According to the manual, what guides drivers through a work zone?
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A.
Cones, drums, or other barriers Correct
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B.
Overhead message boards along the shoulder
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C.
Painted yellow lane markings
The answer is "Cones, drums, or other barriers"
Inside a work zone, cones, drums, or other barriers guide drivers through. A reader who lands on the overhead message boards at B is reaching for the first work-zone visual mentioned on the page, before the sentence that assigns the guiding role to the physical barriers.
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B. Overhead message boards along the shoulder
Message boards alert drivers to workers and closed lanes ahead; guidance through the zone itself comes from physical barriers. This answer reaches for the first work-zone visual mentioned on the page, before the sentence about cones and drums that assigns the guiding role.
C. Painted yellow lane markings
Standard lane paint may still be visible, but the sentence about guidance through the work zone names cones, drums, or other barriers. This answer trusts the familiar road markings a driver relies on every day, on the assumption they still do the routing job inside a temporary zone.
This question tests your knowledge of Construction Signs in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Road Workers and Work Zones," p.49..
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