New York road signs practice test

B: Yellow diamond with black letters or symbols. Warning signs are normally yellow and diamond-shaped with black letters or symbols. They tell you a hazard or special rule is ahead. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Signs, page 29.

A: White rectangles with black letters or symbols. Regulation signs are normally white rectangles with black letters or symbols, although some have other shapes or use red. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Signs, page 29.

C: Destination sign. Destination signs are green with white letters and show the direction and distance to places. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Signs, page 29.

B: Services such as rest areas, gas stations and hospitals. Service signs are blue with white letters or symbols and show the location of services like rest areas, gas, camping or medical facilities. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Signs: Service Signs, page 30.

B: Come to a full stop, yield to vehicles and pedestrians, then go when it is safe. A STOP sign means come to a full stop and yield the right-of-way to vehicles and pedestrians in or heading toward the intersection, then go when safe. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Regulation Signs: Stop Sign, page 29.

B: Before entering the intersection, at the point nearest it that gives you a view of cross traffic. If there is no stop line or crosswalk, you stop before entering the intersection at the point nearest it where you can see traffic on the crossing road. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Regulation Signs: Stop Sign, page 29.

A: Before the stop line. You must come to a stop before the stop line if there is one; if not, before the crosswalk. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Regulation Signs: Stop Sign, page 29.

B: Decrease speed, prepare to stop, and yield to vehicles and pedestrians. At a YIELD sign you decrease speed, prepare to stop and yield the right-of-way. You must come to a full stop if traffic requires it. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Regulation Signs: Yield Sign, page 29.

B: Yes, if traffic conditions require it. The manual says you must come to a full stop at a YIELD sign if traffic conditions require it. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Regulation Signs: Yield Sign, page 29.

B: The action shown is not allowed or those vehicles are restricted. A red circle with a slash over a symbol means an action, like a right turn, is not allowed, or that some vehicles are restricted from the road. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Regulation Signs: Other Regulation Signs, page 29.

B: No right turn. The red circle and slash over a right-turn arrow means a right turn is not allowed. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Regulation Signs: Other Regulation Signs, page 29.

B: People are working on or near the road. Work area signs are orange with black letters or symbols; people are at work on or near the roadway and a flag person may control traffic. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Work Area Signs, page 30.

B: 25 mph. A work area speed limit as low as 25 mph can be posted. Even without a posted limit, you must reduce speed in a work zone. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Work Area Signs, page 30.

B: Drive at a reduced speed and obey flag persons. Even if no work area speed limit is posted, you must drive at a reduced speed through the work zone and always obey flag persons. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Work Area Signs, page 30.

B: Reduced speed is advised in that area. When a warning sign is joined with a yellow and black recommended speed sign, reduced speed is advised in that area. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Warning Signs, page 30.

B: The type of route you are on (interstate, U.S., state or county). Route signs indicate interstate, U.S., state or county routes, and their shape tells you which type of route you are on. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Route Signs, page 30.

A: Railroad crossing ahead; use caution and be prepared to stop. The railroad crossing warning sign is yellow with black 'RR' and an 'X'. It means a railroad crossing is ahead; use caution and be prepared to stop. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Railroad Crossing Warning Sign, page 61.

A: Yield, and look and listen for trains before crossing. You must yield at a crossbuck sign. Look and listen for trains before crossing any railroad tracks. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Railroad Crossing Signals, page 61.

B: The number of tracks. If there are multiple train tracks, the crossbuck sign shows the number of tracks. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Railroad Crossing Signals, page 61.

B: In areas that have had a large number of deer-vehicle collisions. Deer crossing signs are put in areas that have had many deer-vehicle collisions, so use caution there. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): How to Avoid Collisions With Deer, page 65.

B: Can get you a ticket because a flagger has the same authority as a sign. A flagger has the same authority as a sign, so you can be ticketed for disobeying their directions. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): How to Drive Safely in Work Zones, page 49.

B: A paddle showing STOP. Flag persons use STOP and SLOW paddles and hand signals; a STOP paddle means stop. You must always obey flag persons. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Work Area Signs, page 30.

B: Vehicles with plates or a permit for people with disabilities, transporting that person. You can park in reserved disability spaces only if you have the special plates or permit and the person who received it is in the vehicle. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Reserved Parking for People with Disabilities, page 44.

B: Regulation signs. Regulation signs (white with black and/or red letters or symbols) give information about rules for direction, lane use, turns, speed, parking and other requirements. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): Regulation Signs: Other Regulation Signs, page 29.

B: Decrease your speed; at 60 mph you will reach the work area in about 17 seconds. The manual notes that at 60 mph you would cover 1,500 feet in about 17 seconds, so decrease speed when you see the sign. New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21): How to Drive Safely in Work Zones: Work Zone Tips, page 49.