Can You Identify All These Road Signs?

By: Lauren Lubas
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Can You Identify All These Road Signs?
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About This Quiz

The rules of the road, unlike many things in life, don't change very often. If you see a sign posting a speed limit, you need to keep your car within that limit (while the limit itself might change from place to place, the rule still stands). If you see a stop sign, you stop (contrary to popular belief, the ones with white borders are NOT optional, because they all have white borders). 

While road signs are standard throughout the country, you may find that your neck of the woods doesn't have the same signs that other regions might have. However, for some reason, when you see these new signs, you know exactly what to do. This is because the United States Department of Transportation does everything in its power to maintain consistency in how a sign is made so that people can quickly understand what to do when they see a sign that might look slightly different. 

Though road signs are an important part of road safety, there are some people out there who ignore them. If you are annoyed by people who do this, you probably have a decent understanding of the rules of the road (even if you don't always follow them), so you like to criticize those who don't follow said rules. Do you think you're an expert driver? If so, let's test your skills and see if you can identify these road signs and what they are for.

Left turn ahead
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What does it mean when you see a sign that points to the left?
Left turn ahead
Stop
Someone is on your left
Left lane ends
Mile markers
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Can you name these signs that you see on the side of highways?
Speed limit signs
Mile markers
Hospital services
Hurricane evacuation route
The left lane has to turn, the right lane can go straight or turn
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What does this intersection lane control sign tell you?
The left lane has to turn, the right lane can go straight or turn.
The left lane can't do a u-turn, but the right lane can.
The right lane can't do a u-turn, but the left lane can.
There is only one way to go.

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Camping
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If you see this blue sign on the highway, what is available at that exit?
A telephone
A hospital
Picnicking
Camping
Yield
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Can you name the sign that is an upside down triangle?
Stop
Yield
Slow traffic ahead
No parking
Hazardous materials are prohibited
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What is this sign telling you?
You have to take a detour.
There is a hospital nearby.
There is a four-way stop ahead.
Hazardous materials are prohibited

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Stop
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Ignoring this red octagon sign can cause of a lot of accidents. What should you do when you see it?
Yield
Speed up
Stop
Do a U-turn
There is a hiking trail nearby
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Can you identify this sign that looks like two people walking?
There is a ski slope nearby.
There is a hiking trail nearby.
You have to walk to get to the gas station.
There is a winter recreation area nearby.
Do not enter
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If you drive past this sign, you might be in trouble. What is it telling you?
Do not enter
Falling rock zone
Drivers driving the wrong way
No trucks allowed

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There is a school crosswalk ahead
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Do you know what this sign is telling you?
There is shopping ahead
There is a school crosswalk ahead.
There is a pedestrian crossing ahead.
There is a playground ahead.
No Parking
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What is prohibited where you see this sign?
Parking
Detours
Trucks
Compact cars
Sharp curve to the right
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You usually see these signs in a row along the road. What are they warning you of?
Sharp curve to the left
Shopping to the right
Sharp curve to the right
Shopping to the left

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Signal ahead
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Can you identify this road sign that has a picture on it?
Stop ahead
Hospital ahead
Road narrows ahead
Signal ahead
An intersection in a curve
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When you see this sign, what should you prepare for?
A right curve
A sharp right curve
A merge in a curve
A hairpin curve
Truck rollover
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What does this sign warn of?
Dancing trucks
Truck rollover
Truck turning
Wind advisory

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Deer
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If you see this sign, what should you look out for?
Deer
Turtles
Elk
Cows
Ferry service
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This sign shows you which service is ahead?
Boat service
Ferry service
Sightseeing service
Swimming area
Diesel
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What kind of fuel is this sign notifying drivers of?
Diesel
Gas
E80
Alternative fuel

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Laundry facilities ahead
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Which of these best describes this road sign?
Drinking water ahead
Hardware store ahead
Stoves for sale
Laundry facilities ahead
County rout marker
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Do you know what these blue signs are for?
Mile marker
U.S. route marker
County route marker
Interstate route marker
Yield here to pedestrians
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This sign gives a complete command, what is it saying?
Follow the arrow to the people
Yield here to pedestrians
School crossing, yield here
Yield at the school crossing

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Slippery when wet
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Can you name this sign that Bon Jovi named an album after?
Slippery when wet
Bridge ices before roads
Steep incline
Hill ahead
Swimming
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If you see this guy, what kind of fun can you have at the next stop?
Swimming
Sawing
Hiking
Washing clothes
Lodging
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Many people love to see this sign when they're tired. What is it?
Camping
Food
Lodging
Litter Barrel

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Railroad crossing
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What's ahead when you see this sign?
Pedestrian crossing
Railroad crossing
Snowmobile crossing
Firestation
Fire station
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Can you tell what's close if you see this sign?
Fire station
Police station
Speed reduction
Stop sign
Crossroads
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Do you know what the plus sign means?
Railroad crossing
Crossroads
Circular intersection
T-intersection

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National forest
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Where would you see these route markers?
Rest areas
Highways
County roads
National forest
Handicap crossing
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Do you know what this sign is reminding you about?
Handicap parking
Disabled parking
Handicap recreational area
Falling rocks
Y-intersection
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If you see this sign, what is ahead?
Y-intersection
T-intersection
U-turn
Farm

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There are cameras at the intersection
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What does the "photo enforced" sign mean?
There are cameras at the intersection.
Railroad crossing ahead
No pictures allowed
Take pictures of everything.
Playground
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Can you tell us what's ahead when you see this sign?
Detour
Bike path
Pedestrian
Playground
No hitchhiking
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Do you know what this sign means?
No thumbs up
No Facebook
No dudes
No hitchhiking

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The height of the bridge
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If you're about to drive under a bridge, what do these numbers tell you?
The width of the bridge
The height of the bridge
How much weight the bridge can hold
How many cars can go on the bridge at once
Trucks crossing the road
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When you see this sign, what should you watch out for?
Trucks crossing the road
Cows
Falling rocks
Farmers
Everyone has to stop
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This little sign is usually under a stop sign. What does it mean?
Everyone has to stop
No one has to stop
Always stop
Look 4 ways before stopping

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Slowing trucks on inclines
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What is a "truck escape ramp" used for?
Letting trucks avoid police
Slowing trucks on inclines
Weigh stations
Finding trucks that are broken down
Falling rocks
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Do you know what to look out for when you see this sign?
Falling rocks
Cows
Farmers
Deer
Cows
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What animals are liable to be in the road if you see this sign?
Cats
Coyotes
Cows
Chickens

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Hospital
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Do you know what the big "H" stands for on this sign?
Hospital
Hotel
Hot springs
Hoses