Missouri Road Signs Test (2026)
Every road sign on the Missouri 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 — 18
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 6
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 5
- Sharing the Road — 3
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 2
- Signaling & Communication — 2
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 2
- Adverse Conditions — 1
- Emergencies & Crashes — 1
Heaviest on Traffic Signs & Signals (18 of 40) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
3 are Missouri-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. 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.
2. Your total stopping distance increases with:
- Lower speed
- Higher speed, wet roads, and slow reactions
- Daylight
- New tires
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Answer: Higher speed, wet roads, and slow reactions
Speed, poor road conditions, and slow reaction all lengthen your stopping distance.
3. 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.
4. A steady yellow traffic light means:
- Speed up to beat the red
- The light is about to turn red — stop if you can do so safely
- Go, the intersection is yours
- Yield only to pedestrians
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Answer: The light is about to turn red — stop if you can do so safely
Steady yellow warns the signal is about to turn red. Stop if you can do so safely.
5. Construction/work-zone signs are what color?
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Answer: Orange
Work-zone signs are orange.
6. 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.
7. A motorcycle in Missouri is entitled to:
- The shoulder only
- A full lane of travel
- Half a lane
- No lane
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Answer: A full lane of travel
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane.
8. At a four-way stop, if the driver to your right stopped just before you, then:
- You both go
- The driver on the right goes first
- You go first
- Largest vehicle goes
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Answer: The driver on the right goes first
First to stop goes first; here the right-hand driver stopped first, so they proceed.
9. What does this hand signal mean?
- Left turn
- Stop or slow down
- Speed up
- Right turn
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Answer: Stop or slow down
Left arm bent downward = stop or slow down.
10. An emergency vehicle is approaching with lights and siren on. You should:
- Continue at the same speed
- Stop immediately in your lane
- Pull over to the right edge of the road and stop until it passes
- Speed up to clear the intersection
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Answer: Pull over to the right edge of the road and stop until it passes
Pull to the right edge and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed.
11. At an uncontrolled T-intersection, the driver on the road that ends must:
- Stop only at night
- Go first
- Speed up
- Yield to traffic on the through road
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Answer: Yield to traffic on the through road
The through road has priority; the ending road yields.
12. In Missouri, it is illegal to drive with a Blood Alcohol Content of:
- .10% or more
- .08% or more
- .02% or more
- .05% or more
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Answer: .08% or more
Driving with a BAC of .08% or more is DWI.
13. What does this sign tell you?
- Detour
- Two-way traffic
- Wrong way
- Traffic flows in one direction — the way the arrow points
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Answer: Traffic flows in one direction — the way the arrow points
A one-way sign means traffic moves only in the direction of the arrow.
14. What does this sign mean?
- No passing
- A lane is being added — you may not need to merge
- Right lane ends
- The road ends
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Answer: A lane is being added — you may not need to merge
An added-lane sign means a lane is joining; the added traffic doesn't have to merge immediately.
15. When roads are wet, you should increase your following distance to:
- The same 3-4 seconds
- More than the normal 3-4 seconds
- Zero
- 1 second
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Answer: More than the normal 3-4 seconds
Wet roads lengthen stopping distance — leave more than the normal following gap.
16. A right turn should be made:
- Wide to the left
- From any lane
- From the lane nearest the right curb, close to the curb
- From the center lane
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Answer: From the lane nearest the right curb, close to the curb
Right turns start from the right-most lane, staying close to the curb.
17. 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.
18. The maximum time you should spend in a truck's blind spot while passing is:
- 10 minutes
- As long as you like
- As little as possible — pass through it steadily
- Until it honks
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Answer: As little as possible — pass through it steadily
Move through a truck's blind spots quickly and steadily when passing.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. A steady green arrow pointing left means:
- Left turns are prohibited
- You may turn left, but oncoming traffic has the right-of-way
- You have a protected left turn — oncoming traffic is stopped
- Yield to pedestrians only, then turn
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Answer: You have a protected left turn — oncoming traffic is stopped
A green arrow is a protected turn — traffic in the other direction is being held by a red light.
22. A reflective orange triangle on the rear of a Missouri vehicle means it is traveling less than:
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Answer: 25 mph
The slow-moving-vehicle emblem means under 25 mph.
23. 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.
24. What does this blue sign with a white 'H' indicate?
- A hospital nearby
- A highway exit
- A hotel
- A help phone
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Answer: A hospital nearby
A blue 'H' sign points to a hospital.
25. On a divided highway, an emergency vehicle approaches from behind on your side. You should:
- Pull to the right and stop until it passes
- Cross the median
- Stop in the left lane
- Speed up
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Answer: Pull to the right and stop until it passes
Pull to the right edge and stop; don't cross a median.
26. At a red light, when may you turn right?
- After a complete stop, if it's safe and no sign prohibits it
- Never
- Anytime without stopping
- Only with a green arrow
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Answer: After a complete stop, if it's safe and no sign prohibits it
Right on red is allowed after a full stop, when safe, unless a 'No Turn on Red' sign is posted.
27. There is no amount of alcohol that is proven 'safe' before driving because:
- It's expensive
- It tastes bad
- Even small amounts impair skills you need
- Rules change
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Answer: Even small amounts impair skills you need
Impairment begins with the first drink — the safest amount before driving is none.
28. What does this sign warn of?
- A stop sign ahead
- A store ahead
- A toll ahead
- A dead end
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Answer: A stop sign ahead
A stop-ahead warning means a stop sign is coming up; slow down and prepare to stop.
29. A motorcycle's small size can make it:
- Slower to stop
- Louder
- Easier to see
- Appear farther away and moving slower than it is
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Answer: Appear farther away and moving slower than it is
Motorcycles look farther and slower than they are — misjudging this causes crashes. Look twice.
30. 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.
31. What does this hand signal mean?
- Go
- Stop or slow
- Left turn
- Right turn
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Answer: Right turn
Left arm bent upward = a right turn.
32. If your rear wheels skid, you should steer:
- Opposite the skid
- Straight and brake hard
- Into the curb
- In the same direction the rear is sliding, then straighten
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Answer: In the same direction the rear is sliding, then straighten
Steer in the direction the rear is sliding to regain control, then straighten out.
33. 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.
34. A flashing yellow traffic light means:
- Stop completely
- Slow down and proceed with caution
- The light is out of order
- Turn left only
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Answer: Slow down and proceed with caution
Flashing yellow means proceed with caution — slow down and be ready to yield.
35. 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.
36. A blue sign with an 'H' or a bed symbol tells you:
- A speed limit
- Where to find services like hospitals or lodging
- A construction zone
- A warning
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Answer: Where to find services like hospitals or lodging
Blue guide signs point to services — hospitals, lodging, gas, food.
37. Turning left, you should give way to:
- No one
- Oncoming traffic and pedestrians in the crosswalk
- Only bikes
- Only trucks
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Answer: Oncoming traffic and pedestrians in the crosswalk
Yield to oncoming traffic and crossing pedestrians before turning left.
38. What does this sign warn of?
- A weigh station
- No trucks
- A truck crossing or entering the road ahead
- A truck stop
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Answer: A truck crossing or entering the road ahead
A truck-crossing sign warns that trucks may be crossing or entering; watch for them.
39. 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.
40. Blue signs along the highway indicate:
- Construction ahead
- Motorist services such as gas, food, and lodging
- No passing
- A school zone
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Answer: Motorist services such as gas, food, and lodging
Blue signs point you to motorist services — gas, food, lodging, hospitals.
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