What color combination is used for warning signs in New York?
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A.
Yellow with black letters or symbols Correct
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B.
Green with white letters
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C.
Blue with white symbols
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D.
Red with white lettering
The answer is "Yellow with black letters or symbols"
Warning signs are yellow with black letters or symbols so drivers can spot a hazard or special rule from a distance. Choice D tempts drivers who read "warning" as the alarm color of a stop sign, but red-and-white marks regulatory signs like STOP and DO NOT ENTER.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Green with white letters
Green with white letters marks destination signs, which show the direction and distance to locations. This answer defaults to green because large destination boards dominate every highway trip and settle in as the generic road-sign color.
C. Blue with white symbols
Blue with white symbols marks service signs, which show the location of rest areas, gas stations, camping, or medical facilities. This answer associates blue with official highway information, the color of interstate route shields and other authoritative markers, and stretches it onto the warning category.
D. Red with white lettering
Red with white lettering marks regulatory signs like STOP and DO NOT ENTER, not warning signs. This answer reaches for the most attention-grabbing color on the road on the assumption that a warning sign must look as alarming as a stop sign.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Signs in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Warning Signs," p.30..
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