New Jersey road signs practice test
Road signs are part of the New Jersey MVC knowledge test. Practise the 25 sign questions we wrote from the New Jersey handbook, then drill every common sign.
New Jersey handbook sign questions
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Question 1What does this red, eight-sided sign require?
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B: Come to a complete stop. The red octagon is used only for STOP signs; you must come to a complete stop. New Jersey Driver Manual: Regulatory Signs, page 215.
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Question 2What shape is a YIELD sign?
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B: Inverted (downward-pointing) triangle. The YIELD sign is a white inverted triangle with red wording and border. New Jersey Driver Manual: Regulatory Signs, page 215.
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Question 3What does this sign mean?
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B: Do not enter. A white square with a red circle and white horizontal band and the words DO NOT ENTER means you may not enter that road. New Jersey Driver Manual: Regulatory Signs, page 216.
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Question 4What does the white X-shaped crossbuck sign at a railroad crossing mean?
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B: The same as a YIELD sign; yield to trains. The crossbuck means the same as a Yield sign; motorists must always yield to trains. New Jersey Driver Manual: Regulatory Signs, page 216.
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Question 5A round yellow sign with an X and the letters RR means:
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A: Railroad crossing advance warning. Yellow round signs are railroad crossing advance warning signs. New Jersey Driver Manual: Appendix: Driver Safety (sign shapes and colors), page 214.
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Question 6What do yellow, diamond-shaped signs indicate?
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B: Roadway hazards and warnings. Yellow diamond signs warn of road conditions and hazards, such as curves, deer or school crossings. New Jersey Driver Manual: Warning Signs, page 214.
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Question 7What color and shape are construction and maintenance warning signs?
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B: Orange diamond. Orange diamond-shaped signs warn of construction and maintenance, such as lane closings, flaggers and detours. New Jersey Driver Manual: Road Work Signs, page 215.
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Question 8A yellow pennant-shaped (sideways triangle) sign on the left side of the road means:
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B: No passing zone. Yellow pennant-shaped signs are no-passing zone warning signs. New Jersey Driver Manual: Appendix: Driver Safety (sign shapes and colors), page 214.
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Question 9What does a five-sided (pentagon) yellow sign warn of?
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B: School zone or school crossing. The yellow pentagon is used for school signs. New Jersey Driver Manual: Appendix: Driver Safety (sign shapes and colors), page 214.
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Question 10Blue rectangular or square signs give what kind of information?
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B: Motorist services and information. Blue signs show motorist services such as gas, food or hospitals. New Jersey Driver Manual: Appendix: Driver Safety (sign shapes and colors), page 214.
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Question 11What do brown rectangular signs show?
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B: Public recreation and scenic guidance. Brown rectangular signs are for public recreation and scenic guidance. New Jersey Driver Manual: Appendix: Driver Safety (sign shapes and colors), page 214.
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Question 12What color are signs that give direction guidance, such as route and exit information?
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A: Green. Green rectangular signs provide direction guidance. New Jersey Driver Manual: Appendix: Driver Safety (sign shapes and colors), page 214.
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Question 13White vertical rectangular signs with black lettering, such as speed limit signs, are what type of sign?
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B: Regulatory. White vertical rectangles are regulation signs, such as speed limits. New Jersey Driver Manual: Regulatory Signs, page 215.
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Question 14What is used with a curve warning sign when the safe speed around the curve is lower than the posted limit?
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B: An advisory speed sign. When the maximum safe speed around a curve is lower than the speed limit, an advisory speed sign is used with the warning sign. New Jersey Driver Manual: Appendix: Driver Safety (sign shapes and colors), page 214.
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Question 15A fluorescent orange triangle on the back of a vehicle means:
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B: Slow-moving vehicle. A fluorescent, reflective orange triangle marks slow-moving vehicles such as farm and construction equipment. New Jersey Driver Manual: Special Warning Signs, page 217.
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Question 16What does this warning sign mean?
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B: Slippery when wet. The car with skid marks warns that the road is slippery when wet. New Jersey Driver Manual: Appendix: Driver Safety (sign illustrations), page 220.
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Question 17What does this sign warn you about?
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B: Traffic from another road merges into your lane. The merge sign warns that traffic will be entering your roadway from the side. New Jersey Driver Manual: Appendix: Driver Safety (sign illustrations), page 220.
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Question 18You see this yellow sign ahead. What does it indicate?
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A: Divided highway begins ahead. The divided highway sign warns that the road ahead is divided by a median. New Jersey Driver Manual: Appendix: Driver Safety (sign illustrations), page 220.
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Question 19What does this red-and-white sign prohibit?
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B: U-turns. A U-shaped arrow with a red circle and slash means no U-turns. New Jersey Driver Manual: Appendix: Driver Safety (sign illustrations), page 221.
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Question 20What does this sign tell you?
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B: Bicyclists may use the full lane. The Bike May Use Full Lane sign tells drivers that a bicyclist may ride in the center of the travel lane. New Jersey Driver Manual: Appendix: Driver Safety (sign illustrations), page 221.
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Question 21This yellow diamond sign tells you that ahead there is a:
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B: Stop sign. The Stop Sign Ahead warning sign tells you a stop sign is coming up, often where it is hard to see. New Jersey Driver Manual: Appendix: Driver Safety (sign illustrations), page 221.
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Question 22What does this yellow warning sign tell you?
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A: Traffic signal ahead. The signal ahead sign warns of a traffic signal you may not yet be able to see. New Jersey Driver Manual: Appendix: Driver Safety (sign illustrations), page 220.
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Question 23Under the national truck route signs used in New Jersey, what do red signs mark?
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B: Routes and ramps where trucks are prohibited and the end of designated routes. Green signs mark routes where trucks are permitted; red signs mark where trucks are prohibited and the end of designated routes. New Jersey Driver Manual: Regulatory Signs, page 216.
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Question 24What are the three basic categories of traffic signs?
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B: Warning, guidance and regulatory. Signs are divided into warning, guidance and regulatory signs. New Jersey Driver Manual: Appendix: Driver Safety (sign shapes and colors), page 213.
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Question 25Flaggers in a work zone have the same authority as:
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B: A regulatory sign. Flaggers have the same authority as a regulatory sign, so you may be cited for disobeying them. New Jersey Driver Manual: Road Work Signs, page 215.
Answer every question to see your score.
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