DMV: Virginia Road Signs – Flashcards
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indicates lanes reserved for buses, motorcycles, and vehicles with the number of occupants specified on the sign
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High Occupancy Vehicle
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indicates traffic signals ahead; (slow down and be ready to stop)
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Signal Ahead
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indicates a steep slope where the railroad tracks cross the road and may cause the bottom of low vehicles to get caught or drag on the tracks
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Low Ground Railroad Crossing
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indicates a road that joins from the right; (be alert for vehicles entering the roadway from this road)
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Side Road
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indicates two lanes of traffic moving in the same direction about to become one; (drivers in both lanes are responsible for merging safely)
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Merge
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indicates a steep grade ahead; (check your brakes)
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Hill
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indicates that bicycles regularly cross or ride beside traffic in this area; (drive with caution)
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Bicycle Crossing/Bike Path
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indicates that the road ahead winds with a series of turns or curves; (slow down for better control)
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Winding Road
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indicates a change in traffic pattern or route ahead; (slow down; unusual or potentially dangerous conditions ahead)
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Road Construction Ahead
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indicates the maximum legal speed you can drive where the sign is posted when weather conditions are good
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Speed Limit
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indicates a traffic island, median, or barrier is ahead; keep to the side indicated by the arrow
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Keep Right
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indicates that left turns are illegal here; (U-Turns are also illegal as Virginia State Law says they are two left-turns)
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No Left Turn
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indicates traffic only flows in the direction of the arrow
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One Way
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indicates that you cannot drive in this direction; (cautiously turn around)
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Wrong Way
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indicates that you must come to a complete stop; (wait for pedestrians to clear crosswalks before continuing)
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Stop
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indicates a low overpass; (do not proceed if your vehicle is taller than the height indicated)
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Low Clearance
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indicates you must slow down and prepare to stop; (other vehicles have the right-of-way)
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Yield
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indicates that deer cross the roadway in this area; (slow down)
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Deer Crossing
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indicates that you must watch for people entering a crosswalk or crossing your path; (slow down and be prepared to stop)
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Pedestrian Crossign
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indicates right turns are illegal
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No Right Turn
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indicates U-Turns are illegal
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No U-Turn
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indicates that you should slow down and be prepared for a sharp right turn
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Sharp Right Turn
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indicates the highway ahead is split into two separate roadways by a median or divider and each roadway is one-way
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Divided Roadway Begins
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indicates you must bear either right or left ahead
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Y Intersection
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indicates that the right lane ends soon; right lane must merge left
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Lane Reduction
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indicates the maximum speed for a highway exit
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Advisory Speed
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indicates parking spaces reserved for people with disabled parking permits
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Disabled Parking
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indicates that the road curves right; slow down to the speed indicated
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Right Curve with Speed Indicator
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indicates a four-way intersection ahead
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Crossroads
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indicates a sharp turn to the right and then the left; slow down
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Sharp Right and Left Turns
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indicates that the road curves right, then left; slow down
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Right and Left Curves
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indicates that you may not turn on the red light; wait for the light to turn green
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No Turn on Red
