Massachusetts Road Signs Test (2026)
Every road sign on the Massachusetts exam, with what it means. Free and unlimited.
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What this test covers
This draw of 40 questions breaks down like this:
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 19
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 7
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 5
- Sharing the Road — 4
- Signaling & Communication — 2
- Emergencies & Crashes — 1
- Safe Driving — 1
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 1
Heaviest on Traffic Signs & Signals (19 of 40) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
Every question here applies nationwide.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. What does this sign mean?
- Trucks are not allowed on this road
- Truck route
- Truck parking
- Weigh station
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Answer: Trucks are not allowed on this road
A truck with a red slash means trucks are prohibited on that road.
2. What does this sign mean?
- A loop ramp only
- A roundabout is ahead
- No turns
- A detour
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Answer: A roundabout is ahead
A roundabout-ahead sign warns of a traffic circle; slow down and prepare to yield.
3. What does this sign warn of?
- A yield sign ahead
- A dead end
- A stop sign ahead
- A rest area
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Answer: A yield sign ahead
A yield-ahead sign warns that a yield is coming up — be ready to give the right-of-way.
4. Before pulling back in after passing, make sure you can see the passed vehicle:
- In your side window
- In your blind spot
- In your rearview mirror
- Nowhere
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Answer: In your rearview mirror
Return only when the passed vehicle is visible in your rearview mirror.
5. At a four-way stop with a car directly across turning left as you go straight:
- Both stop forever
- You (going straight) generally have the right-of-way
- They go first
- Largest goes
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Answer: You (going straight) generally have the right-of-way
Through traffic generally has priority over a car turning left across your path.
6. When turning, you should complete the turn in the:
- Center turn lane
- Shoulder
- Nearest legal lane
- Farthest lane
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Answer: Nearest legal lane
Turn into the nearest legal lane going your direction; don't swing wide across lanes.
7. A school-zone sign is what color and shape?
- Orange diamond
- Red octagon
- Blue rectangle
- Fluorescent yellow-green pentagon
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Answer: Fluorescent yellow-green pentagon
School zones use a fluorescent yellow-green pentagon.
8. A stop sign is the only sign shaped as a(n):
- Pentagon
- Circle
- Diamond
- Octagon
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Answer: Octagon
Only the stop sign is an octagon.
9. A good habit for a safe following distance is to:
- Use only brake lights
- Pick a fixed point and count 3–4 seconds behind the car ahead
- Match the car's bumper
- Tailgate to save time
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Answer: Pick a fixed point and count 3–4 seconds behind the car ahead
Count 3–4 seconds from when the car ahead passes a marker until you reach it.
10. Another driver is passing you. You should:
- Move left to block them
- Stay in your lane and do not increase your speed
- Brake hard
- Speed up so they can't pass
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Answer: Stay in your lane and do not increase your speed
When being passed, keep a steady speed (or slow slightly) and stay in your lane.
11. You must dim your high beams when:
- Only in cities
- Within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle or 300 feet behind one
- Never
- Only when tired
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Answer: Within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle or 300 feet behind one
Lower your high beams within 500 ft of oncoming traffic and 300 ft when following.
12. A flashing red traffic light means:
- Yield to the left only
- Stop, then proceed when safe — treat it like a stop sign
- The signal is broken — proceed normally
- Slow down but do not stop
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Answer: Stop, then proceed when safe — treat it like a stop sign
Flashing red = treat it exactly like a stop sign: full stop, then go when it's safe.
13. Opposing up/down arrows on a yellow sign warn of:
- A one-way street
- A passing zone
- A parking area
- Two-way traffic ahead — keep right
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Answer: Two-way traffic ahead — keep right
This warns that the road ahead carries two-way traffic; keep right and don't pass.
14. Total stopping distance is made up of:
- Only braking distance
- Tire pressure
- Only reaction time
- Perception + reaction + braking distance
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Answer: Perception + reaction + braking distance
Stopping distance = how far you travel while perceiving, reacting, and then braking.
15. Brown signs indicate:
- Emergency routes
- Recreational and cultural areas (parks)
- Weigh stations
- Detours
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Answer: Recreational and cultural areas (parks)
Brown signs mark recreational and cultural sites such as parks and campgrounds.
16. What does this sign warn of?
- A rest area
- A dead end
- A crossroad ahead where another road crosses
- A hospital
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Answer: A crossroad ahead where another road crosses
A cross-road warning shows an intersecting road ahead — watch for entering traffic.
17. A large truck's blind spots ('No-Zones') are located:
- Only behind it
- Only on the left
- Trucks have no blind spots
- In front, behind, and along both sides
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Answer: In front, behind, and along both sides
Trucks have big blind spots front, rear, and on both sides (largest on the right). If you can't see the driver's mirrors, they can't see you.
18. What does this sign mean?
- No left turn
- No U-turn
- Do not enter
- No right turn
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Answer: No left turn
This sign prohibits left turns.
19. A pedestrian is crossing at a corner that has no traffic signal. You should:
- Speed up to pass first
- Proceed — you have the right-of-way
- Yield and let the pedestrian cross safely
- Honk and continue
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Answer: Yield and let the pedestrian cross safely
Yield to pedestrians crossing at intersections, even where there is no signal or painted crosswalk.
20. At a steady green light, you should:
- Proceed, but yield to pedestrians and vehicles still in the intersection
- Speed through before it changes
- Stop and check both ways first
- Always turn right
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Answer: Proceed, but yield to pedestrians and vehicles still in the intersection
Green means go — but you must still yield to pedestrians and any vehicles already in the intersection.
