Regulatory sign pictures — Delaware Permit Test
Regulatory sign pictures on the Delaware permit test — 10 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
This sign means come to a complete stop at the stop line; if there is none, at the crosswalk; and if neither, before entering the intersection.
A driver who stops past the crosswalk blocks the people walking in it.
When you come to a stop sign, you must make a complete stop at the stop line; or, if none, at the crosswalk; or if none, before entering the intersection.
This sign means yield the right-of-way to any vehicle or pedestrian in or approaching the intersection, stopping if necessary.
Pulling out at this sign without looking puts you in front of a car that was never told to stop.
You must yield the right-of-way to any vehicle or pedestrian in or approaching the intersection, stopping if necessary.
This sign tells you the speed limit for the stretch of highway where it is posted.
A driver who reads it as a suggestion drives over the legal limit and into a ticket.
Used to regulate traffic, this particular sign tells you the speed limit for the stretch of highway where it is posted.
This sign means no left turn.
A left turn here cuts across lanes the road was never laid out to cross.
They mean “No Left Turn”, “No Right Turn”, and “No U Turn.”
This sign means no right turn.
Turning right here may take you the wrong way or into a closed street.
They mean “No Left Turn”, “No Right Turn”, and “No U Turn.”
This sign means no U-turn.
A U-turn here swings you across oncoming lanes where drivers do not expect it.
They mean “No Left Turn”, “No Right Turn”, and “No U Turn.”
This sign means keep to the right of the traffic island or divider.
Passing on the wrong side of the island puts you head-on with oncoming traffic.
Keep to the right of the traffic island or divider.
This sign means you must not enter that street; it may be one-way the other way, or closed to all vehicle traffic.
A car that turns in past this sign meets traffic head-on.
You must not enter the street so marked. It may be a one-way street in the opposite direction or all vehicular traffic may be prohibited.
Where this sign is posted, you must wait for the signal to turn green before going or making any turn.
A driver who turns on red here crosses a lane the signal is protecting for someone else.
Where this sign is posted, you must wait until the signal turns green before proceeding or making turns.
Obey this sign, and also look for double solid lines on the highway.
Pulling out to pass here meets an oncoming car you could not see coming.
Watch out for and obey this sign. Also look for double solid lines on the highway.
On the test
At this sign there is a crosswalk but no stop line. Where must you stop?
At the crosswalk itself. A driver who stops past the crosswalk blocks the people walking in it. Delaware Driver Manual, p.74: “When you come to a stop sign, you must make a complete stop at the stop line; or, if none, at the crosswalk; or if none, before entering the intersection.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE.pdf (Delaware Driver Manual, July 2026, Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE.pages.txt (scripts/de-text.sh: plain pdftotext cropped to keep the section tab out, physical 47 under -layout; the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE-exam.html (Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Driver's License Exam, https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/drivers_license/index.shtml?dc=dr_lic_written, read 2026-10-05; states both exam figures; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://dmv.de.gov/menu/forms_manuals.shtml (read 2026-10-05; links the manual)
- https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/faqs/index.shtml?dc=dr_faq_general (read 2026-10-05; its 30 and 24 are the exam page's figures before 2024-12, per the Internet Archive)