According to the manual's guide-sign chart, a blue service sign may carry white letters or _____ on its face.
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A.
speed limits
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B.
symbols Correct
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C.
route numbers
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D.
mile markers
The answer is "symbols"
The service-sign row of the chart lists 'white letters or symbols' on a blue face. That is why a gas pump icon, a bed, or an H can appear on a service sign without any words at all. Trap C reaches for 'route numbers' because it is a sign-related phrase, but route numbers live on route signs, a different row of the same chart.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. speed limits
Speed limit information belongs to regulatory signs, a different category from guide signs entirely. This answer reads 'letters or ___' as a prompt for any text-based sign content instead of the two options the row names.
C. route numbers
Route numbers appear on route sign shields, not on service signs' blue face. This answer grabs the nearest sign-related phrase from the same chart when the exact word from the row does not spring to mind.
D. mile markers
Mile markers are a separate roadside sign class and are not part of the service-sign row's description. This answer substitutes another numeric roadside surface for the sign category the row actually describes.
This question tests your knowledge of Guide Signs in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Service Signs (guide sign chart)," p.30..
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