21. A steady red light means:
- Yield
- Slow down
- Come to a complete stop
- Proceed with caution
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Answer: Come to a complete stop
A steady red means stop fully and remain until it turns green (right-on-red after stopping unless posted).
22. When exiting a roundabout, you should:
- Signal your exit and watch for pedestrians in the crosswalk
- Speed up sharply
- Stop first
- Reverse
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Answer: Signal your exit and watch for pedestrians in the crosswalk
Signal before your exit and yield to pedestrians crossing at the exit.
23. A center lane marked with a solid yellow line and a dashed yellow line on each side is used for:
- Parking
- Making left turns only (from either direction)
- Through driving
- Passing slower traffic
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Answer: Making left turns only (from either direction)
This is a two-way left-turn lane — used only to make left turns from either direction, never for through travel or passing.
24. A truck ahead of you swings wide to the left before turning right. You should:
- Pass on its right side
- Honk and go around
- Speed up on the left
- Not try to pass on the right — it needs the room to complete the turn
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Answer: Not try to pass on the right — it needs the room to complete the turn
Trucks swing wide to turn. Never squeeze up on the right of a right-turning truck.
25. Green highway signs give you:
- Warnings of hazards
- Directions, distances, and destinations
- Traffic laws
- Recreation information
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Answer: Directions, distances, and destinations
Green guide signs show directions, distances, and destinations.
26. You come upon a crash scene ahead. You should:
- Slow down, move over if possible, and watch for people and debris
- Speed by quickly
- Stop in your lane
- Take photos while driving
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Answer: Slow down, move over if possible, and watch for people and debris
Slow down, move over, and watch for injured people, responders, and debris.
27. What does this sign mean?
- No parking
- Yield
- U-turns are not permitted here
- One way
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Answer: U-turns are not permitted here
This regulatory sign prohibits U-turns.
28. In a work zone you should watch for and yield to:
- Only cars
- Only trucks
- Workers, equipment, and flaggers directing traffic
- No one
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Answer: Workers, equipment, and flaggers directing traffic
Slow down and obey flaggers; watch for workers and equipment.
29. A pedestrian steps off the curb into the crosswalk against a 'Walk' signal as you turn. You must:
- Speed up
- Honk
- Proceed
- Yield and let them cross safely
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Answer: Yield and let them cross safely
Yield to pedestrians lawfully in the crosswalk, even while you're turning.
30. A 'DO NOT ENTER' sign means:
- Do not enter — you are facing traffic coming toward you
- Enter slowly
- Yield before entering
- Enter only to turn right
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Answer: Do not enter — you are facing traffic coming toward you
Do Not Enter means the roadway is closed to you; entering would put you against oncoming traffic.
31. When following another vehicle closely at night, you should:
- Flash your brights
- Use high beams
- Turn off your lights
- Use low beams to avoid blinding the driver ahead
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Answer: Use low beams to avoid blinding the driver ahead
Dim to low beams within 300 feet when following, so you don't blind the driver ahead.
32. What does this sign warn of?
- A bike shop
- No bicycles
- A bike lane ends
- A bicycle crossing ahead — watch for cyclists
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Answer: A bicycle crossing ahead — watch for cyclists
A bicycle-crossing sign warns cyclists may cross the road ahead.
33. What does this blue sign with a wheelchair symbol indicate?
- A bus stop
- Parking reserved for people with disabilities
- A hospital
- A ramp
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Answer: Parking reserved for people with disabilities
The blue wheelchair sign marks disabled parking — a valid permit is required.
34. A yield sign is shaped as a(n):
- Downward triangle
- Rectangle
- Octagon
- Circle
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Answer: Downward triangle
The yield sign is a downward-pointing triangle.
35. A diamond-shaped sign showing a merging-arrow means:
- Added lane
- Traffic merges ahead
- Road ends
- No merging
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Answer: Traffic merges ahead
A merge sign warns that another road joins yours ahead.
36. Before changing lanes, in addition to checking your mirrors you should:
- Look over your shoulder to check your blind spot
- Honk
- Speed up
- Just use your mirrors
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Answer: Look over your shoulder to check your blind spot
Mirrors don't show your blind spot — glance over your shoulder before moving over.
37. A pedestrian is in a crosswalk as you approach. You must:
- Yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian
- Proceed if you get there first
- Honk so they hurry
- Only stop if a signal tells you to
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Answer: Yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian
Drivers must always yield the right-of-way to pedestrians in a crosswalk.
38. You are turning left at an intersection with a steady green light. You must:
- Turn immediately — you have the green
- Sound your horn and turn
- Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, then turn when safe
- Stop and wait for a green arrow
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Answer: Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, then turn when safe
A green light lets you turn left only after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
39. You are already in an intersection when an emergency vehicle approaches with its siren on. You should:
- Stop right where you are
- Clear the intersection, then pull to the right and stop
- Reverse out of the intersection
- Speed up and keep going
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Answer: Clear the intersection, then pull to the right and stop
Never stop in an intersection — clear it first, then pull to the right edge and stop.
40. Driving in the center two-way left-turn lane to travel straight is:
- Allowed for a short distance
- Not allowed — it is only for turning left
- Required
- Allowed to pass
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Answer: Not allowed — it is only for turning left
Never drive straight through in a center turn lane; use it only to turn left.
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