Road Signs

Study questions with answers

6 sample Road Signs questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.

1. 1. During the on-cycle skill test, failing to stop where a STOP sign requires it will cause the examiner to do what?

   Correct answer: End the test and fail the applicant

   Rolling past a STOP sign, or letting the front tire cross the white stop bar, counts as a traffic-regulation violation and the examiner must end the test.

   Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Termination of Test: Violation of Traffic Regulations

2. 2. During the skill test, a rider whose front tire crosses onto the white stop bar at a STOP sign is treated as having done what?

   Correct answer: Violated a traffic regulation

   Letting the front tire touch or cross the painted stop bar is scored as failing to stop properly, a traffic-regulation violation that ends the test.

   Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Termination of Test: Violation of Traffic Regulations

3. 3. Throughout the driving portion of the exam, the applicant is expected to do what with the signs along the route?

   Correct answer: Observe all signs during the drive

   Beyond the sign-reading check, the examiner expects the rider to observe and obey every sign encountered while riding the test route.

   Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — The Licensing Test: Ability to Read Road Signs

4. 4. When you reach a stop sign at an intersection with limited visibility, what is the correct sequence?

   Correct answer: Stop at the line, then edge forward and stop again to look

   Stop at the sign or stop line first, then creep forward and stop again just short of the cross lane so you can look around obstructions before proceeding.

   Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Intersections: Blind Intersections

5. 5. As part of getting a Maryland motorcycle license, what must you be able to do with the highway signs shown to you?

   Correct answer: Read and explain each of them in English

   The exam checks that an applicant can read and explain every highway sign in English, so understanding sign meanings is required, not just recognizing shapes.

   Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — The Licensing Test: Ability to Read Road Signs

6. 6. The manual reminds riders that completing a pass safely depends partly on knowing your signs and what else?

   Correct answer: Your road markings

   Passes must stay within posted speed limits and be made only where allowed, which means reading both the roadway signs and the pavement markings.

   Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Keeping Your Distance: Passing