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BLUE signs
with white letters show
motorists' services.
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CANOEING
SWIMMING
BROWN signs point out recreation areas
or points of historic or cultural interest.
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Shape of Road Signs
The shape of the sign will tell you
something, too.
An OCTAGONAL (eight-sided) sign
means STOP. It is always red with white
letters.
END DIVIDED HIGHWAY
A DIAMOND-shaped sign is a warning
of something ahead
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for example, the
end of a divided highway, a curve, steep
hill, soft shoulder, or a narrow bridge.
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YIELD
A TRIANGLE, pointed downward,
indicates YIELD. It assigns the
right-of-way to traffic on certain
approaches to an intersection.
A TRIANGULAR sign also is used on
two-lane roads to indicate a NO
PASSING ZONE. This sign will be on the
left side of the roadway.
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