Warning signs text ok — Oklahoma Permit Test

Warning signs text ok on the Oklahoma permit test — 8 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Where a warning sign shows two roadways coming together with a new lane added, you do not have to merge, but watch for traffic in the new lane.

The road joining you keeps its own lane, but cars in it may still move over beside you.

You do not have to merge (form one line), but watch for traffic in the new lane.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.21

A low-clearance warning sign means vehicles or loads higher than the clearance shown can't go through the underpass.

A truck or trailer taller than the opening will strike the bridge and can bring down its load.

Vehicles or loads higher than the clearance shown can’t go through the underpass.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.21

A narrow bridge warning sign means a two-lane narrow bridge or culvert is ahead; approach with caution.

A narrow bridge leaves little room between you and an oncoming car, and no shoulder to escape onto.

Two-lane narrow bridge or culvert ahead. Approach with caution.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.21

At a pedestrian crossing warning sign, slow down and prepare to stop, watch both sides of the street, and yield.

A person on foot has no protection, so even a slow car can badly hurt someone crossing.

Pedestrian Crossing. Slow down and prepare to stop. Watch both sides of the street. You must yield.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.21

A T intersection warning sign means you must turn right or left ahead; be prepared to yield.

The road you are on ends at a cross street, so a driver who keeps going straight runs off the road.

“T” intersection ahead. You must turn right or left. Be prepared to yield.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.22

A night-time reflector shows where the road lies (the road alignment).

On a dark road the edges vanish, and reflectors trace the curve before your headlights reach it.

Night-time reflector that shows where the road lies (road alignment).

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.22

The diagonal stripes on a warning sign or barricade show the direction in which traffic is to pass.

Stripes read at a glance, so you know which side of an obstacle to steer for before you reach it.

The diagonal stripes on a warning sign or barricade show the direction in which the traffic is to pass.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.22

Stripes sloping downward to the right mean bear to the right; stripes sloping downward to the left mean bear to the left.

Following the slope of the stripes steers you around the obstacle on its open side.

Stripes sloping downward to the right mean bear to the right.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.22

On the test

A warning sign shows two roadways coming together with a new lane added. Must you merge?

No, but watch for traffic in the new lane. The road joining you keeps its own lane, but cars in it may still move over beside you. Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.21: “You do not have to merge (form one line), but watch for traffic in the new lane.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Oklahoma Driver Manual, published by the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.