What do Advisory signs mean?

What do Advisory signs mean?

Are you officially speeding if you do 45 mph around the curve?” The black and yellow signs are called advisory speed limit signs. They indicate a speed recommendation– when it may be non-obvious to the driver that the safe speed is below the legal speed.

What color is an advisory sign?

Advisory speed signs have black letters on a yellow background. Advisory speed signs are often seen under a warning sign and are typically placed at sharp curves, exits, or exit ramps.

What is the major difference between a regulatory sign and a warning sign?

Traffic regulations are conveyed in signs that are rectangular with the longer direction vertical or square. Additional regulatory signs are octagons for stop and inverted triangles for yield. Diamond-shaped signs signify warnings. Rectangular signs with the longer direction horizontal provide guidance information.

Why are highway signs green?

Rather than grabbing the driver’s attention quickly, the coloring of these signs is meant to simply inform the driver of some traffic situation of interest. The green coloring on highway exit signs and directional signs will always be used when it’s simply necessary to inform the driver about an upcoming convenience.

What does a blue street sign mean?

These signs tell you where you are, which way to go and the distance. Blue: This color is also used for guide signs. These signs tell you about services along the roadway such as rest areas, hospitals, gas stations, and lodging.

What do yellow triangles on road signs mean?

The three-sided (triangle) sign tells you to give the right-of-way to all vehicles and pedestrians near you. Slow down to a safe speed and stop if necessary. When stopping, do so at a marked crosswalk or before entering the intersection. You also may see YIELD signs on expressway ramps.

Do you have to obey regulatory signs?

What is Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device or Regulatory Sign? California Vehicle Code (CVC) 21461 (a) states that it is illegal for a driver to fail to obey a traffic sign, signal, or control device. This is a vague citation that encompasses any traffic sign, signal, pavement marking, or traffic control device.

What is a highway turnout?

Special areas called turnouts are sometimes marked on two-way highways. You may pull to the side in these areas and allow cars behind you to pass. If you are driving a slow-moving vehicle on a two-way highway where passing is unsafe, pull to the side wherever you can and let the vehicles pass.

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