Pennsylvania Road Signs Test (2026)
Every road sign on the Pennsylvania 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 — 21
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 6
- Sharing the Road — 3
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 2
- Safe Driving — 2
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 2
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 2
- Emergencies & Crashes — 1
- Signaling & Communication — 1
Heaviest on Traffic Signs & Signals (21 of 40) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
2 are Pennsylvania-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. 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.
2. What does this sign mean?
- No U-turn
- No left turn
- Do not enter
- No right turn
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Answer: No right turn
This sign prohibits right turns.
3. What does this orange sign mean?
- Road work ahead — slow down
- School zone
- Recreation area
- Detour ended
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Answer: Road work ahead — slow down
An orange road-work-ahead sign means a work zone is coming; reduce speed and watch for workers.
4. 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.
5. Inside a roundabout, vehicles already circulating have:
- To yield to you
- To stop
- The right-of-way
- No rights
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Answer: The right-of-way
Yield to vehicles already in the roundabout before you enter.
6. A lane marked with a straight-up arrow means:
- No entry
- That lane is for going straight through
- Passing only
- Turns only
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Answer: That lane is for going straight through
A straight arrow means the lane is for through traffic only.
7. As you exit a parking lot across a sidewalk, a pedestrian is walking on the sidewalk. You must:
- Speed across quickly
- Honk and continue
- Proceed — sidewalk users must yield to cars
- Yield to the pedestrian before crossing the sidewalk
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Answer: Yield to the pedestrian before crossing the sidewalk
Vehicles crossing a sidewalk must yield to pedestrians already on it.
8. In a skid, you should look and steer:
- Where you want the car to go
- Down at the pedals
- At the skid
- At oncoming traffic
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Answer: Where you want the car to go
Look and steer toward your intended path to recover from a skid.
9. 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.
10. This sign warns that you are approaching:
- A rest area
- A roundabout only
- A railroad crossing
- A toll booth
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Answer: A railroad crossing
A round yellow sign is the advance warning for a railroad crossing.
11. A blue sign with a fork-and-knife or bed symbol indicates:
- A rest stop closed
- A warning
- A hospital only
- Food or lodging services nearby
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Answer: Food or lodging services nearby
Blue service signs use symbols for food, lodging, gas, and other services.
12. 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.
13. What does this sign warn of?
- A traffic signal ahead — be prepared to stop
- A rest area
- A gas station
- A school
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Answer: A traffic signal ahead — be prepared to stop
A signal-ahead sign warns a traffic light is coming up; be ready to stop.
14. Failing to yield to an emergency vehicle can result in:
- Nothing
- A reward
- A discount
- A citation and endangering lives
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Answer: A citation and endangering lives
Not yielding to emergency vehicles is illegal and dangerous.
15. 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).
16. Give a large truck extra space because it:
- Is slow
- Needs more room to stop and turn and has big blind spots
- Uses fuel
- Is loud
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Answer: Needs more room to stop and turn and has big blind spots
Trucks need more stopping and turning room and have large No-Zones.
17. What does this sign mean?
- Right lane closed
- Road ends
- No right turn
- Sharp curve to the right ahead
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Answer: Sharp curve to the right ahead
A curved-arrow warning sign means the road curves to the right ahead — slow down.
18. A steady red arrow means:
- Turn in that direction after stopping
- You may not turn in the direction of the arrow — wait
- Proceed with caution
- Yield to pedestrians, then turn
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Answer: You may not turn in the direction of the arrow — wait
A red arrow means you must stop and may not make that movement until it changes.
19. 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.
20. In Pennsylvania, the orange triangle on a farm tractor or horse-drawn vehicle means it travels at:
- 25 mph or less
- 45 mph
- Highway speed
- 55 mph
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Answer: 25 mph or less
The slow-moving-vehicle emblem means 25 mph or less.
21. 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.
22. A steady green light means:
- Go if the way is clear, yielding to pedestrians and vehicles still in the intersection
- Stop
- Yield to your left only
- Speed up
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Answer: Go if the way is clear, yielding to pedestrians and vehicles still in the intersection
Green means go when clear — yield to anyone still in the intersection.
23. In Pennsylvania, if you are under 21 you are considered DUI at a blood alcohol level of:
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Answer: .02 or greater
Under-21 drivers are DUI at .02 or greater.
24. As you approach a roundabout, you should:
- Enter without looking
- Slow down and prepare to yield to traffic already in the circle
- Stop fully always
- Speed up to merge
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Answer: Slow down and prepare to yield to traffic already in the circle
Slow on approach and yield to circulating traffic before entering.
25. 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.
26. Construction/work-zone signs are what color?
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Answer: Orange
Work-zone signs are orange.
27. This sign shape warns of:
- A hospital
- A school zone or school crossing
- A railroad crossing
- A dead end
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Answer: A school zone or school crossing
The pentagon shape marks a school zone or school crossing ahead.
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. You are following a large truck and cannot see its side mirrors. This means:
- You are at a safe distance
- The driver can still see you
- The truck driver probably cannot see you — drop back
- Nothing
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Answer: The truck driver probably cannot see you — drop back
If you can't see the truck's mirrors, the driver can't see you. Move back so you're visible.
30. 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.
31. What does this sign mean?
- No passing
- Yield
- Stop
- Warning
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Answer: Stop
An octagon is used for only one sign: STOP. Come to a full stop.
32. 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.
33. 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.
34. 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.
35. 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.
36. What does this sign mean?
- Passing is allowed
- The road may be slippery when wet
- A sharp curve is banked
- A racetrack is ahead
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Answer: The road may be slippery when wet
This warning sign means the road can be slippery, especially when wet — slow down.
37. 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.
38. When entering an interstate from an on-ramp, you should:
- Use the acceleration lane to reach highway speed, then merge into a gap
- Merge slowly below traffic speed
- Stop and wait for a gap
- Enter from the shoulder
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Answer: Use the acceleration lane to reach highway speed, then merge into a gap
The acceleration lane lets you match highway speed so you can merge smoothly into a gap.
39. Keeping a space cushion around your car is important because it:
- Is required by law only
- Saves fuel
- Gives you time and room to avoid trouble
- Looks good
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Answer: Gives you time and room to avoid trouble
Space in front, back, and to the sides gives you options to avoid a crash.
40. At a crosswalk, if the car ahead of you stops, you should:
- Speed around
- Honk
- Pass it
- Not pass — it may be stopping for a pedestrian you can't see
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Answer: Not pass — it may be stopping for a pedestrian you can't see
Never pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk; it may be yielding to a pedestrian.
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