Construction and maintenance signs are posted along Florida roadways to alert drivers about what?
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A.
Unusual or potentially dangerous conditions near work areas. Correct
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B.
Locations where drivers may legally park during a project.
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C.
A detour route around a fully closed section of roadway.
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D.
A permanent speed limit that stays in force after work ends.
The answer is "Unusual or potentially dangerous conditions near work areas."
The manual describes construction and maintenance signs as notifying drivers of unusual or potentially dangerous conditions near work areas. Drivers who key the permanent-speed-limit choice are carrying the reduce-speed-in-work-zones rule into the answer and treating the orange warning as if it set a lasting number rather than flagging a hazard.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Locations where drivers may legally park during a project.
Construction and maintenance signs warn of unusual or potentially dangerous conditions near a work area; they do not regulate parking. This answer guesses that orange signs near a project must say where to park.
C. A detour route around a fully closed section of roadway.
Construction and maintenance signs warn of unusual or potentially dangerous conditions near a work area; they do not lay out a route around a closure. This answer reaches for detours because a detour is the work-zone sign drivers name first.
D. A permanent speed limit that stays in force after work ends.
These signs warn of work-area conditions; they do not post a permanent speed limit that outlasts the project. This answer carries over the slow-down-in-work-zones message and treats the orange sign as if it set a lasting number.
This question tests your knowledge of Construction Signs in Florida. Source: The Official Florida Driver License Handbook, "Construction/Maintenance Signs & Signals," p.54..
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