An orange sign with black lettering appears along the roadway. According to the manual, what does it warn you about?
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A.
People are at work on or near the roadway Correct
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B.
A school zone begins just past this sign
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C.
A rest area is available a short distance ahead
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D.
Deer crossings happen often along this stretch
The answer is "People are at work on or near the roadway"
The orange color on construction signs signals that people are at work on or near the roadway. Choice D tempts drivers who lump all yellow-and-orange warning symbols together, since the yellow deer-crossing sign appears on the same rural stretches where road work is often underway.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. A school zone begins just past this sign
School zones use their own yellow or fluorescent yellow-green signs, not orange. This answer reads any warning-colored sign as a general 'reduce speed' cue and defaults to the school-zone reason drivers hear most about.
C. A rest area is available a short distance ahead
Rest area notices are blue service signs, not orange work-zone signs. This answer confuses the message an orange work-zone sign carries with the blue service signs that appear along the same highways.
D. Deer crossings happen often along this stretch
Wildlife crossings are marked by yellow warning signs, not orange construction signs. This answer groups all warning symbols under a single meaning because both categories describe a condition on the road ahead.
This question tests your knowledge of Construction Signs in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Chapter 4 – Traffic Control: Signs (Construction)," p.30..
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