the road will you find this pennant-shaped sign?
- AOn the median fence only
- BOn the right side
- COn the left side
- DAbove the center lane
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✓ C. On the left side
The pennant-shaped no passing zone sign is on the left side of the road and warns of a no-passing zone for your lane.