RTT Road Signs and Markings 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A pennant-shaped yellow sign on the right side of the road indicates what?
- No passing zone (Correct answer)
- Yield ahead
- School zone
- Merge left
Correct answer: No passing zone
The pennant (triangular) yellow sign is the standard US no-passing zone warning sign placed on the left side of two-lane roads.
Question 2: What does a white rectangular sign with the word 'ONLY' beneath an arrow mean?
- Lane must travel in the arrow's direction (Correct answer)
- Bicycles only
- Emergency vehicles only
- HOV lane ahead
Correct answer: Lane must travel in the arrow's direction
White regulatory signs with 'ONLY' and an arrow restrict that lane to the indicated direction of travel.
Question 3: A blue highway sign with a white 'H' symbol indicates what service nearby?
- Hospital (Correct answer)
- Hotel
- Helipad
- Hazmat facility
Correct answer: Hospital
Blue motorist services signs use a white 'H' to direct drivers to the nearest hospital.
Question 4: Double solid yellow centerlines on a two-lane road mean:
- Neither direction may pass (Correct answer)
- Both directions may pass when safe
- Left lane is for passing only
- Road narrows ahead
Correct answer: Neither direction may pass
Double solid yellow lines prohibit passing in both directions.
Question 5: A sign showing a truck on a downward slope warns riders to:
- Use a lower gear and control speed on a steep downgrade (Correct answer)
- Trucks entering from the right
- Watch for slow-moving vehicles
- No trucks allowed on this road
Correct answer: Use a lower gear and control speed on a steep downgrade
The downgrade truck warning sign alerts drivers—including motorcyclists—to use engine braking and controlled speed on steep hills.
Question 6: A circular yellow sign with an 'X' and the letters 'RR' warns of:
- A railroad crossing ahead (Correct answer)
- A restricted road
- A roundabout intersection
- A rough road surface
Correct answer: A railroad crossing ahead
The round yellow sign with 'RR' and an X is the advance warning sign for a railroad grade crossing.
Question 7: What does a sign reading 'WRONG WAY' in white letters on a red background mean?
- You have entered a road going against traffic (Correct answer)
- Road is closed for construction
- Detour is required
- One-way road begins here
Correct answer: You have entered a road going against traffic
A WRONG WAY sign means you are traveling in the wrong direction on a divided highway or one-way road and must stop and turn around.
RTT Road Signs and Markings 2
A pennant-shaped yellow sign on the right side of the road indicates what?