•  North Carolina DMV Practice test link below:

     
    Traffic Control Signs

    THE SHAPE AND COLOR OF SIGNS DIFFERS WITH THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THEY PROVIDE:
    You may be asked the color and shape of different types of signs: 

     

    REGULATION SIGNS

    WARNING SIGNS

    DESTINATION SIGNS

    INFORMATIONAL SIGNS
     

    A Regulation Sign (IT IS REGULATING SOMETHING)

    The STOP sign 

    Stop Sign Law: Come to a full stop, yield the right-of-way to vehicles and pedestrians in or approaching the intersection. Go when it is safe. You must come to a stop before the stop line, if there is one. If not, you must stop before entering the crosswalk. If there is no stop line or crosswalk, you must stop before entering the intersection, at the point nearest the intersection that gives you a view of traffic on the intersecting roadway. A Regulation Sign (IT IS REGULATING SOMETHING)

    yield 
    A Regulation Sign (IT IS REGULATING SOMETHING)

    Regulation signs
    A WARNING Sign (IT IS WARNING YOU OF SOMETHING)

    Signal Ahead 


    YOU MUST BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND KNOW ALL SIGNS. 

    REGULATION SIGNS
    REGULATION SIGNS  ARE USUALLY WHITE RECTANGLES WITH BLACK LETTERS OR SYMBOLS
     


    SOMETIMES THEY MAY USE RED LETTERS OR SYMBOLS
    TIP - They are regulating something, your speed, turns, etc.



     


    WARNING SIGNS
     


    WARNING SIGNS ARE YELLOW WITH BLACK LETTER/SYMBOLS DIAMOND SHAPE AND SOMETIMES COMBINED WITH A RECTANGULAR "RECOMMENDED SPEED" SIGN 

    TIP - They are warning you of conditions ahead.



     


    DESTINATION SIGNS

    DESTINATION SIGNS 

    GREEN WITH WHITE LETTERING 

    SHOWING DISTANCES AND DIRECTIONS TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS 
     

          Your town USA           25 Miles.
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    SERVICE SIGNS

    SERVICE SIGNS ARE BLUE WITH WHITE LETTERING 

    SHOWING LOCATION OF HOSPITALS, GAS AND REST AREAS ETC. 

    SOME EXAMPLES ARE: 

    H  
    Hospital next exit

    RAIL ROAD CROSSING SIGNS: 
    Yellow with black letters and "X" symbol