Shape Of Road Signs - Geo TRACKER 1993 Manual

HOSPITAL INF(
BLUE
signs with white letters show
motorists' services.
CANOEING SWIMMING
BROWN signs point out recreation
areas or points of historic or cultural
interest.
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YIELD
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.
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END DIVIDED HIGHWAY
A DIAMOND-shaped sign is a warning
of something ahead
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for example, a
curve, steep hill, soft shoulder, or a
narrow bridge.
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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