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Road Signs
Learn the shapes, colors, and meanings of regulatory, warning, and guide signs — from stop and yield to construction and school-zone signs.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · July 7, 2026
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12 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. What is required when you reach an eight-sided red sign at an intersection?
Correct answer: Come to a full stop, then yield to crossing pedestrians and traffic
The octagon is Oregon's stop sign. You must halt fully, then give way to pedestrians in marked or unmarked crosswalks and to other traffic before entering.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Signs (Regulatory Signs–Prohibitive), p. 7
2. At a signal posting a NO TURN ON RED sign, when may you make that turn?
Correct answer: Only once the light turns green
A No Turn on Red sign forbids turning while the light is red; you must wait for a green signal before making the movement.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Regulatory Signs–Other, p. 9
3. A sign marks a lane as HOV 2+. Who may use that lane during the posted hours?
Correct answer: Vehicles carrying at least the number of people shown on the sign
High Occupancy Vehicle lanes are reserved for vehicles carrying at least the number of occupants shown, often marked with a white diamond.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Regulatory Signs–Other, p. 9
4. Green highway signs are mainly used to give drivers what kind of information?
Correct answer: Directions, distances, and exit details
Green guide signs provide directional information such as exits, distances, and the routes to cities.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Route, Guide, and Information Signs, p. 13
5. What do brown roadside signs typically direct you toward?
Correct answer: Parks, scenic areas, and historic sites
Brown signs point drivers to recreational, historic, and cultural destinations such as parks, scenic areas, and picnic grounds.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Historic, Cultural, and Recreational Signs, p. 13
6. What condition does a KEEP RIGHT sign warn you about?
Correct answer: An island, median, or obstruction divides the road ahead
A Keep Right sign tells drivers to pass to the right of an island, median, or other obstruction that splits the roadway ahead.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Regulatory Signs–Other, p. 9
7. A downward-pointing triangular sign tells an approaching driver to do what?
Correct answer: Reduce speed and give up the right of way, stopping if needed
A triangle is a yield sign. Slow down and surrender the right of way, stopping like a stop sign if conditions require it.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Signs (Regulatory Signs–Prohibitive), p. 7
8. Which color identifies regulatory signs that forbid a movement, such as a stop or no-turn sign?
Correct answer: Red
Prohibitive regulatory signs in Oregon are red; they restrict actions and help control the flow of traffic through intersections.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Regulatory Signs–Prohibitive, p. 7
9. A yellow sign with five sides usually alerts a driver to what?
Correct answer: A school zone or crossing
The five-sided (pentagon) sign marks the start of a school zone and warns of school crossings.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual — School Zones, p. 48
10. You are driving and a square DO NOT ENTER sign faces you. What does this most likely mean?
Correct answer: You are heading the wrong direction on a road or ramp
A Do Not Enter sign warns you not to proceed onto that road or freeway; seeing it usually means you are traveling the wrong way.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Signs (Regulatory Signs–Prohibitive), p. 7
11. A diamond-shaped yellow sign along the road generally serves what purpose?
Correct answer: It warns of a possible hazard or a change in the road ahead
Yellow warning signs alert drivers to known hazards or upcoming changes in road conditions so they can react correctly.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Warning Signs, p. 10
12. Along a highway, blue signs are used to tell drivers about what?
Correct answer: Services and facilities such as fuel, food, or lodging
Blue motorist service signs indicate nearby services like fuel, food, lodging, rest areas, or hospitals.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Motorist Service Signs, p. 14
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