Work zone signs and devices — Tennessee Permit Test

Work area signs are generally diamond or rectangular, orange with black letters or symbols, and warn you that people are working on or near the roadway.

Workers stand a few feet from moving cars. Orange signs tell you to slow before you reach them.

These construction, maintenance or emergency operations signs are generally diamond or rectangular shaped, orange with black letters or symbols and warn you that people are working on or near the roadway.

In work areas, a person with a sign or flag may control traffic, and you must obey their directions.

The flagger knows where the machines and workers are. Driving on your own guess can put you in front of a dump truck.

You must obey the directions of these persons.

Flashing arrow panels alert you to lane closures, and you must begin to merge into the open lane well in advance of the sign.

Waiting until the last second forces you to cut in. Cars in the open lane then have to brake hard or hit you.

You must begin to merge into the remaining open lane(s) well in advance of this sign.

When driving near barricades, cones and drums in a work zone, keep your car in the middle of the lane and obey the posted speed limit.

Drifting toward the cones can clip a barrel or a worker beside it. Staying centered gives room on both sides.

When driving near these devices, keep your vehicle in the middle of the lane and obey the posted speed limit.

As you leave a work zone, stay in your lane and do not change lanes until you are completely clear of it.

Cones and workers can still be at the edge of the zone. Swerving out early can carry you into them.

Don’t change lanes until you are completely clear of the work zone.

What do orange work area signs warn you about?

People working on or near the road. Workers stand a few feet from moving cars. Orange signs tell you to slow before you reach them. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.39: “These construction, maintenance or emergency operations signs are generally diamond or rectangular shaped, orange with black letters or symbols and warn you that people are working on or near the roadway.”