Tennessee road signs practice test

D: Construction and maintenance warning. Orange is the background color for construction and maintenance signs and is not used for any other purpose. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Color Codes on Highway Traffic Signs, page 49.

A: Motorist services and information. Blue is used for motorist services such as gas, food, lodging, police and rest areas. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Color Codes on Highway Traffic Signs, page 49.

B: Guide information for recreational and cultural points of interest. Brown signs guide you to recreational and cultural points of interest. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Color Codes on Highway Traffic Signs, page 49.

B: Fluorescent yellow-green. Fluorescent yellow-green is the color for school zones and other pedestrian areas such as crosswalks. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Color Codes on Highway Traffic Signs, page 50.

C: Incident management, such as crashes, wildfires, floods or hazmat spills. Fluorescent pink is used for incident management traffic control signs during incidents like crashes, wildland fires, floods and hazardous material spills. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Color Codes on Highway Traffic Signs, page 50.

B: Stop, do not enter, wrong way signs. Red background is used only for STOP signs, multi-way plates, DO NOT ENTER, WRONG WAY signs and on Interstate route markers. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Color Codes on Highway Traffic Signs, page 49.

A: Stop. The octagonal stop sign is the only eight-sided sign; it is red with white letters and requires a complete stop. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Traffic Signs: Octagon Shape — Stop, page 50.

B: All traffic approaching the intersection must stop. An ALL WAY plate below a stop sign means all traffic approaching the intersection must stop. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Traffic Signs: Octagon Shape — Stop, page 50.

D: Slow down and enter with caution; stopping is not required if clear. If you are sure no other cars are coming you need not stop completely, but you must slow down and enter with caution; always stop when traffic is heavy. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Traffic Signs: Triangular Shape — Yield, page 50.

C: Railroad crossing ahead. The circular sign always means you are approaching a railroad grade crossing; slow down and be ready to stop. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Traffic Signs: Round Shape — Railroad Ahead, page 50.

C: With two or more tracks, one train may hide another coming from the other direction. When there are two or more tracks, one passing train might hide the approach of a train from the other direction. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Traffic Signs: Broad X Shape — Railroad Here, page 50.

A: When the lights begin flashing and before the gate comes down. Stop when the lights begin flashing and before the gate comes down, and remain stopped until the gates rise and lights stop. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Traffic Signs: Broad X Shape — Railroad Here, page 50.

B: A hazardous or unexpected condition ahead. Diamond-shaped signs warn of hazardous or unexpected conditions ahead and usually call for caution and slower speed. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Traffic Signs: Diamond Shape, page 50.

A: The turn is marked for a recommended speed of 30 mph or less. The turn sign marks turns with a recommended speed of 30 mph or less; the curve sign marks curves with recommended speeds between 30 and 55 mph. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Warning Signs, page 52.

C: 600 feet. The reverse turn sign marks two turns in opposite directions less than 600 feet apart. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Warning Signs, page 52.

B: The recommended maximum safe speed. The advisory speed plate supplements a warning sign and gives the recommended maximum safe speed. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Warning Signs, page 52.

D: Rocks that may be in the road. The sign warns of rocks that may be in the road, not rocks falling on you; watch the roadway, not the hill. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Warning Signs, page 52.

A: After checking behind, move to the other lane if possible to give merging traffic room. After checking to the rear, move into the other lane if possible to give the merging motorist a clear path. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Warning Signs, page 52.

D: Drive in the extreme right lane unless passing or turning left. Where there are two or more lanes each way, stay in the far right lane except to pass a slower vehicle or to turn left, and don't straddle lanes or drive slowly in the center lane. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Traffic Signs: Regulatory Signs, page 51.

D: The left side. The triangular No Passing Zone sign is yellow or orange and placed on the left side of the roadway. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Traffic Signs: Regulatory Signs, page 51.

A: Paddles with STOP on one side and SLOW on the other. At most worksites flaggers use paddles with STOP on one side and SLOW on the other; red flags are used in emergencies. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Highway Flaggers, page 53.

D: Keep your vehicle in the middle of the lane and obey the posted speed limit. Keep the vehicle in the middle of the lane, obey the posted speed, and do not change lanes until completely clear of the work zone. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Channeling Devices, page 53.

B: Begin merging into the open lane well in advance of the sign. Flashing arrow panels warn of lane closures; begin merging into the remaining open lanes well in advance. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Electronic Message or Arrow Signs, page 53.

D: The vehicle moves slowly, such as farm or construction equipment or horse-drawn vehicles. The SMV emblem appears on slow-moving vehicles such as farm tractors, machinery, construction equipment and horse-drawn vehicles. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Slow-Moving Vehicle (SMV) Emblem, page 54.

A: Every 1,000 feet. Interstate reference markers are installed every 1,000 feet along heavily traveled urban sections to help callers report their exact location. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-3: Emergency Reference Markers, page 55.

B: Counter-clockwise, to the right. Always travel around a roundabout to the right, in a counter-clockwise direction. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-4: Turning: Special Turns: Roundabouts, page 73.

A: Lane added means the ramp becomes a new lane; merge means entering traffic must merge into the existing lane. With a lane-added sign, the ramp becomes a new lane and entering traffic need not merge immediately; with a merge sign, entering traffic must merge into the existing right lane. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual: Section B-5 Interstate Driving: Entering the Interstate, page 82.