Sign shapes and colors ok — Oklahoma Permit Test

In Oklahoma's manual, a rectangle is always a regulatory sign, telling you about laws and regulations or giving you instructions.

Knowing the shape lets you tell from far away that a sign is a rule you must obey, before you can read it.

For example, a rectangle is always a regulatory sign, telling you about laws and regulations or giving you instructions.

Even if a stop sign is damaged or blocked by dirt or snow, you know by its octagonal shape and red color that you must stop.

Snow, mud or a bent post can hide the word, but the shape and color still tell you to stop before you meet cross traffic.

Even if a stop sign is damaged or blocked by dirt or snow, you know by the octagonal shape and red color that you must stop.

On a traffic sign, a red circle with a line through it means "DO NOT" or "NOT ALLOWED."

One symbol for every ban lets you read a sign at a glance, even when you cannot read its words in time.

“NO”: RED CIRCLE WITH A LINE THROUGH IT—Means “DO NOT” or “NOT ALLOWED.”

Warning signs are diamond-shaped, with a yellow background and black letters, and they signal conditions immediately ahead, such as road hazards and changes in direction.

A warning gives you time to slow or change course before you reach the hazard, not after.

WARNING SIGNS are diamond-shaped, with a yellow background and black letters.

When you see a warning sign, be prepared to use extra caution or to make changes as you drive.

The sign stands before the danger, so the driver who adjusts early has room to stop or steer around it.

When you see a warning sign, be prepared to use extra caution or to make changes as you drive.

In Oklahoma, the color orange on a sign tells you that you are nearing or in a work zone.

Work zones put people and machines next to moving traffic, so a color of their own warns you before you see them.

THE COLOR ORANGE tells you that you are nearing or in a work zone.

Blue service signs give information and directions about facilities, showing where service stations, restaurants and motels are available.

Knowing what the blue signs mean lets you find fuel, food or a bed without slowing to read every sign.

SERVICE SIGNS—BLUE SERVICE SIGNS give information and directions about facilities.

In Oklahoma, guide signs are green, white or brown.

Telling a guide sign from a warning or a rule by its color lets you know at a distance whether you must act or only read.

GUIDE SIGNS—GREEN, WHITE OR BROWN GUIDE SIGNS give you travel information.

According to the Oklahoma manual, what does a rectangular sign tell you about?

Laws, regulations or instructions. Knowing the shape lets you tell from far away that a sign is a rule you must obey, before you can read it. Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.19: “For example, a rectangle is always a regulatory sign, telling you about laws and regulations or giving you instructions.”