Road Signs: Know Your Shapes and Colors

KNOW YOUR SHAPES AND COLORS - The color, shape and placement of street signs is also very important. RED GREEN YELLOW General warning Stop or prohibited movement Indicated movements permitted / Direction guidance BLUE BLACK WHITE Regulation Regulation Traveler Services, i.e. Hospitals, Evacuation Routes ORANGE BROWN Construction and maintenance warning Public recreation and scenic points of interest YIELD STOP DEAD END Equilateral Triangle Exclusively for Yield signs. Horizontal Rectangle Octagon Exclusively for Stop signs. Generally for guide signs. SPEED LIMIT NO 45 PASSING ZONE Pennant Diamond Vertical Rectangle Advance warning of a "No Passing" Zone. Exclusively to warn of existing or possible hazards on roadways or adjacent areas. Generally for regulatory signs like the Speed Limit sign or No Parking sign. Regulatory signs are usually rectangular, but sometimes square shaped. 13 林 NATIONAL FOREST Pentagon Round Trapezoid Recreational area guide signs and National Forest route markers. School advance and Railroad advance warning signs. school crossing signs. www.lmprovTrafficSchool.com ©