Route signs can be used to mark which of the following?
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A.
Interstate, U.S., state, or county routes Correct
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B.
Federal highways only, such as interstates and U.S. routes
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C.
Numbered exits found along an interstate highway
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D.
Routes leading directly to rest areas or fuel stops
The answer is "Interstate, U.S., state, or county routes"
Route signs cover interstate, U.S., state, and county routes, not just the federal system. Choice B is the trap for a driver whose route memory is anchored to the red-white-and-blue interstate shield; the interstate is only one of four categories the manual names, and county routes are included.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Federal highways only, such as interstates and U.S. routes
The manual lists state and county routes alongside interstate and U.S. routes, so route signs are not federal-only. This answer anchors the memory of route shields to the interstate marker and forgets the state and county entries the manual includes.
C. Numbered exits found along an interstate highway
Exit numbers appear on separate exit signs, which are not the route-sign category. This answer merges exit-numbering signs with route shields because both carry a number and both appear on interstates.
D. Routes leading directly to rest areas or fuel stops
Rest areas and fuel stops are marked by blue service signs, not by numbered route shields. This answer reads 'route' as any path a driver takes to reach a service and treats the two sign categories as one.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Signs in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Route Signs," p.30..
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