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 Drive America Introduction
Are you planning to travel to America for a vacation
or to study English? If you are planning on driving
during your stay, it is important to know the meaning of
traffic signs, rules, and regulations. The police in
America are very strict and will give you a ticket for
even the slightest mistake. These tickets can cost a lot
of money and you will need to spend time to pay the
penalty at the appropriate agency.
YOU NEED TO BE
PREPARED.
Many of my friends, who were international students,
received tickets because they did not understand the
meaning of road signs, or the written English.
Learn all of the road signs in America and you can
reduce your chances of getting a ticket.
All of the important road signs are covered on these
pages. If you have any questions, post a comment at the
bottom of any page. GOOD LUCK. |
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Sign Types
Basically three types of road signs are used in the
United States....guide, regulatory, and warning. |
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 Guide - Guide road signs show route designations, destinations,
directions, distances, services, points of interest, and other
geographical, recreational, or cultural information. Guide
series includes general service, specific service, recreation,
and emergency management signs. |
 Regulatory - Regulatory road signs give notice
of traffic laws or
regulations. These signs tell you when to stop, yield, where you
can and cannot turn, where you can and cannot park, and
when a train is coming, and more. |
 Warning - Warning road signs give notice of a situation that might not
be readily apparent. Warning road signs typically have a yellow
background color but the background color can also be orange or
fluorescent-pink depending on the situation. |
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Learn Signs
These are all of the road signs you need to know while
driving in the United States of America. |
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Sign Meaning - Colors
The colors of road signs usually determine what type of
sign it is and what you can expect, or need to do. |
 Red
Red road signs are used for any of the following:
regulatory, prohibitive, interstate route |
 Orange
Orange road signs are used for any of the following:
temporary traffic control, incident management |
 Yellow
Yellow road signs are used for any of the following:
warning, pedestrian, bicycle, school |
 Green
Green road signs are used for any of the following:
guide, street name, destination, reference location,
information, recreational |
 Fluorescent
green
Fluorescent green road signs are used for any of the
following:
pedestrian, bicycle, school |
 Fluorescent
yellow green
Fluorescent yellow green road signs are used for any of
the following:
pedestrian, bicycle, school |
 Blue
Blue road signs are used for any of the following:
interstate route, county route, information, evacuation
route, road user service |
 Brown
Brown road signs are used for any of the following:
forest route, recreational |
 Fluorescent
pink
Fluorescent pink road signs are used for any of the
following:
incident management |
 White
White road signs are used for any of the following:
regulatory, prohibitive, permissive, state routes, us
routes |
 Black
Black road signs are used for any of the following:
regulatory, changeable message signs |
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Sign Meaning - Shapes
The shapes of road signs also determine what type of
sign it is and what you can expect, or need to do. |
 Square
Square road signs are used for any of the following:
regulatory, warning, guide |
 Diamond
Diamond road signs are used for any of the following:
warning |
 Octagon
Octagon road signs are used for any of the following:
stop |
 Equilateral
triangle
Equilateral triangle road signs are used for any of the
following:
yield |
 Circle
Circle road signs are used for any of the following:
highway rail grade crossing |
 Crossbuck
Crossbuck road signs are used for any of the following:
highway rail grade crossing |
 Pennant
or isosceles triangle
Pennant or isosceles triangle road signs are used for
any of the following:
no passing |
 Pentagon
Pentagon road signs are used for any of the following:
school, county route |
 Trapezoid
Trapezoid road signs are used for any of the following:
recreational - cultural interest, national forest route |
 Shield
Shield road signs are used for any of the following:
interstate and U.S. route |
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