Work zone signs — Nebraska Permit Test

Orange signs with black letters are reserved strictly to identify work zones.

Drivers who treat the orange signs like any other sign come upon workers and equipment too fast.

The orange signs with messages in black letters are reserved strictly to identify work zones.

Black-on-orange signs give their message far in advance so you have time to act; do not wait until the last minute.

A driver who waits to merge until the cones squeeze cuts into the next lane with no gap.

Do not wait until the last minute to take action – the signs provide sufficient time for the driver to react without impeding traffic.

Large flashing or sequencing arrow panels in work zones guide drivers into lanes and show that part of the road ahead is closed.

Ignoring the arrow panel leaves you in a lane that ends at a wall of barrels or a work truck.

Flashing Arrow Panels – Large flashing or sequencing arrow panels may be used in work zones to guide drivers into certain traffic lanes and to inform them that part of the road ahead is closed.

Most work zone signs, which warn of unusual conditions in or near work areas, are diamond shaped.

Treating a work sign as an everyday sign means missing that the lanes or surface ahead have changed.

Work Zone Signs – These signs are used to notify drivers of unusual conditions in or near work areas. Most signs are diamond shaped.

When you see a Flagger sign, stay alert and be ready to stop.

A flagger standing in the lane over a hill is a person in the road, and a fast driver may hit him.

When you see the “Flagger” sign, STAY ALERT and be prepared to stop.

A flagger uses a STOP/SLOW paddle to stop traffic or let it go; if stopped, stay stopped until the flagger directs you to go.

Pulling ahead before the flagger waves you on can put you face to face with traffic using the one open lane.

The flagger uses a “STOP/SLOW” paddle to either stop traffic or allow traffic to proceed.

Barricades, vertical panels, drums and cones are channelizing devices that guide drivers safely through a work zone.

Weaving between or around the cones takes you into the space crews are using, where a worker may be.

Channelizing Devices – Barricades, vertical panels, drums and cones are the most commonly used devices to guide drivers safely through the work zone.

What do signs with black letters on orange identify?

Work zones on the road. Drivers who treat the orange signs like any other sign come upon workers and equipment too fast. Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.43: “The orange signs with messages in black letters are reserved strictly to identify work zones.”