Work zone approach — Delaware Permit Test

Work zone signs and devices are set up ahead of where the work is actually taking place and continue beyond it.

A driver who speeds up at the first cone, thinking the work is over, reaches the crew a minute later.

Special work zone traffic signs and other devices are set up in advance of where the work actually is taking place and continue beyond the work area.

A work zone may be stationary, like a bridge being widened, or a mobile operation that moves slowly down the road, like pavement striping or patching.

A driver who looks only for parked equipment runs up on a striping truck crawling along the lane.

The zone may be either stationary (a bridge being widened) or may be a mobile operation that moves down the road slowly (pavement striping or patching).

Traffic warning signs in work zones are usually orange.

A driver who knows the color reads the hazard from far off, before the cones begin.

Traffic warning signs in work zones usually are orange.

When signs show a lane is closed ahead in a work zone, prepare to move out of the closed lane.

A driver who waits to the last cone to move over has to cut in on someone at the taper.

When you see signs indicating lane closures ahead, prepare to move from the closed lane.

In Delaware, fines for exceeding the speed limit in a work zone are doubled.

Workers stand a few feet from the lane, and a driver at full speed has no room left if anything goes wrong.

Fines for exceeding the speed limit in a work zone are doubled.

In a work zone, do not weave from lane to lane, and brake gradually so drivers behind you have time to slow down.

A hard stop in a work zone leaves the car behind with no room and no shoulder to swerve onto.

Brake gradually to give drivers behind you ample time to slow down.

On rough or uneven work zone pavement, such as metal plates or drop-offs at the edge, gradual, controlled movements are best.

A quick jerk of the wheel at a pavement drop-off can pull the car off the road.

Gradual, controlled movements are best under these circumstances.

Where are work zone signs and devices set up?

Ahead of the work and past it. A driver who speeds up at the first cone, thinking the work is over, reaches the crew a minute later. Delaware Driver Manual, p.78: “Special work zone traffic signs and other devices are set up in advance of where the work actually is taking place and continue beyond the work area.”