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North Carolina Signals, Signs and Markings: five situations explained
In this video
- Intro
- What are white and yellow reflective pavement markers for?
- What must you do to pass the North Carolina signs test?
- At a red and white triangle sign with its point down, when must you stop?
- May you turn right on a steady red in North Carolina?
- On a divided highway you see the solid yellow edge line on your right. What does it mean?
- Recap
In short
White and yellow pavement markers improve the visibility of marking lines at night when the road is wet. To pass the signs test, you must identify traffic signs by color and shape and explain what each means. At a yield sign, slow down and yield; stop and wait if needed to avoid interfering with traffic.
The five situations
Pick an answer first, the way the video pauses for you. Each one cites the North Carolina Driver Handbook.
Situation 1
What are white and yellow reflective pavement markers for?
Answer: A. Making lane lines visible at night when the road is wet. White and yellow pavement markers improve the visibility of marking lines at night when the road is wet.
North Carolina Driver Handbook › Chapter 5 › Pavement Markings
Situation 2
What must you do to pass the North Carolina signs test?
Answer: A. Identify signs by color and shape and explain what each means. To pass the signs test, you must identify traffic signs by color and shape and explain what each means.
North Carolina Driver Handbook › Chapter 1 › Traffic Signs
Situation 3
At a red and white triangle sign with its point down, when must you stop?
Answer: C. When needed to avoid interfering with traffic on the crossing street. At a yield sign, slow down and yield; stop and wait if needed to avoid interfering with traffic.
North Carolina Driver Handbook › Chapter 5 › Traffic Signs › Regulatory Signs
Situation 4
May you turn right on a steady red in North Carolina?
Answer: C. Yes, after a complete stop, unless NO TURN ON RED is posted. Unless there is a NO TURN ON RED sign, a right turn can be made after a complete stop, yielding to traffic and pedestrians.
North Carolina Driver Handbook › Chapter 5 › Signals
Situation 5
On a divided highway you see the solid yellow edge line on your right. What does it mean?
Answer: C. You are going the wrong way. White lines are right edges and yellow lines left edges on divided highways. If you see the reverse, you are traveling the wrong way.
North Carolina Driver Handbook › Chapter 5 › Pavement Markings
Transcript
Intro
Signs, signals and road markings talk to you in shapes and colors. Let's decode five of them from the North Carolina Driver Handbook. For each one, pick your answer before I reveal it.
Situation 1
You're driving on a rainy night, and small white and yellow markers set into the pavement glow in your headlights. What are white and yellow reflective pavement markers for? The answer is A: Making lane lines visible at night when the road is wet. White and yellow pavement markers improve the visibility of marking lines at night when the road is wet. Those reflective markers make lane lines easier to see at night when the road is wet.
Situation 2
Before your knowledge test in North Carolina, you also face a signs test. What must you do to pass the North Carolina signs test? The answer is A: Identify signs by color and shape and explain what each means. To pass the signs test, you must identify traffic signs by color and shape and explain what each means. Learn signs by color and shape, then be ready to say what each one means. That's exactly what this lesson practices.
Situation 3
You're coming to a cross street, and there's a red and white triangle sign, point down, on your corner. At a red and white triangle sign with its point down, when must you stop? The answer is C: When needed to avoid interfering with traffic on the crossing street. At a yield sign, slow down and yield; stop and wait if needed to avoid interfering with traffic. A yield sign means slow down and give way. You only need to stop if you'd otherwise get in the way of cross traffic.
Situation 4
You're stopped at a red light and want to turn right. There's no NO TURN ON RED sign. May you turn right on a steady red in North Carolina? The answer is C: Yes, after a complete stop, unless NO TURN ON RED is posted. Unless there is a NO TURN ON RED sign, a right turn can be made after a complete stop, yielding to traffic and pedestrians. Make a complete stop, yield to traffic and pedestrians, and then you may turn right.
Situation 5
You're on a divided highway and notice something odd: the solid yellow edge line is on your right. On a divided highway you see the solid yellow edge line on your right. What does it mean? The answer is C: You are going the wrong way. White lines are right edges and yellow lines left edges on divided highways. If you see the reverse, you are traveling the wrong way. On divided highways, yellow is the left edge and white is the right edge. If they're reversed, you're going the wrong way.
Recap
White and yellow pavement markers improve the visibility of marking lines at night when the road is wet. To pass the signs test, you must identify traffic signs by color and shape and explain what each means. At a yield sign, slow down and yield; stop and wait if needed to avoid interfering with traffic. Unless there is a NO TURN ON RED sign, a right turn can be made after a complete stop, yielding to traffic and pedestrians. White lines are right edges and yellow lines left edges on divided highways. Nice work. Try more signs and signals questions in Practice by Topic, then test yourself with a full mock exam.
The rules in this lesson
- White and yellow pavement markers improve the visibility of marking lines at night when the road is wet.
- To pass the signs test, you must identify traffic signs by color and shape and explain what each means.
- At a yield sign, slow down and yield; stop and wait if needed to avoid interfering with traffic.
- Unless there is a NO TURN ON RED sign, a right turn can be made after a complete stop, yielding to traffic and pedestrians.
- White lines are right edges and yellow lines left edges on divided highways.
Original practice lesson written from the North Carolina Driver Handbook. EstatePass is not affiliated with or endorsed by the North Carolina NCDMV; these are not official test questions.