Warning sign pictures — Montana Permit Test

This sign means a four-way intersection is ahead; be alert for cross traffic entering the road.

A car from the side road can pull out in front of you before you have time to stop.

A four-way intersection is ahead. Be alert for cross traffic entering the roadway.

This sign means there is a sharp turn to the right in the road ahead.

Hitting a sharp turn at highway speed can throw the car off the outside edge of the road.

There is a sharp turn to the right in the road ahead.

This sign means there is a curve to the right ahead; a suggested safe speed may be posted below it.

Taking the curve too fast can carry you across the center line into an oncoming car.

There is a right curve ahead.

This sign means a median or divider ahead splits the highway into two separate one-way roadways; keep to the right.

A driver who misses the split may turn into the wrong side and face oncoming cars.

A median or divider ahead splits the highway into two separate roadways, and each roadway is one-way.

This sign means the divided highway ends and becomes a single roadway with traffic going both ways; keep to the right.

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

The highway ahead becomes a single roadway with traffic going in both directions.

This sign means deer often cross the highway in this area; be alert and slow down if you see a deer.

Hitting a deer at highway speed can send it through the windshield.

Deer often cross the highway in this area. Be alert. Slow down if you see a deer.

This sign warns of a steep grade ahead; check your brakes and you may need to shift into a lower gear.

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

A steep grade is ahead. Check your brakes. You may need to shift into a lower gear.

This sign means the pavement is unusually slick when wet.

A wet patch that looks like any other road can send a car into a skid.

Slippery When Wet Pavement is unusually slick when wet.

Where this sign is posted and the road is wet, reduce your speed and do not brake hard or change direction suddenly.

A hard stab at the brakes on slick pavement locks the wheels and the car slides on.

Reduce your speed; do not brake hard or change directions suddenly.

This sign means be alert for people crossing your path; slow down and be prepared to stop.

A person stepping out from between parked cars gives you only a moment to brake.

Be alert for people crossing your path. Slow down and be prepared to stop.

This sign means there is a stop sign ahead; begin slowing now.

A stop sign hidden past a curve or hill can come up too fast to stop for.

There is a stop sign ahead. Begin slowing now.

This NARROW BRIDGE sign means the bridge ahead may be too narrow to meet or pass a truck, so you must be careful.

Meeting a wide truck in the middle of a tight bridge can leave you with no room to either side.

pass a truck. You must be careful.

This sign means you are approaching a school crossing; slow down and watch for children at all times.

Children dart into the street without looking, and a driver going fast cannot stop in time.

You are approaching a school crossing. Slow down and watch for children at all times.

What does this sign tell you is ahead?

A road that crosses yours. A car from the side road can pull out in front of you before you have time to stop. Montana Driver Manual, p.25: “A four-way intersection is ahead. Be alert for cross traffic entering the roadway.”