Sign shapes and colors — Arkansas Permit Test

A stop sign is red with white letters and has 8 sides, an octagon.

Its shape is unique, so a driver can recognize a stop sign from behind, in the dark, or when snow covers the word.

A stop sign is red with white letters and has eight (8) sides or octagon shaped.

A yield sign is triangular, red and white or yellow and black, and displays the word YIELD or YIELD RIGHT OF WAY.

Knowing the shape lets you tell you must yield even when the sign is faded, dirty or seen from an angle.

A yield sign is a red and white or yellow and black that is triangular shaped displaying the word “YIELD” or “YIELD RIGHT OF WAY.”

In Arkansas, warning signs are yellow with black lettering or symbols.

One color for every hazard sign means a driver knows at a glance that trouble lies ahead, before reading a word.

Warning Signs- These signs are yellow with black lettering or symbols,

Regulation signs are on a white square or rectangle with black and/or red letters or symbols, and give rules on traffic direction, lane usage, turning and parking.

A white sign tells you it states a rule you must follow, not just advice, so you read it as an order.

There are signs on a white square or rectangle with black and/or red letters or symbols.

On a regulation sign, a red circle with a red slash over the symbol means the driver is prohibited (not allowed) from that maneuver.

The slash is used the same way on every such sign, so you can read a ban on a move you have never seen pictured.

This regulation sign indicates a driver is prohibited (not allowed) from executing a particular maneuver such as a turn toward a particular direction or no U-Turn.

The railroad advance warning sign is round and black-on-yellow, and is placed ahead of a public highway-rail intersection.

No other sign has that shape, so seeing it at a distance tells you a crossing is coming before you can read it.

The round black-on-yellow warning sign is placed ahead of a public highway-rail intersection.

How many sides does a stop sign have?

8 sides. Its shape is unique, so a driver can recognize a stop sign from behind, in the dark, or when snow covers the word. Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.25: “A stop sign is red with white letters and has eight (8) sides or octagon shaped.”