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Pennsylvania Permit Test: Road Signs Practice Questions
Shapes, colors and meanings of regulatory, warning and guide signs.
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Question 1
RAIL
ROAD
CROSS
ING
How should you treat a railroad crossbuck sign?
As a warning only, with no duty
As a YIELD sign
As a STOP sign
As a speed limit of 15 mph
Correct answer: As a YIELD sign
Treat the crossbuck as a YIELD sign: slow down and prepare to stop if you see or hear a train.
Source: Chapter 2 – Signs
Question 2
The yellow pennant-shaped NO PASSING ZONE sign is placed on which side of the road?
On the right side, mounted on the same post as the speed sign
On the pavement
The left side, facing the driver
Overhead
Correct answer: The left side, facing the driver
The pennant is the only pennant-shaped warning sign; it marks the start of a no-passing zone on the left side of the road.
Source: Chapter 2 – Signs
Question 3
What color are Pennsylvania work zone signs?
Orange with black lettering
Yellow with black lettering and borders
Green with white lettering
White with red lettering
Correct answer: Orange with black lettering
Work zone signs are usually diamond-shaped like warning signs, but orange with black lettering.
Source: Chapter 2 – Signs
Question 4
You end up in a lane with a turn arrow and the word ONLY, but you wanted to go straight. What must you do?
Make the turn
Go straight carefully
Back up and change lanes
Stop and wait to merge
Correct answer: Make the turn
In a turn-only lane you must travel only in the arrow's direction, even if you are in that lane by mistake.
Source: Chapter 2 – Signs
Question 5
What does a LOW SHOULDER sign warn about?
A bike lane is ahead
The shoulder is wider than normal
The road narrows to a single lane for both directions
The shoulder is up to about 3 inches below the road
Correct answer: The shoulder is up to about 3 inches below the road
LOW SHOULDER marks a shoulder as much as 3 inches below the road; don't slam the brakes or steer sharply if a wheel drops off.
Source: Chapter 2 – Signs
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