What color scheme does New York use on construction work-zone signs?
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A.
Red octagon with white lettering
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B.
Green rectangle with white lettering
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C.
Yellow diamond with a black border
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D.
Orange with black letters or symbols Correct
The answer is "Orange with black letters or symbols"
Construction work-zone signs use an orange background with black letters or symbols so drivers can pick them out from other sign categories. Choice C is the trap because the yellow-and-black warning signs drivers meet far more often on New York roads carry the same "hazard ahead" purpose, so a driver who has learned that one color pattern applies it to construction warnings too.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Red octagon with white lettering
A red octagon with white lettering is the STOP sign pattern, not the work-zone construction-sign pattern. This answer reaches for the STOP-sign palette because a construction zone feels like it should demand a red signal of urgency.
B. Green rectangle with white lettering
Green rectangles mark highway destination and guide signs, not construction warnings. This answer substitutes the green destination-sign palette used for directions and distances.
C. Yellow diamond with a black border
Standard warning signs use yellow with black, but work-zone construction signs use orange to set them apart. This answer carries over the yellow-and-black pattern of ordinary warning signs, the category drivers meet far more often on the road.
This question tests your knowledge of Construction Signs in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Chapter 4 – Traffic Control: Signs (Work Area Signs)," p.30..
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