Guide signs — Massachusetts Permit Test

Guide signs on the Massachusetts permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

This kind of sign gives highway directions and guides you through highway interchanges.

It is the sign that tells you where you are going. Reading it early is what saves a last-second lane change at an exit.

Green signs give highway directions and guide you through highway interchanges.

Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.86

This sign gives destination directions.

The arrow points and the name tells you which way. A distance sign looks much the same and carries a number instead of an arrow.

Destination directions

Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.85

This kind of sign lists motorist services like gas, food, and lodging.

When you need fuel or a meal, this is the sign to look for. It carries no instruction about the road at all.

Blue signs list motorist services, like gas, food, and lodging.

Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.86

This kind of sign directs you to public recreational areas, state and national parks, points of interest, and scenic sites.

It is the one sign family that exists for the trip rather than for the driving.

Brown signs direct you to public recreational areas, state and national parks, points of interest, and scenic sites.

Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.86

On the test

What does this sign do?

Gives highway directions and guides you through interchanges. It is the sign that tells you where you are going. Reading it early is what saves a last-second lane change at an exit. Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.86: “Green signs give highway directions and guide you through highway interchanges.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Massachusetts Driver's Manual, published by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.