A regulatory sign shows a red circle with a red slash drawn across a symbol. What is it telling you?
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A.
A warning of an upcoming hazard on the road
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B.
A guide to nearby services such as food or fuel
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C.
The action shown inside the circle is required
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D.
The action shown inside the circle is not allowed Correct
The answer is "The action shown inside the circle is not allowed"
The red circle with a slash is the NO symbol; the sign shows what you are not allowed to do. Readers who look at the pictured symbol first and take it as a command pick C, missing that the slash reverses the meaning and forbids the action rather than requiring it.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. A warning of an upcoming hazard on the road
Hazards ahead are shown on yellow diamond warning signs, not on a red-circled regulatory sign. Groups every symbol-based sign under watch-out-for-something, which is the yellow warning family.
B. A guide to nearby services such as food or fuel
Services such as food and fuel appear on blue signs, not on red-circled regulatory signs. Reaches for the services category on any sign whose meaning is carried by a picture instead of words.
C. The action shown inside the circle is required
The slash means prohibition, which is the opposite of a required action. Reads the symbol inside the circle first as a command and defaults to the affirmative version, missing that the slash reverses the meaning.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Signs in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Traffic Controls, Regulatory Signs (NO symbol)," p.47..
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