Construction and maintenance signs in a work zone are usually what shape and/or color?
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A.
Diamond shaped and/or orange. Correct
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B.
Rectangular and blue.
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C.
Pentagonal and yellow.
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D.
Octagonal and red.
The answer is "Diamond shaped and/or orange."
The manual describes construction and maintenance signs as usually diamond shaped and/or orange in color, setting work zones apart from the yellow used on standard warning signs. Drivers who carry over the rule that warning signs are yellow, and conflate school zones with work zones, reach for the pentagon-and-yellow option instead of the orange one that marks active work.
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B. Rectangular and blue.
Blue rectangles direct drivers to services such as gas and lodging, not to construction zones. Reads work-zone signs as informational updates about roadside services rather than as warnings about active hazards.
C. Pentagonal and yellow.
The pentagon is used for school signs, and standard warnings use yellow rather than orange. Carries over the yellow-diamond warning-sign rule and then swaps in the school-zone pentagon after conflating school zones with work zones.
D. Octagonal and red.
The octagonal red shape is reserved for the stop sign, not for construction warnings. Assumes any sign that demands immediate driver action must borrow the stop sign's octagonal red identity.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Signs in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Construction/Maintenance Signs & Signals," p.54..
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