Warning sign pictures — Delaware Permit Test

This sign warns of a school or school crossing; slow down and watch for children, stopping as necessary.

A child stepping out between parked cars gives a driver at full speed no time at all.

Five-sided sign black on yellow is used only to warn of schools and school crossings.

This sign warns of a sharp turn to the right; reduce speed.

Taking a sharp turn at highway speed sends the car off the far edge.

Sharp turn to right. Reduce speed.

This sign warns of a curve to the right.

A driver who misses the curve warning drifts across the center line on the bend.

Curve to right.

This sign warns of a bump in the road ahead; adjust speed to avoid losing control.

Hitting a bump at speed can bounce the tires off the road for a moment.

Bump in road ahead. Adjust speed to avoid loss of control.

This sign warns of traffic merging from the right just ahead.

A driver who does not expect the merge is surprised by a car sliding in beside them.

Merging traffic from right just ahead.

This sign warns of traffic signals at the intersection ahead.

A signal around a bend can turn red before a fast driver even sees it.

Warning of traffic signals at intersection ahead.

This sign warns of bicyclists on a road shared with bicycles; watch left and right for cyclists.

A cyclist on a narrow shoulder is easy to miss when you are not looking for one.

Bicycle warning. Watch left and right for cyclists. Used on roads that are shared with bicycles.

This sign warns that you are approaching a divided highway; keep to the right.

A driver who misses it may turn into the left side of a divided road, against traffic.

Approaching divided highway. Keep to right

This sign warns that the divided highway ends ahead.

A driver who misses it can find oncoming cars in the next lane with no median between.

Divided highway ends ahead.

This sign warns of a steep hill ahead; slow down and be ready to shift to a lower gear to control speed and save your brakes.

Riding the brakes all the way down a long hill can overheat them until they fade.

Steep hill ahead. Slow down and be ready to shift to lower gear to control speed and save brakes.

This sign marks a road that is slippery when wet; the first half hour of rain is the most hazardous.

Early rain lifts oil off the road, and a driver who waits for a downpour to slow down skids in the drizzle.

Roadway slippery when wet. First half hour of rain most hazardous.

This sign warns of two-way traffic ahead: one-way traffic ends, and oncoming traffic shares the road.

A driver still thinking the road is one-way drifts left into an oncoming car.

traffic ends and reminder of oncoming traffic.

This is an advisory speed sign: the recommended speed for its stretch of highway, often posted under other warning signs.

Taking a curve faster than its advised speed is how cars end up in the ditch on the outside of the bend.

This is an advisory speed sign. It is the recommended speed for its stretch of highway. Often posted under other warning signs.

This sign warns of a deer crossing; be alert for deer on both sides of the road.

A deer that bolts from the far shoulder is in your lane before you see it if you watch only one side.

Deer crossing, be alert to deer on both sides of the road.

This sign warns of a roundabout; reduce speed and yield to pedestrians and vehicles already in the circle.

A driver who enters the circle at speed hits a car already going around.

Roundabout sign; reduce speed and yield to pedestrians and vehicles already in the circle.

This sign warns that another road crosses the highway ahead; watch for cross traffic and for regulatory signs or signals.

A car pulling out from the side road appears in front of a driver who was not looking for one.

Another road crosses highway ahead. Be alert for cross traffic and regulatory signs or signals.

This sign warns of a stop sign ahead.

A stop sign hidden over a hill or around a bend gives little room to stop without this warning.

Stop sign ahead.

What should you do when you see this sign?

Slow down and watch for children. A child stepping out between parked cars gives a driver at full speed no time at all. Delaware Driver Manual, p.75: “Five-sided sign black on yellow is used only to warn of schools and school crossings.”